bust
adjective [after verb] (BROKEN) /bʌst/ (US also busted) informalDefinition
› broken: I think my watch is bust.Tearing and breaking into pieces
(Definition of bust adjective (BROKEN) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- apart adverb (SEPARATED)
- asunder adverb
- bobble noun (THREAD)
- bobble verb
- break (sth) off phrasal verb (SEPARATE)
- catch verb (STICK)
- fall apart phrasal verb (BREAK)
- fragmented adjective
- fray verb (CLOTH)
- frayed adjective (CLOTH)
- in ribbons idiom
- knacker verb (BREAK)
- peel verb (COVERING)
- rend verb
- rent verb (TORN)
- rip noun (TEAR)
- rupture noun
- rupture verb
- shear verb (BREAK)
- split verb (DIVIDE)
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