Meaning

7 senses

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

  2. (slang)Broke; having no money.

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

    pleite

  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!

    erwischt, geschnappt, aufgeflogen

  4. (slang)Extremely ugly.

    She was cute, but all her friends were busted.

  5. (slang)Tired.

  6. (slang)Broken.

  7. (slang)Extremely overpowered.

More definitions
  • out of working order (‘busted’ is an informal substitute for ‘broken’)

Translations

5 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 2
having no money:
caught in the act:

Origin

See bust (Etymology 2) From bust + -ed. See bust (Etymology 1).

See bust (Etymology 2)

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

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Forms

more busted, most busted
Comparativemore busted Lesson
Superlativemost busted Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
broken:brokenA1
tired:fatigued
out of order
Close in meaning
  • out of working order (‘busted’ is an informal substitute for ‘broken’):broken

Word family

1 related words
Derivedunbusted

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
bustB1bustardbusterbustleB2busyA1
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