bust out

phrasal verb

busted out also bust out; busting out; busts out

informal

1

: to begin (doing something) suddenly

She just busted out laughing.

2

bust out (something) or bust (something) out : to take (something) from the place where it is stored so that it can be used : to break out

He busted out the champagne.

3

: to escape from a prison, jail, etc.

Two prisoners busted out of jail.

Examples of bust out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

She’s got a kick-ass metal band full of female headbangers, busting out the most classic rock-star moves. —Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2025

Justin Fields will take the reins from here with a team ready to bust out and surprise the NFL world to start. —Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025

See here: Macy’s, the retailer many investors had left for dead a year ago, busted out a banger of a quarterly earnings report, sending its stock up more than 20% Wednesday. —Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025

This is a great time to bust out the treats your cats really go wild for. —Molly Higgins, Wired News, 2 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for bust out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout