English

Verb

bust out ‎(third-person singular simple present busts out, present participle busting out, simple past and past participle busted out)

1. (idiomatic, intransitive) to escape (from); break out

   bust out of prison

2. (idiomatic, transitive) to free from captivity

   They tried to bust the prisoner out, but were thwarted by the police.

3. (US, idiomatic, intransitive) to reveal, to show
4. (US, idiomatic) to bring out, to take out
5. (US, idiomatic, nonstandard) to burst out (laughing)