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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

/ ʌ /

noun

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

busk

2

/ ʌ /

verb

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

busk

3

/ ʌ /

verb

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

  • ˈܲ쾱Բ, noun
  • ˈܲ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ܲ· noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of busk1

First recorded in 1850–55; origin unclear; perhaps, if earlier sense was “to make a living by entertaining,” from Polari, from Italian buscare “to procure, get, gain,” from Spanish buscar “to look for, seek”
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yvlog 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 ū , from ū to make ready, dwell; see bower 1
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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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Three years ago, Cat Burns was busking on the streets of London when one of her older songs, Go, went viral on TikTok.

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