busted
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7.2
- adjective
- /ˈbʌstɪd/
- Informal
:
roto
- The washing machine is busted and needs to be repaired.
Michelle had had four kids, busted hip, no wrestling match.
- Michelle had had four kids, busted hip, no wrestling match.
- You see a bunch of just trash and busted out vehicles.
- Potholes are broken, roads are busted, schools ceilings are falling down.
- You don't use a key because the lock is busted.
- I had this busted Gray one with the screen literally an inch.
- You know, the one in our town, the window was, was busted between the babies and the visitor.
Examples
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MINE'S BUSTED AT MY APARTMENT, AND I GOT A GIG TONIGHT, SO I DON'T WANT TO SMELL LIKE B.O.
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I can't believe my phone is busted; it won't turn on at all.
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So if they look busted, don't say a word, guys.
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All of these pencils either dried out, busted and crusted.
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THEY'RE NOT GONNA SHOW UP WITH A SCRATCHED-UP NOSE AND A BUSTED LIP FOR NOBODY.
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His old bicycle is completely busted and won't ride anymore.
Synonyms
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1.0
Damaged or not whole and not working
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2.1
Not working so you cannot use it, like a machine or toilet
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4.4
In very poor condition and not working because of age or neglect
A part that does not work properly or is weak, often for body parts and machines
Antonyms
Compounds
- Jargon
1
9.9
A poker hand missing one card to make five cards of the same suit and worth little
How Broken
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Busted comes from the past form of the verb bust, which means 'to break' or 'to burst' — imagine a balloon that suddenly busts. So if something is busted it is 'broken' or 'not working'.