Bust
Crack
Crack noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.
Usage example: a disciplinary crack on the hand with a ruler was once common in schoolrooms
Bust is a synonym for crack (North American) in flash topic. Sometimes you can use "Bust" instead the word "Crack" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as boff. informal substitute
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good bust | good crack |
| special | special bust | special crack |
| best | best bust | best crack |
| similar | similar bust | similar crack |
| Other adjectives: complete, total, wise, prominent, small, massive, large, big, major, smallest, wide, giant, magical. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Sam & Max: Freelance Police: Sam often says to Max "You crack me up, little buddy." This is changed around a lot though, usually changing parts with "You bust me up, little pal.", though in a western themed strip it became "You crack me up, ya mangy yella tailed varmint."
Source: Catch Phrase / Comic Books - PQIII: She is more down the earth with Sonny, and is willing to grant Sonny's request to send in a tank to bust down a door of a crack house, and a SWAT team who'd accompany him later.
Source: Video Game / Police Quest -
There is also the unique linking system: Each time you collect a Ring, crack open a Monitor, bust a Badnik or smash up barriers, Sonic builds up one link (which is indicated in the HUD).
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