adj. 1. Inoperable due to damage; broken; -- of a machine; as, the coke machine is busted. [ informal ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]
2. Arrested for committing a crime; -- of a person; as, the rock star was busted for coke possession.. [ informal ] [ PJC ]
3. [ predicate ] same as demoted; -- said especially of military rank, and often folowed by to; as, he was busted to corporal for being AWOL. [ PJC ]
4. [ predicate ] same as exhausted; -- of people. [ PJC ]