busted
Caught in action
Busted means broken or no longer working: The TV's busted.
It also means caught in the act of wrongdoing: You're busted!
Police bust people for crimes; parents bust kids for sneaking out.
In poker, going bust means exceeding twenty-one or losing everything.
Busted can describe someone who's broke: I'm busted until payday.
As an adjective, busted sometimes means ugly or unappealing in slang.
Locking wrist restraints
- policeCivil law enforcement
- jailDetention facility
- warrantFormal authorization document
- bailCourt-set release payment
Miranda · suspect · detention · incarceration · arraignment · indictment · prosecution · defendant
Operated incorrectly or failed
- defectiveHaving inherent faults
- damagedMade worse by injury
- crackedHaving surface fractures
- shatteredBroken into fragments
fractured · snapped · kaput · out of order · on the fritz · conked out · dead · nonfunctional
Out in open
- discoveredFound something previously unknown
- found outLearned the truth
- revealedMade visible or known
- nabbedSeized or arrested
red-handed · sprung · rumbled · outed · unmasked · ratted out · snitched · tattled
Completely without money
- bankruptUnable to repay debts
- flat brokeEntirely without money
- strappedLacking available funds
- skintHaving no money
hard up · cleaned out · tapped out · destitute · impoverished · in the red · cash-strapped
handcuffs
Locking wrist restraints
bail · Miranda · suspect · detention · incarceration · arraignment · indictment · prosecution · defendant · plea
malfunctioned
Operated incorrectly or failed
shattered · fractured · snapped · kaput · out of order · on the fritz · conked out · dead · nonfunctional · wrecked
exposed
Out in open
- discoveredFound something previously unknown
- found outLearned the truth
- revealedMade visible or known
nabbed · red-handed · sprung · rumbled · outed · unmasked · ratted out · snitched · tattled · called out
penniless
Completely without money
- bankruptUnable to repay debts
- flat brokeEntirely without money
- strappedLacking available funds
skint · hard up · cleaned out · tapped out · destitute · impoverished · in the red · cash-strapped
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
hip-hop · rap · groove · funky · jam · track · remix · DJ · breakbeat · sample
tired
Lacking energy, needing rest
beat · worn out · fatigued · dead tired · knackered · tuckered out · zonked · pooped · run-down
- brokenbroken, broken down, out of order, not working, nonfunctional
- broken-downbroken-down, kaput, out of order, inoperative, malfunctioning
- financial ruinbankrupt, bankruptcy, broke, insolvent, insolvency
- tabloidsNational Enquirer, TMZ, Daily Mail, People, Globe
- gambling lingoall in, ante up, raise the stakes, go all in, high roller
- broken apartapart, asunder, broken, broken up, fragmented