2014, Tison Pugh,Truman Capote: A Literary Life at the Movies[1], page127:
Smith hears Nancy's protests - "Don't ... no, please don't." - when Hicock menaces her with "You ever had a man?" Finding Hicock rubbing her thigh as she whimpers in fear, Smith confronts him about his intentions, and Hicock says, "First, I'm going tobust that little girl." Smith tells him no, but Hicock replies, "What do you care? You canbust her too."
1990, Paul Williams,The Computerized Newspaper: A Practical Guide for Systems Users, page105:
The temptation to squeeze in a favourite headline thatbusts by using the flexibility of new technology is often very strong.
2007, Rob Steen,Sports Journalism: A Multimedia Primer, page167:
If your headlinebusts (breaks the confines of the layout) you will know straightaway. Similarly, the computer will inform you, in terms of the number of lines, how much longer or shorter the copy is in relation to the space allotted.
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Bust of Marie AntoinetteThe Bust of Pericles with the Corinthian Helmet, Roman after a Greek original, from circa 430 BC, made of marble
Borrowed fromFrenchbuste, fromItalianbusto(“torso, upper body”), fromLatinbustum(“funeral monument, tomb," originally "funeral pyre, place where corpses are burned”). Perhaps shortened fromLatinambustum, neuter ofambustus(“scorched”), past participle ofambūrō(“burn all over, scorch”), fromambi-(“around”) +ūrō(“to burn”).
