Bust
Bust verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.
Usage example: busted the storekeeper on the nose and was promptly arrested for it
Floor
Floor verb - To cause an unpleasant surprise for.
How words are described
| nice | nice bust | nice floor |
| normal | normal bust | normal floor |
| complete | complete bust | complete floor |
| original | original bust | original floor |
| Other adjectives: fake, visible, wrong, new. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Jump Scare: In the mission "Terminus", opening a door on the eighth floor reveals a bust of a bear with his front paws up ready to attack, complete with requisite Scare Chord.
Source: Video Game / Hitman: Absolution - Turns out her witch-hat is reinforced, and Nanny survives because all the hat had to do was bust through the rotton floorboards of the lowest floor.
Source: Hard Head / Literature -
Ulquiorra battle, where four characters separately bust into the same room through the floor, the inside wall, the outside wall, and from another dimension.
Source: There Was a Door
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