Complete Definition of "busted"

English

Pronunciation
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /'/
w:IPA|IPA: /'b�st�t/

Adjective
en-adj|-

  1. slang broke|Broke; having no money.

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

  1. 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!

  1. slang tired|Tired.

Synonyms
saurus|tired|exhausted

Translations
trans-top|having no money
Finnish: rahaton
trans-mid
Polish: :pl:sp�ukany
trans-bottom

trans-top|caught in the act
Polish: :pl:przy�apany
trans-bottom

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!

Verb
busted

  1. past of|bust

Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L3+ (AutoFormat? would have corrected level of Translations)
Dutch: barstte (past), gebarsten (p.p.)
Indonesian: letus|meletus, letup|meletup

Related terms
bust
busted flush
flat busted

vi:busted

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