Arrested and Bust

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Arrested

Arrested adjective - Taken and held prisoner.
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Bust and arrested are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Bust" instead a verb "Arrested".
Nearby Words: arrest, arresting, arrester

Bust

Bust verb - To bring to a lower grade or rank.
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Arrested and bust are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Arrested" with "Bust", this verbs are similar.
Nearby Words: busted, buster, busting

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  • Shrug Take In an episode of Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats, Heathcliff tells Hector, Wordsworth and Mungo that if he can get himself arrested on purpose, he can help his pop bust out of jail.
    Source: Shrug Take
  • In The Three Stooges short Three Smart Saps, the Stooges' fiancees' father has been framed and thrown into jail, so the Stooges elect to get themselves arrested so they can bust the old man out.
    Source: Get into Jail Free
  • He then tips her off about the upcoming city-wide bust so she is not arrested.
    Source: Always Save the Girl
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