ALL meanings of busted
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B b - adjective busted caught out doing something wrong and therefore in trouble 3
- verb without object busted Informal. to burst. to go bankrupt. to collapse from the strain of making a supreme effort: She was determined to make straight A's or bust. 1
- verb without object busted Cards. Draw Poker. to fail to make a flush or straight by one card. Blackjack. to draw cards exceeding the count of 21. 1
- verb with object busted Informal. to burst. to bankrupt; ruin financially. 1
- verb with object busted to demote, especially in military rank or grade: He was busted from sergeant to private three times. 1
- verb with object busted to tame; break: to bust a bronco. 1
- verb with object busted Slang. to place under arrest: The gang was busted and put away on narcotics charges. to subject to a police raid: The bar has been busted three times for selling drinks to minors. 1
- verb with object busted Informal. to hit. to break; fracture: She fell and busted her arm. 1
- noun busted a failure. 1
- noun busted Informal. a hit; sock; punch: He got a bust in the nose before he could put up his hands. 1
- noun busted a sudden decline in the economic conditions of a country, marked by an extreme drop in stock-market prices, business activity, and employment; depression. 1
- noun busted Slang. an arrest. a police raid. 1
- noun busted Informal. a drinking spree; binge. 1
- noun busted Cards. a very weak hand. Bridge. a hand lacking the potential to take a single trick. 1
- adjective busted Informal. bankrupt; broke. 1
- idioms busted bust ass, Slang: Vulgar. to fight with the fists; strike or thrash another. 1
- idioms busted bust on, Slang. to attack physically; beat up. to criticize or reprimand harshly. to make fun of or laugh at; mock. to inform on. 1
- idioms busted bust one's ass, Slang: Vulgar. to make an extreme effort; exert oneself. 1
- verb busted simple past tense and past participle of bust. 0
- adjective busted (often used in combination with an adjective) Having a certain type of bust (breasts; cleavage). 0
- adjective busted (Slang) Broke; having no money. 0
- adjective busted (Slang) Caught in the act of doing something one shouldn't do. 0
- adjective busted (Slang) Extremely ugly. 0
- adjective busted (Slang) Tired. 0
- adjective busted (Slang) Broken. 0