busted

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbʌs.tɪd/ (weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /ˈbʌs.təd/ Rhymes: -ʌstɪd, -ʌstəd === Etymology 1 === See bust (Etymology 2) ==== Adjective ==== busted (comparative more busted, superlative most busted) (often used in combination with an adjective) Having a certain type of bust (breasts; cleavage). ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From bust +‎ -ed. See bust (Etymology 1). ==== Adjective ==== busted (comparative more busted, superlative most busted) (slang) Broke; having no money. (slang) Caught in the act of doing something one shouldn't do. 2009, S. Bear Bergman, “New Year” (essay), in The Nearest Exit May Be Behind You, →ISBN, ReadHowYouWant.com (2010), page 66: 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. (slang) Extremely ugly. (slang) Tired. (slang) Broken. (video games, slang) Extremely overpowered. ===== Synonyms ===== (tired): Thesaurus:fatigued (broken): Thesaurus:broken, Thesaurus:out of order ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== busted simple past and past participle of bust ===== Related terms ===== === Anagrams === bedust, bestud, budset, debuts, débuts