亚洲网紅露点

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busk

[ buhsk ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to entertain by dancing, singing, reciting, juggling, etc., on the street or in a public place.
  2. Canadian. to make a showy or noisy appeal.


busk

1

/ 产蕦蝉办 /

noun

  1. a strip of whalebone, wood, steel, etc, inserted into the front of a corset to stiffen it
  2. archaic.
    the corset itself
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

busk

2

/ 产蕦蝉办 /

verb

  1. intr to make money by singing, dancing, acting, etc, in public places, as in front of theatre queues
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

busk

3

/ 产蕦蝉办 /

verb

  1. to make ready; prepare
  2. to dress or adorn
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞产耻蝉办颈苍驳, noun
  • 藞产耻蝉办别谤, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 产耻蝉办路别谤 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of busk1

First recorded in 1850鈥55; origin unclear; perhaps, if earlier sense was 鈥渢o make a living by entertaining,鈥 from Polari, from Italian buscare 鈥渢o procure, get, gain,鈥 from Spanish buscar 鈥渢o look for, seek鈥
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of busk1

C16: from Old French busc , probably from Old Italian busco splinter, stick, of Germanic origin

Origin of busk2

C20: perhaps from Spanish buscar to look for

Origin of busk3

C14: from Old Norse 产奴补蝉办 , from 产奴补 to make ready, dwell; see bower 1
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Example Sentences

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The suspension of two busking performance pitches in London's Leicester Square has come into force after a court ruling.

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Ms Millington's challenges have so far also included barefoot running, blacksmithing, beekeeping and busking on the streets of York in a turkey outfit playing Christmas songs on a kazoo.

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Officials told the ANI news agency a request from Mr Sheeran's team to busk on the road was rejected to avoid congestion in the area.

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Almost all vehicles are prohibited from entering the enhanced security zone that encompasses about 14 blocks of the popular area packed with bars, restaurants, shops and vendors where busking musicians play jazz tunes on horns.

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"We went to every office and radio station and shook every hand individually. We stopped everyone on the street, busking."

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