The difference between Bust and Nab
When used as nouns, bust means a sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders, whereas nab means the summit of an eminence.
When used as verbs, bust means to break, whereas nab means to seize, arrest or take into custody (a criminal or fugitive).
Bust is also adjective with the meaning: without any money, broke, bankrupt.
check bellow for the other definitions of Bust and Nab
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Bust as a noun:
A sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders.
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Bust as a noun:
The breasts and upper thorax of a woman.
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Bust as a verb (transitive, colloquial, mostly, US):
To break.
Examples:
"I busted my cooker while trying to fix it."
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Bust as a verb (transitive, slang):
To arrest (someone) for a crime.
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Bust as a verb (transitive, slang):
To catch (someone) in the act of doing something wrong, socially and morally inappropriate, or illegal, especially when being done in a sneaky or secretive state.
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Bust as a verb (snowboarding):
Examples:
"He busted huge air off that jump!"
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Bust as a verb (US, informal):
To reduce in rank.
Examples:
"He busted him down to patrolman for insubordination."
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Bust as a verb (poker):
To lose all of one's chips.
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Bust as a verb (blackjack):
To exceed a score of 21.
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Bust as a verb (transitive, slang):
To break in (an animal).
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Bust as a verb (intransitive, slang):
To ejaculate; to eject semen.
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Bust as a noun (slang):
The act of arresting someone for a crime, or raiding a suspected criminal operation.
Examples:
"a narcotics bust"
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Bust as a noun (slang):
A failed enterprise; a bomb.
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Bust as a noun (sports, derogatory):
A player who fails to meet expectations.
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Bust as a noun (chess, informal):
A refutation of an opening, or of previously published analysis.
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Bust as an adjective (slang):
Without any money, broke, bankrupt.
Examples:
"After months of financial problems, the company finally went bust."
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Nab as a verb (informal, transitive):
To seize, arrest or take into custody (a criminal or fugitive).
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Nab as a verb (informal, transitive):
To grab or snatch something.
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Nab as a noun:
The summit of an eminence.
Examples:
"rfquotek Halliwell"
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Nab as a noun:
The cock of a gunlock.
Examples:
"rfquotek Knight"
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Nab as a noun (locksmithing):
The keeper, or box into which the lock is shot.
Examples:
"rfquotek Knight"