Broke

Word BROKE
Character 5
Hyphenation broke
Pronunciations /bɹəʊk/

Definitions and meanings of "Broke"

What do we mean by broke?

Bankrupt. adjective

Lacking funds. adjective

Preterit and (with broken) past participle of break. noun

A breach. noun

An obsolete form of brook. noun

A Middle English form of brook.

To transact business for another in trade; act as agent in buying and selling and other commercial business; carry on the business of a broker.

To act as a go-between or procurer in love matters; pimp.

To transact business by means of an agent.

Imp. & p. p. of break.

To transact business for another. intransitive verb

To act as procurer in love matters; to pimp. intransitive verb

Lacking money; bankrupt adjective

Broken. adjective

Simple past of break. verb

Past participle of break verb

Lacking funds adjective

To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.

To divide (something, often money) into smaller units.

To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of.

To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief.

To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate.

To ruin financially.

To violate, to not adhere to.

(of a fever) To pass the most dangerous part of the illness; to go down, in terms of temperature.

(of a spell of settled weather) To end.

(of a storm) To begin; to end.

(of morning, dawn, day etc.) To arrive.

To render (a game) unchallenging by altering its rules or exploiting loopholes or weaknesses in them in a way that gives a player an unfair advantage.

To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.

To cause (a barrier) to no longer bar.

To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to pierce.

(of a wave of water) To collapse into surf, after arriving in shallow water.

To burst forth; to make its way; to come into view.

To interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily.

To interrupt (a fall) by inserting something so that the falling object does not (immediately) hit something else beneath.

To disclose or make known an item of news, etc.

(of a sound) To become audible suddenly.

To change a steady state abruptly.

To suddenly become.

Of a male voice, to become deeper at puberty.

Of a voice, to alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men generally to go up, in women sometimes to go down; to crack.

To surpass or do better than (a specific number), to do better than (a record), setting a new record.

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(most often in the passive tense) To demote, to reduce the military rank of.

To end (a connection), to disconnect.

(of an emulsion) To demulsify.

To counter-attack

To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or communicate.

To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose health or strength.

To fail in business; to become bankrupt.

To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of.

To destroy the official character and standing of; to cashier; to dismiss.

To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change the gait.

To fall out; to terminate friendship.

To terminate the execution of a program before normal completion.

To suspend the execution of a program during debugging so that the state of the program can be investigated.

The state of having no, or very little money. Urban Dictionary

Broke is what something becomes when it stops working. The same is true of people. If you are not working, you will soon be broke. Urban Dictionary

The person reading this Urban Dictionary

When you have absolutely no money Urban Dictionary

1. not working or can't be fixed 2. no money Urban Dictionary

Adjective, nonfunctional, in need of repair. Rural usage, derived from past participle and/or the past tense of verb to break. Usually used to refer to previously functioning machines which no longer work correctly. Urban Dictionary

Adjective; to be unattractive in an extreme way; to be lacking of any good looks Urban Dictionary

Adjective, nonfunctional, in need of repair. Rural usage, derived from past participle and/or the past tense of verb to break. Usually used to refer to previously functioning machines which no longer work correctly. Urban Dictionary

Breaking someone's ankles; making them think you went one way but you really went the other and they have to come all the way back to get you Urban Dictionary

Adj.- Used to describe someone who's looks are displeasing to the eye. Correction of this condition is something which cannot generally be fixed by application of make-up or concealer, but mandates corrective plastic surgery. May also be used to describe someone's particular features. see also go for broke Urban Dictionary

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The word "broke" in example sentences

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With "How Will I Know," Houston and the label broke through an implicit policy at MTV—a force in the industry at the time—which in effect limited the number of African-Americans and other minority artists in its rotation. ❋ Jim Fusilli (2012)

Something in her expression broke when I said that. ❋ Danny Tobey (2010)

A door slamming and voices below calling my name broke through my stupor, and prompted me to struggle to a sitting position. ❋ Jessica Verday (2010)

Why would I …, Alek began, but then his expression broke into a smile. ❋ Mr. Scott Westerfeld (2010)

Note the way the word broke into two spellings: the verb broach, meaning to “open up, introduce, address,” and the noun brooch, meaning “an ornamental pin sticking through a garment.” ❋ William Safire (2003)

But reports last month by the Guardian suggest the title broke even for the first time since its new owners took control in January last year, reducing its operating cost base by £20 million, including some redundancies, and production costs of £1.1 million are now reported to be offset the same amount in advertising revenue. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And his son, perhaps his grandson, will become what you call broke; will from lack of pressure to learn some useful art, and from spending only, become useless and helpless. ❋ Harry Leon Wilson (1903)

His name broke from her lips on a sob as Emma’s body erupted in one long, glorious, blinding shudder of rapture. ❋ Teresa Medeiros (2010)

Medecin sans Frontieres (MSF a. k.a Doctors Without Borders) was born in 1971 when it broke from the International Committee of the Red Cross because the ICRC had balked at aid that might benefit the rebels. ❋ Peter Christian Hall (2010)

He rejected an interview request from the Colorado Independent, which today rejectedclaims that in broke the story in coordination from progressive organizations. ❋ Jason Salzman (2010)

One of the girls was on the lemonade cleanse for, I think, three weeks and her skin broke out all over in boils. ❋ Sunny Gold (2010)

The 18-year-old Oudin broke Coin in the fifth game of the second set and clinched the match when the Frenchwoman shanked a forehand. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I am broke, so I am not of the state of being able to play [one or more] of multiple [pleasurable] games at the local [arcade]. ❋ Colin (2004)

I can't [buy a] new house, because I'm no [longer] [working] and am as a result, broke. ❋ Qrios (2009)

[you are] broke ❋ Mork's Fullsun (2020)

person 1:" yo wanna buy [minecraft]?" person 2:"[fuck no] i woudn't even if i wanted to, [plus] i'm fucking broke" ❋ A Person That Hates Minecraft (2020)

1. Why wont [the t].[v turn] on? It's broke fool! 2. [crack heads] ❋ Afrika Hunt (2006)

The [refrigerator's] broke, [we need] to get it [fixed]. ❋ Ann Pearl Owen (2008)

[woah] [that bitch] is broke ❋ T-balls (2004)

The [refrigerator's] broke, [we need] to get it [fixed]. ❋ Ann Pearl Owen (2008)

[ohhhh] [shit], he broke you! ❋ Ru5ty (2005)

[T'was] not until I awoke from a [long night] of [carousing] that I realized, as my friends had told me, she was indeed broke. ❋ MC Cancerpants (2006)

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