# busted

Pronunciation: say "BUS-tid" /ˈbʌs.tɪd/

## Verb

1. Past tense and past participle of bust. — simple past and past participle of bust
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of bust. Use it when talking about something that already happened.
   - _Her mother busted her sneaking back in through the window at 2 a.m._
   - _The dealer drew a ten and busted, so everyone still at the table won._

## Adjective

2. In a broken state, damaged so that it is no longer whole or working. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Broken, like a thing that is cracked or no longer works.
   - _The landlord still hasn't fixed the busted heater in our apartment._
   - _A busted taillight got us pulled over twice in one week._
3. Caught in the act while doing something one is not supposed to do. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Caught while doing something you should not be doing.
   - _He had hidden the receipt, but the moment his wife saw the new golf clubs in the garage, he was busted._
   - _The two kids who had snuck into the theater knew they were busted the moment the usher turned on the lights._
4. Having breasts or a bust of a particular kind, often with a word in front saying which kind.
   - Simple: Having a chest or breasts of a certain size or shape.
   - _The costume department had to let out the bodice for a more generously busted actress._
   - _Fashion photos of the period favored tightly corseted, full-busted models._
5. Extremely ugly in appearance. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Very ugly to look at.
   - _The profile picture was flattering, but the guy who showed up was honestly busted._
   - _She swore her face looked busted without makeup, but nobody else thought so._
6. Completely without money. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Having no money to spend.
   - _Can you cover lunch? I'm busted until my paycheck clears on Friday._
   - _Three weeks into the road trip, the band was busted and sleeping in the van._
7. Extremely overpowered: far too strong compared with the other options in a game. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Much too strong in a video game, so that it is not fair.
   - _Players flooded the forums complaining that the new sniper rifle was busted._
   - _The developers promised to weaken the busted healing ability in next week's update._

## Origin

Formed from bust + the suffix -ed.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/busted (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).