See Also: treble(medicine)
treble(2)(dictionary)
treble(dictionary)
treble(1)(dictionary)
Treble - General(gambling)
treble 1, predeterminer(dictionary)
treble 2, verb(dictionary)
treble 3, noun(dictionary)
treble 4, adjective(dictionary)
treble clef(dictionary)

treble 2, verb (oh) and bust(2) (iou)


treble 2, verb (oh)



2 v [I and T] BrE
to become three times as big in amount, size, or number, or to make something increase in this way
American Equivalent: triple
::Their profits have trebled in the last two years.

bust(2) (iou)



bust noun2. colloq. (orig. US). M18.
[Var. of BURST noun.]
= BURST noun 2. rare. M18.
A spree, a drinking-bout, (= BURST noun 5). M19.
A. Powell He..would celebrate with some sort of bust in the way of Food and drink.
A sudden failure or collapse of trade etc. M19.
H. A. Wallace We cannot afford either a speculative boom or its inevitable bust.
A burglary. M19.
A worthless thing or person; spec. a bad hand at cards. E20.
P. G. Wodehouse At the age of ten I was a social bust.
A blow with the fist. E20.
J. F. Powers How'd you like a bust in the nose?
A police raid, an arrest. M20.