Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Bankrupt.
- adjective Lacking funds.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Preterit and (with broken) past participle of break.
- noun A breach.
- noun An obsolete form of
brook . - 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.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- imp. & p. p. of
break . - intransitive verb rare To transact business for another.
- intransitive verb obsolete To act as procurer in love matters; to pimp.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective informal
Lacking money ;bankrupt - adjective informal
Broken . - verb Simple past of
break . - verb Past participle of
break
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective lacking funds
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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.
We'll Remember Her Bright Dignity Jim Fusilli 2012
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Something in her expression broke when I said that.
The Faculty Club Danny Tobey 2010
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A door slamming and voices below calling my name broke through my stupor, and prompted me to struggle to a sitting position.
The Haunted Jessica Verday 2010
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Something in her expression broke when I said that.
The Faculty Club Danny Tobey 2010
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Something in her expression broke when I said that.
The Faculty Club Danny Tobey 2010
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Something in her expression broke when I said that.
The Faculty Club Danny Tobey 2010
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Why would I …, Alek began, but then his expression broke into a smile.
Behemoth Mr. Scott Westerfeld 2010
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Something in her expression broke when I said that.
The Faculty Club Danny Tobey 2010
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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.”
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
milosrdenstvi commented on the word broke
I enjoy using this as a past participle in certain social contexts. (Picked it up while working IT one summer.)
December 18, 2010