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busted

bus·ted

UK/ˈbʌs.tɪd/ US/ˈbʌs.təd/ common slang

adjective

1.

(used informally especially of bones) fractured

  • “my arm is busted”
  • “I got my head busted in the fight”
  • “can”
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2.

suddenly and violently broken open especially from internal pressure (`busted'' is an informal term for `burst'')

  • “a burst balloon”
  • “burst pipes”
  • “burst seams”
  • “a ruptured appendix”
  • “a busted balloon”
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3.

out of working order (`busted'' is an informal substitute for `broken'')

  • “a broken washing machine”
  • “the coke machine is broken”
  • “the coke machine is busted”
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Origin

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

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