Arrested vs. Busted — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Arrested and Busted
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Arrested
To stop; check
A brake that automatically arrests motion.
Arrested the growth of the tumor.
Busted
Smashed or broken
Busted glass.
A busted rib.
Arrested
To seize and hold under the authority of law.
Busted
Out of order; inoperable
A busted vending machine.
Arrested
To capture and hold briefly (the attention, for example); engage.
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Busted
Bankrupt or out of funds
I'd offer to pay, but I'm busted.
Arrested
To undergo cardiac arrest
The patient arrested en route to the hospital.
Busted
Tamed or broken
A busted bronco.
Arrested
The act of detaining in legal custody
The arrest of a criminal suspect.
Busted
(Slang) Placed under arrest.
Arrested
The state of being so detained
A suspect under arrest.
Busted
(often used in combination with an adjective) Having a certain type of bust breasts; cleavage.
Arrested
A device for stopping motion, especially of a moving part.
Busted
(slang) Broke; having no money.
I'd like to help you, but I'm busted.
Arrested
The act of stopping or the condition of being stopped.
Busted
(slang) Caught in the act of doing something one shouldn't do.
I saw you take that cookie from the cookie jar! You're busted!
Arrested
Simple past tense and past participle of arrest
Busted
(slang) Extremely ugly.
She was cute, but all her friends were busted.
Arrested
Having been stopped or prevented from developing; terminated prematurely.
Busted
(slang) Tired.
Arrested
Having been placed under arrest, or having been charged with a crime.
Busted
(slang) Broken.
Arrested
Having development checked or reversed;
Arrested tuberculosis
Busted
Extremely overpowered.
Busted
Simple past tense and past participle of bust
Busted
Inoperable due to damage; broken; - of a machine; as, the coke machine is busted.
Busted
Arrested for committing a crime; - of a person; as, the rock star was busted for coke possession..
Busted
Same as demoted; - said especially of military rank, and often folowed by to; as, he was busted to corporal for being AWOL.
Busted
Same as exhausted; - of people.
Busted
(used informally especially of bones) fractured;
My arm is busted
I got my head busted in the fight
Can't play with a busted baseball bat
Busted
Suddenly and violently broken open especially from internal pressure (`busted' is an informal term for `burst');
A burst balloon
Burst pipes
Burst seams
A ruptured appendix
A busted balloon
Busted
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
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