Busted

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  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. Smashed or broken.
  • adjective. Out of order; inoperable.
  • adjective. Bankrupt or out of funds.
  • adjective. Tamed or broken.
  • adjective. Placed under arrest.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Broken; bankrupt; ruined: as, a busted bank; a busted miner.
  • Adorned with busts.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Inoperable due to damage; broken; -- of a machine.
  • adjective. Arrested for committing a crime; -- of a person.
  • adjective. same as demoted; -- said especially of military rank, and often folowed by to.
  • adjective. same as exhausted; -- of people.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Having a certain type of bust (breasts; cleavage).
  • adjective. Broke; having no money.
  • adjective. Caught in the act of doing something one shouldn't do.
  • adjective. Extremely ugly.
  • adjective. Tired.
  • adjective. Broken.
  • verb. Simple past tense and past participle of bust.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken')
  • Word Usage
    "And when Ryan Torain busted free for a 13-yard run, Portis gave him a huge high-five as they crossed paths on the field."
    Equivalent
    damaged  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    aggravated  bankrupt  beat  broke  broken  
    variant
    verb-stem
    bust