bust-v; 4 Senses

Sense Number 1: Ruin completely; smash or break (open) forcefully.

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] BUST NP2[patient] INCLUDES: BUST UP, BUST OPEN

Examples:
He busted my radio.
The kid busted up the car.
Toshiba busted open that sector this summer.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: bust.04
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
bust_up 1

Sense Number 2: Search without warning; make a sudden surprise attack on.

Commentary: INCLUDES: BUST UP

Examples:
The police busted the crack house.
Cops busted the drug dealer upstairs last night.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: Arrest
PropBank: bust.02,bust.05
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: Escape.

Commentary: IS: BUST OUT

Examples:
John busted out of Mary's basement.
The prisoners busted out of jail.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: Escaping
PropBank: bust.03

Sense Number 4: Break open or apart suddenly and forcefully; separate or cause to separate; go to pieces.

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[patient] BUST (open)
NOTE: Compare to Sense 1; Sense 4 does not include an AGENT. INCLUDES: BUST OPEN

Examples:
The dam busted.
The gears finally busted.
The mower busted yesterday on the lawn.
The pillow busted open during the fight.
The old chair finally busted completely.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: bust.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 4, 5