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[ brohk ] / broʊk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR broke ON THESAURUS.COM
verba simple past tense of break. Nonstandard. a past participle of break. Archaic. a past participle of break. adjectivewithout money; penniless. bankrupt. nounPapermaking. paper unfit for sale; paper that is to be repulped. brokes, wool of poor quality taken from the neck and belly of sheep. Idioms for brokego broke, - to become destitute of money or possessions.
- to go bankrupt: In that business people are forever going broke.
go for broke, to exert oneself or employ one's resources to the utmost.
Origin of broke1655–65 (adj.); 1875–80 (noun) SYNONYMS FOR broke4, 5 insolvent, destitute, impoverished. SEE SYNONYMS FOR broke ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby brokebroider, broil, broiler, broiler house, brokage, broke, broken, Broken Arrow, broken-check, broken chord, broken coal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for brokeIrma, after all, broke weather records for how powerful and sustained it was. Political rhetoric may impact your hurricane preparedness|Ula Chrobak|September 11, 2020|Popular Science “We broke off shortly after because we were more ambitious,” says Lean. The Cult of Yung Lean: ‘I’m Building An Anarchistic Society From the Ground Up’|Marlow Stern|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST And then it broke down, and the woman says, 'I'm sorry, but we have to fix the internet, so it's down for the rest of the flight.' In Defense of Uber’s Awful Sydney Surge Pricing|Olivia Nuzzi|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST So what if she broke two ribs a couple years ago; so did Jack Bauer —perhaps twice. Justice Ginsburg Shouldn’t Quit Just Yet|Kevin Bleyer|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Michonne broke the news and GREATM swooped in to the rescue, or so they thought. The Walking Dead’s Midseason Finale Shocker: A Cherished Character Meets a Grisly End|Melissa Leon|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST The rocker posted a rambling video on his Facebook page claiming he's broke and penniless. Creed Singer Scott Stapp’s Fall From Grace: From 40 Million Albums Sold to Living in a Holiday Inn|Marlow Stern|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST He had extraordinary luck at Baden: broke the bank several nights, and was the fable of the place. The History of Pendennis|William Makepeace Thackeray It broke out in 1472, and had swept off a great number of the inhabitants before the end of the year, including the mayor. A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II)|Charles Creighton He broke off, but when I would have spoken interrupted me with: And so you were on the Pamunkey all this while! By order of the company|Mary Johnston "Now I am going to ask a question," broke in Miss Betty's voice. The Black Moth|Georgette Heyer The term "broke her leg" was used to convey the meaning of pregnancy. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Work Projects Administration
British Dictionary definitions for broke
adjectiveinformal having no money; bankrupt go for broke slang to risk everything in a gambling or other venture Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with broke
see flat broke; go broke; go for (broke); if it ain't broke don't fix it. Also see under break. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to brokepenniless, insolvent, destitute, bankrupt, strapped, impoverished, bust, ruined, beggared, indebted, indigent, needy, penurious, poor, cleaned out, dirt poor, flat broke, stone broke |