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As soon as Rika realized her phone had gone through the wash in her pants pocket, she rushed online for advice on how to fix it. She tried every suggestion: blasting it with her hair dryer, covering it with dry rice, replacing the battery. Nothing worked. It wouldn’t turn back on. Her phone was kaput."

Based on context clues in the reading, define "kaput."

dead

wet

cracked

turned off

User Michael Osofsky
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Dead. She’s already dried it off so it’s not wet. It’s not cracked, and if none of the other solutions are working then it’s not just turned off.
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