busted

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/ˈbʌs.tɪd//ˈbʌs.təd/

adjective

Having a certain type of bust (breasts; cleavage).

“I'd like to help you, but I'm busted.”

Less commonScrabble 9

Meanings

busted1

adjectivebusted (comparative more busted, superlative most busted)

comparative more busted · superlative most busted

  1. oftenHaving a certain type of bust (breasts; cleavage).

    Some dolls made in Italy had eyes which could follow one about, others made of felt that had their hair dressed and dyed in grey, silver, or blonde, and wore velvet drainpipe trousers and lace brassières over their slightly busted fronts.

    1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 211

busted2

adjectivebusted (comparative more busted, superlative most busted)

comparative more busted · superlative most busted

  1. slangBroke; having no money.

    I'd like to help you, but I'm busted.

  2. slangCaught in the act of doing something one shouldn't do.

    I saw you take that cookie from the cookie jar! You're busted!

    1 more example

    Plus, to be honest, the look on his face when he realized how very busted they were was worth far more than the fifty dollars I paid for their dinner.

    2009, S. Bear Bergman, “New Year” (essay), in The Nearest Exit May Be Behind You, ReadHowYouWant.com (2010), page 66
  3. slangExtremely ugly.

    She was cute, but all her friends were busted.

    1 more example

    ok this gals bod is hot but her face is busted

    2004 July 30, Ms Pnoopie Pnats, “talking about hot or not...”, in alt.support.shyness (Usenet)
  4. slangTired.

    Synonyms: fatigued

  5. slangBroken.

    Synonyms: broken

  6. slangvideo gamesExtremely overpowered.

    While not all of his matches went well, the streamer insisted aim assist was busted.

    2022 March 25, Jason Parker, “"I'm not even aiming!": xQc says controller aim assist is broken in Fortnite”, in Sportskeeda
verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of bust

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveTired.

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adjectiveBroken.

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More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveout of working order (‘busted’ is an informal substitute for ‘broken’)

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

busted · adjective

See bust (Etymology 2)

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busted · adjective, verb

From bust + -ed. See bust (Etymology 1).

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Translations

Dutch platzak, gepakt zijn
  • platzakhaving no money
  • gepakt zijncaught in the act
  • erbij zijncaught in the act
  • betraptcaught in the act
Finnish rahaton, kärähtää
  • rahatonhaving no money
  • kärähtääcaught in the act
  • mäsänäbroken
  • mäskänäbroken
  • rikkibroken
French fauché, pincé
  • fauchéhaving no money
  • pincécaught in the act
  • pris la main dans le saccaught in the act
  • pris sur le faitcaught in the act
  • bouzillébroken
German pleite, erwischt
  • pleitehaving no money
  • erwischtcaught in the act
  • geschnapptcaught in the act
  • aufgeflogencaught in the act
Italian al verde, beccato
  • al verdehaving no money
  • beccatocaught in the act
Malay kantoi
  • kantoicaught in the act
Polish spłukany, przyłapany
  • spłukanyhaving no money
  • przyłapanycaught in the act
Portuguese flagrado
  • flagradocaught in the act
Romanian lefter
  • lefterhaving no money

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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