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  Synonym Collection v1.1
Main Entry:  bust
Part of Speech:  verb
Synonyms:  arrest, bankrupt, bosom, break, breast, bronze, burst, capture, chest, fail, failure, flop, flunk, lemon, loser, nab, pinch, raid, reduce, ruin, sculpture, statue, tame
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
Main Entry:  arrest
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  A seizing and holding by law.
Synonyms:  apprehension, seizure
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
Main Entry:  arrest
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To take into custody as a prisoner.
Synonyms:  apprehend, seize
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
Main Entry:  break
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To make or become unusable or inoperative.
Synonyms:  fail, ruin
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
Main Entry:  burst
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To come open or fly apart suddenly and violently, as from internal pressure.
Synonyms:  blow, explode, pop
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
Main Entry:  collapse
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To undergo sudden financial failure.
Synonyms:  break, crash, fail, go under
Idioms:  go belly up, go bust, go on the rocks, go to the wall
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
Main Entry:  demote
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To lower in rank or grade.
Synonyms:  break, bump, degrade, downgrade, reduce
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
Main Entry:  failure
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  One that fails completely.
Synonyms:  fiasco, loser, washout
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
Main Entry:  failure
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  The condition of being financially insolvent.
Synonyms:  bankruptcy, insolvency
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
Main Entry:  gentle
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To make (an animal) docile.
Synonyms:  break, master, tame

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Cite This Source   Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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