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busted

/ˈbʌstəd/ · adjective

Meaning

  1. (often used in combination with an adjective) Having a certain type of bust (breasts; cleavage).
  2. To break.
  3. To arrest (someone) for a crime.
  4. To catch (someone) in the act of doing something wrong, socially and morally inappropriate, or illegal, especially when being done in a sneaky or secretive state.
  5. An emphatic synonym of do or get.
  6. To reduce in rank.
  7. To undo a trade, generally an error trade, that has already been executed.
  8. Broke; having no money.
  9. Caught in the act of doing something one shouldn't do.
  10. Extremely ugly.
  11. Tired.
  12. Broken.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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