Bust and Destroy

Bust

Bust verb - To cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly.

Usage example: the butterfingered husband had busted more plates than he cared to remember

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Destroy and bust are semantically related. in overthrow topic. In some cases you can use "Destroy" instead a verb "Bust".

Nearby Words: busted, buster, busting

Destroy verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.

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Bust and destroy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bust" instead a verb "Destroy".

Nearby Words: destroyed, destroyer, destroying

family	bust family	destroy family
house	bust house	destroy house
time	bust time	destroy time
way	bust way	destroy way
Other words: head, ring, planets, walls.

His goal is to pay for a bust of his head in the school library - and he intends to destroy the existing bust of Julius Caesar to ensure he takes his rightful place.

Source: Radio / Our Miss Brooks
Perhaps the only thing filmmakers love to do more than a San Francisco car chase is to destroy the Golden Gate Bridge, as giant monsters, crashing spaceships, supervillains, and natural disasters frequently topple (or at least bust up) the famed span on film.

Source: Useful Notes / San Francisco

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