bust around

verb

To attack (someone); to assault (someone).

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Meanings

verbbust around (third-person singular simple present busts around, present participle busting around, simple past and past participle busted around)

present singular third person busts around · participle present busting around · participle past busted around · past busted around

  1. slangtransitiveTo attack (someone); to assault (someone).
Cite this entry
APA

bust around. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bust%20around

MLA

“bust around.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bust%20around. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bust around,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bust%20around.

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