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bust out

verb
  1. To escape (from); break out. (US, informal, intransitive) · to bust out of prison
  2. To free from captivity. (US, informal, transitive) · They tried to bust the prisoner out, but were thwarted by the police.
  3. To reveal, to show; to appear. (US, informal, intransitive)
  4. To bring out; to take out. (US, informal, transitive) · They decided it was time to bust out the good hooch.
  5. To lose by going bust. (intransitive)
  6. To buy an interest in (a business) and then take out a large amount of debt, strip (the business) of assets and then cash out before (the business) goes into bankruptcy. (dated, slang, transitive)
  7. To have sex with (a woman); to bring (a woman) to orgasm. (slang, transitive)
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