adjective
out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken')
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Examples
- a broken washing machine
- the coke machine is broken
- the coke machine is busted
verb
ruin completely
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Examples
- He busted my radio!
verb
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
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Examples
- The police raided the crack house
verb
separate or cause to separate abruptly
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Examples
- The rope snapped
- tear the paper
verb
go to pieces
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Examples
- The lawn mower finally broke
- The gears wore out
- The old chair finally fell apart completely
verb
break open or apart suddenly and forcefully
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Examples
- The dam burst