busted

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Interjection 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Related terms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /'bʌstət/

[edit] Adjective

busted (not comparable)

1. (slang) Broke; having no money.

   I'd like to help you, but I'm busted.

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

   I saw you take that cookie from the cookie jar! You're busted!

3. (slang) Caught and arrested for committing a crime.

   I got busted last year for taking a pare of mittens from the store.

4. (slang) Tired.
5. (slang) Broken.

[edit] Synonyms

• Wikisaurus has an article on “tired” in the sense of “exhausted”.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Interjection

busted

1. Indicates that the person addressed has been caught in the act, whether by the speaker or a third party.

   They saw you take that cookie from the cookie jar! Busted!

[edit] Verb

busted

1. Simple past tense and past participle of bust.

[edit] Related terms

• bust
• busted flush
• flat busted

[edit] Translations

• Dutch: barstte (past), gebarsten (past participle)
• Indonesian: meletus, meletup

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: bdestu
• bedust
• debuts, débuts