busted
adjective
mainly US informal uk
/ˈbʌs.tɪd/ us
/ˈbʌs.tɪd/busted adjective (BROKEN)
(UK usually bust)
- brokenThe microwave's broken.
- deadThe phone's dead; there must be a problem with the line.
- defunctThe TV's defunct!
- bustUK You won't be able to watch the game, the TV's bust.
- bustedUS Oh no, my laptop's busted.
- out of orderThe coffee machine was out of order.
busted adjective (CAUGHT)
He was busted for marijuana possession ten years ago.
- A picture at the bottom of the page shows a pair of hands cuffed together under the headline "Busted".
- An illegal smuggling ring got busted Thursday.
- I found myself watching as an attractive woman walked out of the elevator. Suddenly I felt the security camera staring at me. "I'm busted," I thought.
- The story is about teenage lovers busted by an angry dad while kissing in a parked car.
- apprehend
- apprehension
- arrest
- assist
- attach
- attachment
- bust
- charge sheet
- collar
- drugs bust
- fed
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- house arrest
- nail
- pick
- pick someone/something up
- police action
- post-arrest
- probable cause
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