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BUSTED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Out of working order ('busted' is an informal substitute for 'broken')
Example:
the coke machine is busted
Synonyms:
broken; busted
Classified under:
Similar:
damaged (harmed or injured or spoiled)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb bust