BUSTED

broken, busted

(adjective) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology 1

See bust (Etymology 1)

Adjective

busted (comparative more busted, superlative most busted)

(often used in combination with an adjective) Having a certain type of bust (breasts; cleavage).

Etymology 2

See bust (Etymology 2)

Adjective

busted (comparative more busted, superlative most busted)

(slang) Broke; having no money.

(slang) Caught in the act of doing something one shouldn't do.

(slang) Extremely ugly.

(slang) Tired.

(slang) Broken.

Synonyms

• (tired): Thesaurus:fatigued

Verb

busted

simple past tense and past participle of bust

Anagrams

• bedust, bestud, budset, debuts, débuts

Source: Wiktionary

BUST

Bust, n. Etym: [F. buste, fr. It. busto; cf. LL. busta, bustula, box, of the same origin as E. box a case; cf., for the change of meaning, E. chest. See Bushel.]

1. A piece of sculpture representing the upper part of the human figure, including the head, shoulders, and breast. Ambition sighed: she found it vain to trust The faithless column, and the crumbling bust. Pope.

2. The portion of the human figure included between the head and waist, whether in statuary or in the person; the chest or thorax; the upper part of the trunk of the body.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition