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Princeton's WordNet

  1. broken, bustedadjective

    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"

Wikipedia

  1. Busted

    Busted is a song written by Harlan Howard in 1962. It was recorded and first released by Johnny Cash (with the Carter Family) for Cash's 1963 album Blood, Sweat and Tears. The first recording was by Burl Ives in 1962. It has subsequently been recorded by several notable artists, including Ray Charles (also in 1963) and Patty Loveless (2009).

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  1. busted

    Busted typically refers to being caught in the act of doing something wrong or illegal. It can also refer to being broken, damaged, or not working properly. Additionally, it can indicate a state of being completely out of money or bankrupt. The definition can slightly change depending on the context in which it is used.

Wikidata

  1. Busted

    Busted were an English boyband consisting of members James Bourne, Matt Willis and Charlie Simpson. Busted split up in January 2005 after Simpson decided to leave to join his own band Fightstar. During their run, they released two studio albums, a compilation and a live album. They have also won two Brit Awards and won the 2004 Record of the Year with their single "Thunderbirds Are Go". The band sold over three million albums worldwide.

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  1. busted

    Song lyrics by busted -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by busted on the Lyrics.com website.

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  1. bestud

  2. bedust

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of busted in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of busted in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of busted in a Sentence

  1. Khris Middleton:

    I thought our guys busted their butts. overall, the coaching staff did a great job preparing us for tonight, we just let ourselves down in the third quarter.

  2. Chris Brown:

    I remember she tried to kick me, but then I really hit her, with a closed fist, I punched her. I busted her lip, when I saw it, I was in shock. I was like, ‘F--k, why the hell did I hit her?'.

  3. Greenville County Sheriff Hobart Lewis:

    There's a lot of shell casings inside, everything is turned over. There are a few chairs in there, food on the floor, some bottles busted. You can tell somebody left in a hurry. There are some pretty large amounts of blood.

  4. Mark Simon:

    Jimmy busted open their distribution network.

  5. James Ferstle:

    Don Catlin, one of the pioneers in sports drug testing told me back in the '70s that for each positive drug test, the athlete who was busted was not a triumph for the anti-doping movement, but rather a failure of the system, the system had not convinced those who give in to the temptation that doping was not an attractive option.

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