busted
/ˈbʌstəd/ · adjective
Meaning
- (often used in combination with an adjective) Having a certain type of bust (breasts; cleavage).
- To break.
- To arrest (someone) for a crime.
- 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.
- An emphatic synonym of do or get.
- To reduce in rank.
- To undo a trade, generally an error trade, that has already been executed.
- Broke; having no money.
- Caught in the act of doing something one shouldn't do.
- Extremely ugly.
- Tired.
- Broken.
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