busted

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Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
11
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈbʌs.tɪd/
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/ˈbʌs.tɪd/ · /ˈbʌs.təd/

Definition of busted

8 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (often)Having 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.”
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adj

  1. (often)Having 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.”
  2. (slang)Broke; having no money.
    “I'd like to help you, but I'm busted.”
  3. (slang)Caught in the act of doing something one shouldn't do.
    “I saw you take that cookie from the cookie jar! You're busted!”
    “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.”
  4. (slang)Extremely ugly.
    “She was cute, but all her friends were busted.”
    “ok this gals bod is hot but her face is busted”
  5. (slang)Tired.
  6. (slang)Broken.
  7. (slang)Extremely overpowered.
    “While not all of his matches went well, the streamer insisted aim assist was busted.”

verb

  1. (form-of, participle, past)simple past and past participle of bust

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Etymology

See bust (Etymology 2)

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