(intransitive, informal, North America) To escape (from); break out.
They tried to bust the prisoner out, but were thwarted by the police.
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(transitive, informal, North America) To free from captivity.
The signs are everywhere: there are bells and tinsel on street lamps, shoppers on the sidewalks and Santas busting out all over.
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(intransitive, US, informal) To reveal, to show; to appear.
They decided it was time to bust out the good hooch.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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