Bust and Hammer

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 and bust are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hammer" instead a verb "Bust".

Nearby Words: busted, buster, busting

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

Bust and hammer are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bust" instead a verb "Hammer".

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

way bust way hammer way
hole bust hole hammer hole
ass bust ass hammer ass
heads bust heads hammer heads

Both words in one sentence

  • Iconic Item 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.
  • Video Game / Postal Drop the Hammer: Apocalypse Weekend gives the dude a sledgehammer with which to bust heads.
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