1. (

• break ,
• bust ,

) ruin completely; "He busted my radio!" ;

2. (

• raid ,
• bust

) search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on; "The police raided the crack house" ;

3. (

• tear ,
• rupture ,
• snap ,
• bust ,

) separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper" ;

4. (

• break ,
• wear ,
• wear_out ,
• bust ,
• fall_apart

) go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely" ;

5. (

• burst ,
• bust

) break open or apart suddenly and forcefully; "The dam burst" ;

1. (

• broken ,
• 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" ;