Busted and Pulled

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Busted adjective - Forcibly separated into many pieces.

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Pulled and busted are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pulled" instead the word "Busted" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: bust, buster, busty, busting

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Busted and pulled are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Busted" instead the word "Pulled" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: pull, pulling, puled, puller

A bomber in the third season of The West Wing is busted when he gets pulled over for a broken taillight.

Source: Minor Crime Reveals Major Plot
Clean Car myth pulled off arguably the most complex rating ever on the show: "Myth busted, concept plausible".

Source: Series / MythBusters
In the introduction cutscene, Mario and Luigi go back to their roots as plumbers and fix a busted Clear Pipe in record time with tools pulled out of nowhere.

Source: Video Game / Super Mario 3D World

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