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

Players who want high stakes drama while also busting out the minis for a fight will find a lot to love here. —Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025

Knight and the Falcons busted out of their 1-6 start with a 16-4 win against Dickinson College on March 4. —Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2025

Three more of the 10 inmates who busted out of a New Orleans facility in a high-profile jailbreak were recaptured in two different states, authorities said on May 26. —Michael Loria, USA Today, 27 May 2025

Seven of the 10 men who busted out of a New Orleans jail remained at large Monday as a statewide manhunt entered its fourth day. —Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025

Rhymes for bust out

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