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adjective

busted adj.

Inoperable due to damage; broken; of a machine; as, the coke machine is busted. (informal)

Arrested for committing a crime; of a person; as, the rock star was busted for coke possession.. (informal)

(predicate) Same as demoted; said especially of military rank, and often folowed by to; as, he was busted to corporal for being AWOL.

(predicate) Same as exhausted; of people.

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Etymology of 'Busted'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Busted" Quotes from Famous Books

... back in, and Hawk walked rapidly away. Walt went behind the counter, lit a cigaret, wiped at the marble top, picked up his comic, put it down again and finally looked at me. He said: "Some punk busted Fayo and a couple of the boys. ...

— The Day of the Boomer Dukes • Frederik Pohl

... outlaw gang at the foot of the grade; I made all the 'dissolves,' and where I went back and captured 'em and brought 'em in to camp. But I didn't drive off the grade into the gulch till last thing, as luck would have it. Good thing, too. That old coach was sure some busted, and I wasn't doing any more smiles till ...

— The Phantom Herd • B. M. Bower

... As soon as I get this skate fastened on," answered Russ. "You rode so hard last time that you busted the scooter, and I've got to fix it. ...

— Six Little Bunkers at Uncle Fred's • Laura Lee Hope

... was cashiered. She knew he was going to pot for her, but she didn't seem to care—and there were others. Yet, with it all, she is the most generous person and the most tender-hearted. Why, she has fed every 'stew bum' on the Yukon, and there isn't a busted prospector in the country who wouldn't swear by her, for she has grubstaked dozens of them. I was horribly in love with her myself. Yes, she's dangerous, all right—to ...

— The Spoilers • Rex Beach

... chimbley crook-necks hung, An' in amongst 'em rusted The ole queen's-arm thet gran'ther Young Fetched back from Concord busted. ...

— Poems Teachers Ask For, Book Two • Various

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