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busted   (TTS Sound)

The verb bust has 5 senses

• break, bust -- (ruin completely; "He busted my radio!")


• raid, bust -- (search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on; "The police raided the crack house")


• tear, rupture, snap, bust -- (separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper")


• break, wear, wear out, bust, fall apart -- (go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely")


• burst, bust -- (break open or apart suddenly and forcefully; "The dam burst")

The adj busted has 1 sense

• broken, busted -- (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")