(US, basketball, informal) An American college basketball team that unexpectedly defeats a higher-ranked team in a tournament.
(US, basketball, informal) An American college basketball team that unexpectedly defeats a higher-ranked team in a tournament.
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(US) The practice of predicting and analyzing sports tournament brackets.
(chiefly, colloquial, with 'of') who or something that bursts, breaks, or destroys a specified thing.
(chiefly, colloquial, with 'of') who or something that 'breaks', tames, or overpowers a specified person or thing.
(slang, transitive) To enter or join (something) aggressively and without an invitation.
(chiefly, US, informal) The work of a racketbuster, breaking up criminal rackets.