Meaning of "busted" : Online English Dictionary : Word Search by Wordhut.com

Meaning of busted

1. (adj.sat.) (used informally especially of bones) fractured; "my arm is busted"; "I got my head busted in the fight"; "can''t play with a busted baseball bat"

2. (adj.sat.) out of working order (`busted'' is an informal substitute for `broken''); "a broken washing machine"; "the coke machine is broken"; "the coke machine is busted"

3. (adj.sat.) suddenly and violently broken open especially from internal pressure (`busted'' is an informal term for `burst''); "a burst balloon"; "burst pipes"; "burst seams"; "a ruptured appendix"; "a busted balloon"

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