bust a cap

verb

To fire a weapon; to shoot with a gun.

Meanings

verbbust a cap (third-person singular simple present busts a cap, present participle busting a cap, simple past and past participle busted a cap or bust a cap)

present singular third person busts a cap · participle present busting a cap · participle past busted a cap · past busted a cap

  1. colloquialidiomaticslangTo fire a weapon; to shoot with a gun.

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