"busted" in the verb sense

1. break, bust

ruin completely

"He busted my radio!"

2. raid, bust

search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on

"The police raided the crack house"

3. tear, rupture, snap, bust

separate or cause to separate abruptly

"The rope snapped"

"tear the paper"

4. break, wear, wear out, bust, fall apart

go to pieces

"The lawn mower finally broke"

"The gears wore out"

"The old chair finally fell apart completely"

5. burst, bust

break open or apart suddenly and forcefully

"The dam burst"

"busted" in the adjective sense

1. broken, busted

out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken'

"a broken washing machine"

"the coke machine is broken"

"the coke machine is busted"

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