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Broke
Definitions
- 1 Financially ruined, bankrupt. informal, not-comparable, usually
"He was broke after spending all his money into video games."
- 2 Broke off, rich, wealthy slang
- 3 Without any money, penniless. informal, not-comparable, usually
"dead broke; flat broke"
- 4 Broken. archaic, informal, not-comparable, usually
"If it ain’t broke, don't fix it."
- 5 Demoted, deprived of a commission. not-comparable, usually
"He was broke and rendered unfit to serve His Majesty at sea."
- 1 lacking funds wordnet
- 1 Paper or board that is discarded and repulped during the manufacturing process.
"If the broke accumulates, a larger proportion can be used in making coloured papers, otherwise the above quantity is sufiicient."
- 2 A fragment, remains, a piece broken off. obsolete
"Why dost though linger, then, / To hear the flatteries of these men of rags? / These bankrupt beggar-men, / Whose riches are the broke meat in their bags?"
- 1 simple past of break form-of, past
- 2 To act as a broker; to transact business for another; synonym of broker.
"Agents broking with various other carriers can offer additional options."
- 3 past participle of break archaic, form-of, nonstandard, participle, past, poetic
"Accordingly, he came with a mob the next day; and after they had broke all the windows..."
- 4 To act as procurer in love matters; to pimp. obsolete
"But we do want a certain necessary / Woman, to broke between them CUPID said;"
Etymology
Ablauted form of break.
Ablauted form of break.
From Middle English broce, from Old English gebroc (“fragment”), from brecan (“to break”). Compare broken, past participle of break. Compare also Scots brock (“a scrap of meat or bread”).
Back-formation from broker.
Clipping of broke off.
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