Busted
WordNet
adjective
(1) 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"
(2) 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"
WiktionaryText
Adjective
- Broke; having no money.
- I'd like to help you, but I'm busted.
- Caught in the act of doing something one shouldn't do.
- I saw you take that cookie from the cookie jar! You're busted!
- Caught and arrested for committing a crime.
- I got busted last year for taking a pare of mittens from the store.
- Tired.
- Broken.
Interjection
busted
- 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!