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busted, past participle; busted, past tense; bust, past tense; busting, present participle; busts, 3rd person singular present; bust, past participle;
  1. Break, split, or burst (something)
    • - they bust the tunnel wide open
    • - the film busts every box-office record
  2. Come apart or split open
    • - he was laughing fit to bust
  3. Cause to collapse; defeat utterly
    • - he promised to bust the mafia
  4. (esp. of a married couple) Separate, typically after a quarrel

  5. Cause (something) to break up
    • - men hired to bust up union rallies
  6. Strike violently
    • - they wanted to bust me on the mouth
  7. Break out; escape
    • - she busted out of prison
  8. (in blackjack and similar card games) Exceed the score of 21, losing one's stake

  9. Raid or search (premises where illegal activity is suspected)
    • - their house got busted
  10. Arrest
    • - he was busted for drugs
  11. Reduce (a soldier) to a lower rank; demote
    • - he was busted to private
  1. (busted) broken: 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"
  2. Busting is a 1974 film directed by Peter Hyams, starring Elliott Gould and Robert Blake as Los Angeles police detectives.
  3. (Busted (band)) Busted was a British pop rock band which formed in 2000 and broke up in 2005. The band's line-up consisted of James Bourne, Matt Willis and Charlie Simpson. ...
  4. (Busted (film)) Busted is a 1996 comedy film, starring Corey Feldman, Corey Haim, Dominick Brascia and Ava Fabian.
  5. (Busted (Joanne)) "Busted" is a song by Joanne, released as the fourth single from her 2001 album Do Not Disturb. It debuted and peaked at No. 36 on the ARIA chart.
  6. (Busted (Ray Charles song)) "Busted" is a song written by Harlan Howard in 1962.
  7. (Busted (US album)) Busted is a compilation album by British pop rock band Busted, released in the United States in October 2004. Ten of the twelve tracks had been released as singles in the United Kingdom. The album is basically the band's greatest hits.
  8. (busted) Having a certain type of bust (breasts; cleavage)
  9. (Busted) Having no money or no chips.
  10. (Busted) jargon for having too many points at the end of a 301 or 501 game.
  11. (BUSTED) arrested on a drug-related charge
  12. ("Busted.") American army slang meaning that a non-commissioned officer has been reduced by order, or court-martial, the the grade of private.
  13. (Busted) (adj., ugly) Nothing at all to do with being caught at something they're not supposed to be doing. It's a gossipy way of chat room slang for saying someone they see is ugly. Ew, that girl's busted.
  14. (Busted) 12:39 PM Jul 15th via Plume
  15. (Busted) Getting caught taking, holding or selling drugs.
  16. (Busted) If you've no money left and you can't continue playing, you're busted. Similarly, if you're eliminated from a tournament, you're busted or busted out.
  17. (Busted) This is what happens when you are completely broke. Busted is a poker phrase used when a player is left with no more tournament chips to take the game forward. While this usually happens with inexperienced poker players, sometimes an expert may also come across such a situation.
  18. (Busted) This usually refers to a high pocket pair (usually Aces or Kings) getting beaten in a semi-unlikely fashion like two lower pairs.
  19. (Busted) To get arrested.  "Did you hear?  Joe got busted for loitering."
  20. (Busted) To overdraw to a total greater than 21; an immediate losing hand.
  21. (Busted) adj.  A failed draw.  He turned over nothing but a busted straight.  Also broken draw.
  22. (Busted) an adjective used to describe the unattractiveness of a persons face
  23. (Busted) arrested, caught in the act. The pigs busted her for internal possession! (that actually happened to Natasha who spent a night in jail when she was friendly to a cop and in her confusion told him that she was tripping) I busted him when he burned me. Took my Tibetan bell. ...
  24. (Busted) caught, found out, especially when you're just trying to do your job and actually enjoying it.
  25. (busted) (adj, offensive) 1. describes a person (typically a woman) who is unattractive. Synonym: ugly. Freq: occasional. She is so busted!