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==English==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈbʌstəd/}}
* {{audio|en|En-au-busted.ogg|a=AU}}
* {{rhymes|en|ʌstəd|s=2}}

===Etymology 1===
See [[bust]] (Etymology 1)

====Adjective====
{{en-adj}}

# {{lb|en|often used in combination with an adjective}} Having a certain type of [[bust]] {{gloss|breasts; cleavage}}.
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1971|author=Gwen White|title=Antique Toys And Their Background|page=211|text=Some dolls made in Italy had eyes which could follow one about, others made of felt that had their hair dressed and dyed in grey, silver, or blonde, and wore velvet drainpipe trousers and lace brassières over their slightly '''busted''' fronts.}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{col-auto|en|unbusted}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{suf|en|bust|-ed}}. See [[bust#Etymology 2|bust]] (Etymology 2).

====Adjective====
{{en-adj}}

# {{lb|en|slang}} [[broke|Broke]]; having no money.
#: {{ux|en|I'd like to help you, but I'm '''busted'''.}}
# {{lb|en|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'''!''
#* '''2009''', [[w:S. Bear Bergman|S. Bear Bergman]], “New Year” (essay), in ''The Nearest Exit May Be Behind You'', {{ISBN|9781458775856}}, ReadHowYouWant.com (2010), [http://books.google.com/books?id=3uFlQH5749YC&pg=PA66&dq=busted page 66]:
#*: Plus, to be honest, the look on his face when he realized how very '''busted''' they were was worth far more than the fifty dollars I paid for their dinner.
# {{lb|en|slang}} Extremely [[ugly]].
#: {{ux|en|She was cute, but all her friends were '''busted'''.}}
#* {{quote-newsgroup|en|date=July 30 2004|author=Ms Pnoopie Pnats|title=talking about hot or not...|newsgroup=alt.support.shyness
|passage=ok this gals bod is hot but her face is '''busted'''}}
# {{lb|en|slang}} [[tired|Tired]].
# {{lb|en|slang}} [[broken|Broken]].
# {{lb|en|video games|slang}} Extremely [[overpowered]].
#* {{quote-web|en|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/esports/xqc-says-controller-aim-assist-broken-fortnite|work=Sportskeeda|passage=While not all of his matches went well, the streamer insisted aim assist was '''busted'''.|title="I'm not even aiming!": xQc says controller aim assist is broken in Fortnite|date=2022-03-25|author=Jason Parker}}

=====Synonyms=====
* {{sense|tired}} {{l|en|Thesaurus:fatigued}}
* {{sense|broken}} {{l|en|Thesaurus:broken}}, {{l|en|Thesaurus:out of order}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{col-auto|en|unbusted}}

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|having no money}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|platzak}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|rahaton}}
* French: {{t+|fr|fauché}}
* German: {{t+|de|pleite}}
* Italian: {{t|it|al verde}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|spłukany}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|lefter}}
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{{trans-top|caught in the act}}
* Dutch: {{t|nl|gepakt zijn}}, {{t|nl|erbij zijn}}, {{t+|nl|betrapt}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|kärähtää}}
* French: {{t+|fr|pincé}}, {{t|fr|pris la main dans le sac}}, {{t|fr|pris sur le fait}}
* German: {{t+|de|erwischt}}, {{t+|de|geschnappt}}, {{t+|de|aufgeflogen}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|beccato}}
* Malay: {{t+|ms|kantoi}}
* Polish: {{t|pl|przyłapany}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|flagrado}}
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{{trans-top|broken}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|mäsänä}}, {{t|fi|mäskänä}}, {{t+|fi|rikki}}
* French: {{t+|fr|bouzillé|m}}
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====Verb====
{{head|en|verb form}}

# {{infl of|en|bust||ed-form}}

=====Related terms=====
* {{l|en|bust}}
* {{l|en|busted draw}}
* {{l|en|busted flush}}
* {{l|en|busted pilot}}
* {{l|en|busted valise}}
* {{l|en|flat busted}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=bdestu|bedust|bestud|budset|debuts|débuts}}

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