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
Hammer
Hammer verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.
Usage example: hammered the ball for a home run
How words are described
| special | special bust | special hammer |
| long | long bust | long hammer |
| similar | similar bust | similar hammer |
| normal | normal bust | normal hammer |
| Other adjectives: complete, heavy, small, massive, large, big, enormous, huge, infamous, new, legendary, larger, smaller, pink, giant, magical, bigger, oversized, biggest. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Block Buster Buster has his Punisher style t-shirt, his coat/long-sleeved shirt and of course Lucille, his hammer that he uses to bust the movies he reviews.
Source: Iconic Item - Inverted in iCarly at one point, where Sam thought it was okay to bust through her locker door with a hammer because her combination wouldn't work.
Source: Vandalism Backfire -
Drop the Hammer: Apocalypse Weekend gives the dude a sledgehammer with which to bust heads.
Source: Video Game / Postal
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