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Meaning of "blockbust" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BLOCKBUST

blockbust  [ˈblɒkˌbʌst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLOCKBUST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Blockbust is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb blockbust in English.

WHAT DOES BLOCKBUST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of blockbust in the English dictionary

The definition of blockbust in the dictionary is to encourage the sale of property by means of blockbusting.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BLOCKBUST

PRESENT

Present
I blockbust
you blockbust
he/she/it blockbusts
we blockbust
you blockbust
they blockbust
Present continuous
I am blockbusting
you are blockbusting
he/she/it is blockbusting
we are blockbusting
you are blockbusting
they are blockbusting
Present perfect
I have blockbusted
you have blockbusted
he/she/it has blockbusted
we have blockbusted
you have blockbusted
they have blockbusted
Present perfect continuous
I have been blockbusting
you have been blockbusting
he/she/it has been blockbusting
we have been blockbusting
you have been blockbusting
they have been blockbusting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I blockbusted
you blockbusted
he/she/it blockbusted
we blockbusted
you blockbusted
they blockbusted
Past continuous
I was blockbusting
you were blockbusting
he/she/it was blockbusting
we were blockbusting
you were blockbusting
they were blockbusting
Past perfect
I had blockbusted
you had blockbusted
he/she/it had blockbusted
we had blockbusted
you had blockbusted
they had blockbusted
Past perfect continuous
I had been blockbusting
you had been blockbusting
he/she/it had been blockbusting
we had been blockbusting
you had been blockbusting
they had been blockbusting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will blockbust
you will blockbust
he/she/it will blockbust
we will blockbust
you will blockbust
they will blockbust
Future continuous
I will be blockbusting
you will be blockbusting
he/she/it will be blockbusting
we will be blockbusting
you will be blockbusting
they will be blockbusting
Future perfect
I will have blockbusted
you will have blockbusted
he/she/it will have blockbusted
we will have blockbusted
you will have blockbusted
they will have blockbusted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been blockbusting
you will have been blockbusting
he/she/it will have been blockbusting
we will have been blockbusting
you will have been blockbusting
they will have been blockbusting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would blockbust
you would blockbust
he/she/it would blockbust
we would blockbust
you would blockbust
they would blockbust
Conditional continuous
I would be blockbusting
you would be blockbusting
he/she/it would be blockbusting
we would be blockbusting
you would be blockbusting
they would be blockbusting
Conditional perfect
I would have blockbust
you would have blockbust
he/she/it would have blockbust
we would have blockbust
you would have blockbust
they would have blockbust
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been blockbusting
you would have been blockbusting
he/she/it would have been blockbusting
we would have been blockbusting
you would have been blockbusting
they would have been blockbusting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you blockbust
we let´s blockbust
you blockbust
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to blockbust
Past participle
blockbusted
Present Participle
blockbusting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BLOCKBUST


adjust
əˈdʒʌst
august
ɔːˈɡʌst
boom-bust
ˈbuːmˈbʌst
bundobust
ˈbʌndəbʌst
bust
bʌst
combust
kəmˈbʌst
crust
krʌst
dost
dʌst
dust
dʌst
embussed
ɪmˈbʌst
gust
ɡʌst
just
dʒʌst
lust
lʌst
must
mʌst
robust
rəʊˈbʌst
rust
rʌst
stardust
ˈstɑːˌdʌst
thrust
θrʌst
trust
trʌst
wanderlust
ˈwɒndəˌlʌst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLOCKBUST

block system
block tin
block vote
block voting
blockable
blockade
blockade runner
blockader
blockage
blockboard
blockbuster
blockbusting
blocked
blocked currency
blocked shoe
blocker
blockhead
blockheaded
blockheadedly
blockheadedness

WORDS THAT END LIKE BLOCKBUST

antirust
antitrust
bandobust
beer bust
bite the dust
boom and bust
cocaine bust
disgust
distrust
entrust
exhaust
Faust
frust
go bust
holocaust
locust
National Trust
oust
Proust
sawdust

Synonyms and antonyms of blockbust in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «blockbust» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLOCKBUST

Find out the translation of blockbust to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of blockbust from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «blockbust» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

blockbust
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Blockbust
570 millions of speakers

English

blockbust
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

blockbust
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

blockbust
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Blockbust
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Blockbust
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

blockbust
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

blockbust
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Blockbust
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Blockbust
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ブロックバスティングを仕掛ける
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

blockbust
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Blockbust
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

blockbust
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

blockbust
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ब्लॉकबस्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Blockbust
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Blockbust
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

blockbust
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Blockbust
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

blockbust
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

blockbust
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

blockbust
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

blockbust
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

blockbust
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of blockbust

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLOCKBUST»

The term «blockbust» is used very little and occupies the 168.174 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BLOCKBUST» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «blockbust» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «blockbust» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about blockbust

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLOCKBUST»

Discover the use of blockbust in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to blockbust and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Not in My Neighborhood: How Bigotry Shaped a Great American city
Victims of their own hysteria, they sold their homes below the market value to panic—peddling blockbust— ers, who then flipped them to blacks at extraordinary markups. The book reveals a previously overlooked initial motivation of ...
Antero Pietila, 2010
2
Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
(blockbust v.J blockbusting n. |1980s+] as Black) an attack by one gang who move out of their own territory to invade that of another. [SE block + bust v.1 (1)] blocked adj. (also blocked up, block up) [1950s+] drunk or intoxicated with a drug , ...
Jonathon Green, 2005
3
The Spectacle of the Real: From Hollywood to 'reality' TV ...
Broad questions that will be explored through the examination of a wide range of textual material concern the nature and different forms of both 'spectacle' and of 'the real' (along with 'reality', 'realism' and 'authenticity'); and, ...
Geoff King, 2005
4
Proceedings of the Second Northeastern Breeding Bird Atlas ...
Nocturnal work during a blockbust is necessary to pick up most of these species but even then, the owls which are much less vocal at this time of year can still be missed. The other group which can cause problems in the coverage on ...
‎1986
5
White collar crimes: defense and prosecution
Title 4 made it unlawful to blockbust. U.S. Congress. Senate S. 3296, civil rights act of 1966; text; statement. Congressional Record, April 28, 1966: 8959-63 Title 4 made it unlawful to blockbust. U.S. Congress. Senate. Committee on the ...
Beauford James George, Practising Law Institute, 1971
6
Dictionary of Americanisms, Briticisms, Canadianisms and ...
... to moveinto a white neighborhood? Hong Kong laughed. The blockbusters? J.A. Michener / alsov. blockbust, n.blockbusting. block heater1. Br./Br. storage heater/.2.Am., Can. a device forheating the engineblock ofa vehicle. blocking Br. print.
V. S. Matyushenkov, 2010
7
PC Mag
BASIC. a ' ' A '_ V e version of power-/ms -' the promise of a real blockbust. romises for Version l.l, l could happily A recommend this database manageme system to anyone with a requireme simple-to-use, ad hoc data re ' " hat's a r *' l Version ...
8
#5 Dead Silence
... miss you, too,” I said, when she finally stopped kissing me. I thought about her all the way home. »»» After work on Saturday, I walked over to the Blockbust- er on Danforth to return the movies that Rebecca and I had watched the night before  ...
Norah McClintock, 2014
9
Blade Runner
The cult/main- stream binary setup here is one of instant, fleeting blockbust- er popularity versus the durability of cult movies (Hills 2003). It was as a 'midnight movie', a film shown outside reg- ular moviegoing hours and thus deliberately ...
Matt Hills, 2011
10
Dictionary of Film Finance and Distribution: A Guide for ...
State regulations may impose limits tentpole films (i.e., their hoped/for blockbust/ on such offerings (e.g., the percentage of offer/ ers) as leverage with exhibitors to get the ex/ ing proceeds that may be used to acquire such hibitors to exhibit the ...
John W. Cones, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLOCKBUST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term blockbust is used in the context of the following news items.
1
'Spy' Review: The Name's McCarthy, Melissa McCarthy
... perhaps the most unlikely action-comedy specialist to ever blockbust. After the growing pains of 'The Heat', Feig really starts to come into his ... «High-Def Digest, Jun 15»
2
The Longest Ride Theatrical Review; Just your average film.
What you need to know about Nicholas Sparks' latest novel turned Hollywood blockbust... er... uh... hopeful... There are some acting gems in ... «FlickDirect, Apr 15»
3
Huge crowd turned out for Cutters Vs Dragons blockbuster
Luis Narvaez Journalist Born in regional WA and raised in Brisbane, Luis feels right at home in Mackay. The sport-centric city with good fishing ... «Mackay Daily Mercury, Jan 15»
4
Five LEGO games announced for 2015, including LEGO Marvel's …
LEGO Jurassic World will be based on the upcoming blockbuster Jurassic Park sequel. It won't just cover the new movie, however, as Warner ... «Neoseeker, Jan 15»
5
Will Disney's 'Frozen' Book Series Keep the Blockbuster Franchise …
If you thought that Disney's (NYSE: DIS ) blockbuster franchise Frozen would finally melt away, think again -- Random House will soon publish ... «Motley Fool, Aug 14»
6
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Blockbuster With a Brain
Twentieth Century FoxIn Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, the liberated simians we last saw escaping across the Golden Gate Bridge into the ... «Reason, Jul 14»
7
Will Eubank's The Signal Rethinks the Summer Blockbuster
At first glance, The Signal feels akin to a lot of movies released (or, rather, thrown at) summertime audiences: A group of attractive, roughly ... «Santa Barbara Independent, Jun 14»
8
The Mid-Year Music Report
If 2013 was “The Year Music Failed to Blockbust,” 2014 so far feels like the year in which pop isn't even attempting to turn out blockbusters. «Grantland, Jun 14»
9
Crazy Vegas Rewards Bonus on New Release of Terminator 2 …
Crazy Vegas Rewards Bonus on New Release of Terminator 2™ Video Slot The countdown to this summer's blockbuster release of ... «Casino Scam Report, May 14»
10
A big day's work
A recent story in online magazine Grantland called 2013 "The Year Music Failed to Blockbust" pointing out recorded music sales, particularly of ... «Manawatu Standard, Jan 14»

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