busk

bʌsk

Definition

Definition of busk - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

street performance

Rare

perform music or other entertainment in public for voluntary donations

Rare

She decided to busk at the subway station and earned some tips..

entertain

perform

maritime

Rare

tack or cruise about

Rare

The sailors busk along the coast.

cruise

navigate

sail

Noun

corset

Dated

stiff strip used inside corsets

Dated

The corset had a busk to keep it firm.

stay

stiffener

support

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stiff strip used inside corsets

Origin of busk

Old French, busquer (to seek)

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busked

adj.

clothing

wearing a busk

Examples of busk in a sentence

He loves to busk with his guitar.
They decided to busk near the harbor.
The captain ordered the crew to busk for better wind.
The tailor inserted a busk for added support.
A broken busk can ruin the corset's shape.

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French:faire la manche, baleine, ...
German:Straßenmusik machen, Stäbchen, ...
Italian:esibirsi in strada, stecca, ...
Spanish:tocar en la calle, ballena, ...
Portuguese:fazer espetáculo de rua, barbatanas, ...
Chinese:街头演奏, 束腹条, ...
Japanese:路上で演奏する, バスク, ...
Arabic:عَزَفَ في الشارِع, دعامة, ...
Hebrew:לְהוֹפִיעַ בָּרְחוֹב, מוֹט חִזּוּק לְמַחוֹךְ, ...
Russian:выступать на улице, планка, ...
Ukrainian:грати на вулиці, планка, ...
Hindi:सार्वजनिक प्रदर्शन करना, कसेट की कठोर पट्टी, ...
Bengali:বাস্ক করা, বাস্ক, ...
Catalan:tocar al carrer, ballena, ...
Czech:pouličně vystupovat, korzetová výztuha, ...
Danish:spille på gaden, busk, ...
Dutch:straatmuzikant zijn, busk, ...
Greek:παίζω μουσική στο δρόμο, μπάσκα, ...
Hungarian:utcazenélni, busk, ...
Khmer:សម្តែងតាមផ្លូវដើម្បីទទួលប្រាក់បរិច្ចាគ, បន្ទះរឹងដាក់នៅខាងក្នុងអាវរឹតចង្កេះ, ...
Korean:거리 공연하다, 버스크, ...
Persian:نوازندگی خیابانی کردن, باسک, ...
Polish:grać na ulicy, fiszbina, ...
Portuguese (BR):tocar na rua, busk, ...
Romanian:a face spectacol pe stradă, tijă de corset, ...
Swedish:spela på gatan, platta, ...
Thai:แสดงดนตรีข้างถนน, แถบแข็ง, ...
Turkish:sokakta müzik yapmak, korse teli, ...
Vietnamese:biểu diễn đường phố, dải cứng, ...

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Definition of busk - Reverso English Dictionary

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Noun

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