 busted |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] (used informally especially of bones) fractured | |
| Examples: | "my arm is busted" "I got my head busted in the fight" "can't play with a busted baseball bat" |
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| Related terms: | colloquialism broken | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] suddenly and violently broken open especially from internal pressure | |
| Synonyms: | ruptured burst | |
| Examples: | "a burst balloon" "burst pipes" "burst seams" "a ruptured appendix" (`busted' is an informal term for `burst' as in "a busted balloon") |
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| Related terms: | colloquialism damaged | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] out of working order | |
| Synonyms: | broken | |
| Examples: | "a broken washing machine" "the coke machine is broken" (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken' as in "the coke machine is busted") |
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| Related terms: | colloquialism damaged | |
| Similar spelling: |
bested |
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