busk

busk

 (bŭsk)

intr.v. busked, busk·ing, busks

To play music or perform entertainment in a public place, usually while soliciting money.

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[Earlier, to be an itinerant performer, probably from busk, to go about seeking, cruise as a pirate, perhaps from obsolete French busquer, to prowl, from Italian buscare, to prowl, or Spanish buscar, to seek, from Old Spanish boscar.]

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busk′er n.

busk

(bʌsk)

n

1. (Clothing & Fashion) a strip of whalebone, wood, steel, etc, inserted into the front of a corset to stiffen it

2. (Clothing & Fashion) archaic or dialect the corset itself

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

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busk

(bʌsk)

vb

(Music, other) (intr) Brit to make money by singing, dancing, acting, etc, in public places, as in front of theatre queues

[C20: perhaps from Spanish buscar to look for]

ˈbusker n

ˈbusking n

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busk

(bʌsk)

vb (tr)

1. to make ready; prepare

2. to dress or adorn

[C14: from Old Norse būask, from būa to make ready, dwell; see bower¹]

busk

(bʌsk)

v.i.

Chiefly Brit. to entertain by dancing, singing, or reciting on the street or in a public place.

[1850–55; probably < Polari < Italian buscare to procure, get, gain < Sp buscar to look for]

busk′er, n.

busk

Past participle: busked
Gerund: busking

Imperative

busk

busk

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

busk - play music in a public place and solicit money for it; "three young men were busking in the plaza" play - play on an instrument; "The band played all night long"

Translations

busk

[bʌsk] VI (Brit) → tocar música (en la calle)

busk

[ˈbʌsk] vi (British) (= play instrument) → jouer dans la rue (= sing) → chanter dans la rue

busk

[bʌsk] vi → suonare (or cantare) per le strade