bust-out

English

Noun

bust-out (plural bust-outs)

  1. (slang) An escape attempt, usually from a prison.
  2. (slang, dated) An attempt at cheating, such as gambling with weighted dice.
  3. (slang, dated) A commercial bankruptcy caused for deliberate and nefarious purposes by organized crime; any deliberately contrived bankruptcy.

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