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  • past tense form of bust.
  • past participle of bust.
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busted

[buhs-tid] / ˈbʌs tɪd /
















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"Immediately, we were comfortable with each other, and we jacked with each other, and we busted each other's chops, and we laughed a lot," he recalled.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

Louis, in comparison, is kinda busted — gloomy, tortured, unable to fully embrace the everlasting banquet Lestat has laid out for him.

From Salon Jun. 13, 2026

“If you went to the hospital with a busted knee, they would fix it, and that would cost more than an IVF cycle.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 6, 2026

Wildlife officers have busted an illegal cockroach-breeding operation in rural Australia, seizing a skin-crawling haul worth more than $100,000 on the black market for exotic bugs.

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

“Not with those busted sneakers you aren’t. You really wore your Chucks with the holes in them in public, Dad? Those are supposed to be for yard work, that was the rule.”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas




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