The Clue
Dead broke (6 letter answer)
The Answer
BUSTED
Tags
Notes
The answer BUSTED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
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Definition
BUST as a verb:
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"
BUSTED as an adjective:
1. (burst, ruptured, 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"
2. (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"