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Busted vs Bussed - What's the difference?

busted | bussed |

As verbs the difference between busted and bussed

is that busted is past tense of bust while bussed is past tense of bus, an alternative spelling of nocap=1 lang=en.

As an adjective busted

is having a certain type of bust breasts; cleavage.

busted

English

Etymology 1

See bust (Etymology 1)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (often used in combination with an adjective) Having a certain type of bust .

    • Etymology 2

    See (Etymology 2)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (slang) Broke; having no money.
    • I'd like to help you, but I'm 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 !
  • * 2009 , , “New Year” (essay), in The Nearest Exit May Be Behind You , ISBN 9781458775856, ReadHowYouWant.com (2010), page 66:
    • Plus, to be honest, the look on his face when he realized how very busted they were was worth far more than the fifty dollars I paid for their dinner.
  • (slang) Extremely ugly.
    • She was cute, but all her friends were busted .
  • * 2004 July 30, "Ms Pnoopie Pnats" (username), "talking about hot or not...", in alt.support.shyness, Usenet :
    • ok this gals bod is hot but her face is busted
  • (slang) Tired.
  • (slang) Broken.
    • Synonyms
    * (tired)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (bust)
    • Related terms
    * bust * busted draw * busted flush * flat busted

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    bussed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (bus),
  • (buss)

    • bus

    English

    (wikipedia bus)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (automotive) A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.
  • An electrical conductor or interface serving as a common connection for two or more circuits or components.
  • (medical industry, slang) An ambulance.

    • Synonyms

    * (vehicle) coach, loser cruiser, motorbus, omnibus * (electrical conductor) electrical bus, busbar, digit trunk

    Derived terms

    {{der3, booze bus , busbar , bus duct , bus lane , short bus , bus route , bus stop , bustitution , back end of a bus, look like the back end of a bus}}

    Verb

  • (transitive, automotive, transport) To transport via a motor bus.
  • (transitive, automotive, transport, chiefly, US) To transport students to school, often to a more distant school for the purposes of achieving racial integration.
  • (intransitive, automotive, transport) To travel by bus.
  • (transitive, US, food service) To clear meal remains from.
    • He bussed tables as the restaurant emptied out.
  • (intransitive, US, food service) To work at clearing the remains of meals from tables or counters; to work as a busboy.
    • He’s been bussing for minimum wage.

    Usage notes

    The Canadian Oxford Dictionary only presents the spellings (buses), (busing), and (bused), implying that these are the predominant forms in Canada.

    Derived terms

    * (clear meal remains) busboy

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