bust Who acts: I, bust, business, marble bust, toy shop, you · What happens: bust, be, measure, go, mean, run · To what, where: something, bike, statue, chest, bust, money · Speech: someone speaks here
«bust» in the school dictionary: its 6 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: bust in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
To bust something is to break it: «I bust my bike».
The tree, 11 words mark advcl obj cop mark obj punct punct nsubj parataxis nmod:poss obj punct punct root To PART bust VERB something PRON is AUX to PART break VERB it PRON : PUNCT « PUNCT I PRON bust VERB my PRON bike NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 bust mark 2 bust bust VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 break advcl 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 bust obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 break cop 5 to to PART _ 6 break mark 6 break break VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 break obj 8 : : PUNCT _ 11 bust punct 9 « « PUNCT _ 11 bust punct 10 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 11 bust nsubj 11 bust bust VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 break parataxis 12 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 bike nmod:poss 13 bike bike NOUN Number=Sing 11 bust obj 14 » » PUNCT _ 11 bust punct 15 . . PUNCT _ 6 break punct
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1 bust to-infinitive something vn prosecute-33.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient 2 is present break property tree rules 3 bust in a quote past I my bike vn prosecute-33.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bike=Patient
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Meaning 2 A bust is a statue of a person's head, shoulders and chest.
The tree, 13 words det nsubj cop det case det nmod:poss case nmod punct conj cc conj punct root A DET bust NOUN is AUX a DET statue NOUN of ADP a DET person NOUN 's PART head NOUN , PUNCT shoulders NOUN and CCONJ chest NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 bust det 2 bust bust NOUN Number=Sing 5 statue nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 statue cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 statue det 5 statue statue NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 10 head case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 person det 8 person person NOUN Number=Sing 10 head nmod:poss 9 's 's PART _ 8 person case 10 head head NOUN Number=Sing 5 statue nmod 11 , , PUNCT _ 12 shoulders punct 12 shoulders shoulder NOUN Number=Plur 5 statue conj 13 and and CCONJ _ 14 chest cc 14 chest chest NOUN Number=Sing 12 shoulders conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 statue punct
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1 is a present a bust a statue and shoulders and chest of a person's head tree rules
Meaning 3 A bust is a woman's chest, or its measurement for clothes.
det nsubj cop det nmod:poss case punct cc nmod:poss conj case nmod punct root A DET bust NOUN is AUX a DET woman NOUN 's PART chest NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ its PRON measurement NOUN for ADP clothes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 bust det 2 bust bust NOUN Number=Sing 7 chest nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 chest cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 woman det 5 woman woman NOUN Number=Sing 7 chest nmod:poss 6 's 's PART _ 5 woman case 7 chest chest NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 measurement punct 9 or or CCONJ _ 11 measurement cc 10 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 measurement nmod:poss 11 measurement measurement NOUN Number=Sing 7 chest conj 12 for for ADP _ 13 clothes case 13 clothes clothes NOUN Number=Ptan 11 measurement nmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 7 chest punct
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1 is a present a bust a woman's chest or bust's measurement for clothes tree rules 2 measure bust for clothes nom measurement «act transitive»: poss=agent for=obl
Meaning 4 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
Go bust means a business runs out of money and closes.
nsubj obj det nsubj ccomp case case obl cc conj punct root Go VERB bust PRON means VERB a DET business NOUN runs VERB out ADP of ADP money NOUN and CCONJ closes VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Go go VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 means nsubj 2 bust bust PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 1 Go obj 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 business det 5 business business NOUN Number=Sing 6 runs nsubj 6 runs run VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 means ccomp 7 out out ADP _ 9 money case 8 of of ADP _ 9 money case 9 money money NOUN Number=Sing 6 runs obl 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 closes cc 11 closes close VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 runs conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 go infinitive bust vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location bust=Theme 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 run present a business money vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme out money=Trajectory 4 close present a business not said here vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Meaning 5 Usage: slang — kept apart, not parsed.
To bust someone is to catch them doing wrong or arrest them; a bust is a police raid.
The tree, 18 words mark advcl obj cop mark obj advcl advmod cc conj obj punct det nsubj cop det compound parataxis punct root To PART bust VERB someone PRON is AUX to PART catch VERB them PRON doing VERB wrong ADV or CCONJ arrest VERB them PRON ; PUNCT a DET bust NOUN is AUX a DET police NOUN raid NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 bust mark 2 bust bust VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 catch advcl 3 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 bust obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 catch cop 5 to to PART _ 6 catch mark 6 catch catch VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 catch obj 8 doing do VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 catch advcl 9 wrong wrong ADV _ 8 doing advmod 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 arrest cc 11 arrest arrest VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 6 catch conj 12 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 arrest obj 13 ; ; PUNCT _ 19 raid punct 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 bust det 15 bust bust NOUN Number=Sing 19 raid nsubj 16 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 19 raid cop 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 raid det 18 police police NOUN Number=Sing 19 raid compound 19 raid raid NOUN Number=Sing 6 catch parataxis 20 . . PUNCT _ 6 catch punct
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1 bust to-infinitive someone vn prosecute-33.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Patient 2 is present catch property tree rules 3 do gerund wrong property vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 arrest infinitive them = they vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient 5 is a present a bust a police raid tree rules
Meaning 6 Usage: slang — kept apart, not parsed.
«Busted!» means «you've been caught!».
punct nsubj punct punct punct nsubj:pass aux aux:pass ccomp punct punct punct root « PUNCT Busted VERB ! PUNCT » PUNCT means VERB « PUNCT you PRON 've AUX been AUX caught VERB ! PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Busted punct 2 Busted bust VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 means nsubj 3 ! ! PUNCT _ 2 Busted punct 4 » » PUNCT _ 2 Busted punct 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 « « PUNCT _ 10 caught punct 7 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 10 caught nsubj:pass 8 've have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 caught aux 9 been be AUX Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 10 caught aux:pass 10 caught catch VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 means ccomp 11 ! ! PUNCT _ 10 caught punct 12 » » PUNCT _ 10 caught punct 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct
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1 bust in a quote participle vn prosecute-33.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 catch in a quote present · perfect · passive you vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Example 1 I bust my headphones when I sat on them.
nsubj nmod:poss obj advmod nsubj advcl case obl punct root I PRON bust VERB my PRON headphones NOUN when ADV I PRON sat VERB on ADP them PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 bust nsubj 2 bust bust VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 headphones nmod:poss 4 headphones headphone NOUN Number=Plur 2 bust obj 5 when when ADV PronType=Int 7 sat advmod 6 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 sat nsubj 7 sat sit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 bust advcl 8 on on ADP _ 9 them case 9 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 sat obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 bust punct
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1 bust past I my headphones vn prosecute-33.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent headphone=Patient 2 sit past I on headphones = headphone vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on they=Location
Example 2 There is a marble bust of the old queen in the museum.
expl det compound nsubj case det amod nmod case det nmod punct root There PRON is VERB a DET marble NOUN bust NOUN of ADP the DET old ADJ queen NOUN in ADP the DET museum NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 is expl 2 is be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 bust det 4 marble marble NOUN Number=Sing 5 bust compound 5 bust bust NOUN Number=Sing 2 is nsubj 6 of of ADP _ 9 queen case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 queen det 8 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 9 queen amod 9 queen queen NOUN Number=Sing 5 bust nmod 10 in in ADP _ 12 museum case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 museum det 12 museum museum NOUN Number=Sing 9 queen nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 is punct
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1 be present a marble bust of the old queen in the museum there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 bust the old queen in the museum nom bust «event transitive»: of=patient
Example 3 The toy shop went bust and closed.
det compound nsubj xcomp cc conj punct root The DET toy NOUN shop NOUN went VERB bust ADJ and CCONJ closed VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 shop det 2 toy toy NOUN Number=Sing 3 shop compound 3 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 4 went nsubj 4 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 bust bust ADJ _ 4 went xcomp 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 closed cc 7 closed close VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 bust conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 went punct
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1 go past the toy shop bust property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 close participle the toy shop not said here vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 4 Busted! I saw you take the last biscuit!
Sentence 1: Busted!
punct root Busted VERB ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Busted bust VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 2 ! ! PUNCT _ 1 Busted punct
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1 bust participle vn prosecute-33.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Sentence 2: I saw you take the last biscuit!
nsubj nsubj ccomp det amod obj punct root I PRON saw VERB you PRON take VERB the DET last ADJ biscuit NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 saw nsubj 2 saw see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 4 take nsubj 4 take take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 saw ccomp 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 biscuit det 6 last last ADJ Degree=Pos 7 biscuit amod 7 biscuit biscuit NOUN Number=Sing 4 take obj 8 ! ! PUNCT _ 2 saw punct
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1 see past I vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 2 take present you the last biscuit vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent biscuit=Theme
Example 5 The police made a big drugs bust.
det nsubj det amod obj advmod punct root The DET police NOUN made VERB a DET big ADJ drugs NOUN bust ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 police det 2 police police NOUN Number=Plur 3 made nsubj 3 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 drugs det 5 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 6 drugs amod 6 drugs drug NOUN Number=Plur 3 made obj 7 bust bu ADV Degree=Sup 3 made advmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 made punct
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1 make past the police a big drugs vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset drug=Product
Example 6 We bust a gut to finish the model on time.
nsubj det obj mark advcl det obj case obl punct root We PRON bust VERB a DET gut NOUN to PART finish VERB the DET model NOUN on ADP time NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 bust nsubj 2 bust bust VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 gut det 4 gut gut NOUN Number=Sing 2 bust obj 5 to to PART _ 6 finish mark 6 finish finish VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 bust advcl 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 model det 8 model model NOUN Number=Sing 6 finish obj 9 on on ADP _ 10 time case 10 time time NOUN Number=Sing 6 finish obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 bust punct
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1 bust past We a gut vn prosecute-33.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gut=Patient 2 finish to-infinitive We not said here the model time vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality model=Eventuality
Example 7 The dressmaker measured her bust, waist and hips.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj punct conj cc conj punct root The DET dressmaker NOUN measured VERB her PRON bust NOUN , PUNCT waist NOUN and CCONJ hips NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 dressmaker det 2 dressmaker dressmaker NOUN Number=Sing 3 measured nsubj 3 measured measure VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 bust nmod:poss 5 bust bust NOUN Number=Sing 3 measured obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 waist punct 7 waist waist NOUN Number=Sing 5 bust conj 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 hips cc 9 hips hip NOUN Number=Plur 5 bust conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 measured punct
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1 measure past the dressmaker dressmaker's bust and waist and hips vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme bust=Value 2 bust dressmaker nom bust «event transitive»: poss=agent
Example 8 Alfred decided to take a bust of Kaela as well as of her mother.
The tree, 14 words nsubj mark xcomp det obj case nmod advmod fixed case fixed nmod:poss obl punct root Alfred PROPN decided VERB to PART take VERB a DET bust NOUN of ADP Kaela PROPN as ADV well ADV as ADP of ADP her PRON mother NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Alfred Alfred PROPN Number=Sing 2 decided nsubj 2 decided decide VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 take mark 4 take take VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 decided xcomp 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 bust det 6 bust bust NOUN Number=Sing 4 take obj 7 of of ADP _ 8 Kaela case 8 Kaela Kaela PROPN Number=Sing 6 bust nmod 9 as as ADV ExtPos=ADV 4 take advmod 10 well well ADV Degree=Pos 9 as fixed 11 as as ADP ExtPos=ADP 14 mother case 12 of of ADP _ 11 as fixed 13 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 14 mother nmod:poss 14 mother mother NOUN Number=Sing 4 take obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 decided punct
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1 decide past Alfred vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 take not said to happen to-infinitive Alfred not said here a bust of Kaela as Alfred's mother vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent bust=Theme as mother=Attribute 3 bust Kaela nom bust «event transitive»: of=patient
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