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broke
broke B0497400 (brōk)v.1. Past tense of break.2. Nonstandard A past participle of break.adj. Informal 1. Bankrupt.2. Lacking funds: "an organization that gets increasingly obscure and broke with each passing year" (Dean Bakopoulos).broke (brəʊk) vb the past tense of breakadj1. informal having no money; bankrupt2. (Gambling, except Cards) go for broke slang to risk everything in a gambling or other venturebroke (broʊk) v. 1. pt. of break. 2. Archaic. a pp. of break. adj. 3. without money; penniless. 4. bankrupt. Idioms: go for broke, Slang. to exert oneself or employ one's resources to the utmost. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | broke - lacking funds; "`skint' is a British slang term"bust, skint, stone-broke, stony-brokepoor - having little money or few possessions; "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret" |
brokeadjective (Informal) penniless, short, ruined, bust (informal), bankrupt, impoverished, in the red, cleaned out (slang), insolvent, down and out, skint (Brit. slang), strapped for cash (informal), dirt-poor (informal), flat broke (informal), penurious, on your uppers, stony-broke (Brit. slang), in queer street, without two pennies to rub together (informal), without a penny to your name I'm as broke as you are. rich, comfortable, wealthy, flush (informal), prosperous, affluent, solvent, in the money (informal), well-to-dobrokeadjectiveInformal. Having little or no money or wealth:beggarly, destitute, down-and-out, impecunious, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needy, penniless, penurious, poor, poverty-stricken.Informal: strapped.Idioms: hard up, on one's uppers.Translationsbroke (brouk) verbsee break. adjective completely without money. I'm broke till pay day. 一文不名的 一文不名的,破产的 broke See:- all hell breaks loose
- all hell broke loose
- be flat broke
- bed and breakfast
- break (one's) balls
- break (one's) egg
- break (one's) heart
- break (one's) word
- break (someone's) serve
- break (something) on (something)
- break (something) to pieces
- break a/the code
- break a/the habit
- break a/the law
- break a/the spell
- break against (something)
- break away
- break bread
- break bread with (someone)
- break camp
- break down
- break down and cry
- break even
- break faith with (someone or something)
- break free
- break ground
- break in
- break in(to) tears
- break into
- break into a gallop
- break it down
- break loose
- break loose from (something)
- break new ground
- break new paths
- break off
- break open
- break out
- break out in a cold sweat
- break out in a rash
- break out in(to) tears
- break out with (something)
- break over (something)
- break ranks
- break ship
- break step
- break the back of (something)
- break the bank
- break the ice
- break the mold
- break the news
- break the silence
- break the/a record
- break the/a story
- break through
- break up
- break wind
- break with (something or someone)
- break with tradition
- dead broke
- flat broke
- go broke
- go for
- go for broke
- If it ain’t broke don’t fix it
- If it ain’t broke, fix it till it is
- if it ain't broke
- if it ain't broke don't fix it
- if it ain't broke, don't fix it
- if it ain't broke, fix it till it is
- last straw, the
- no one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of...
- no one ever went broke underestimating the taste of...
- stone broke
- stony broke
- the straw that breaks the camel's back
- the straw that broke the camel's back
- the straw that broke the donkey's back
- they broke the mold when they made (someone or something)
- they broke the mould when they made someone
EncyclopediaSeebreakbroke Related to broke: broke outSynonyms for brokeadj pennilessSynonyms- penniless
- short
- ruined
- bust
- bankrupt
- impoverished
- in the red
- cleaned out
- insolvent
- down and out
- skint
- strapped for cash
- dirt-poor
- flat broke
- penurious
- on your uppers
- stony-broke
- in queer street
- without two pennies to rub together
- without a penny to your name
Antonyms- rich
- comfortable
- wealthy
- flush
- prosperous
- affluent
- solvent
- in the money
- well-to-do
Synonyms for brokeadj having little or no money or wealthSynonyms- beggarly
- destitute
- down-and-out
- impecunious
- impoverished
- indigent
- necessitous
- needy
- penniless
- penurious
- poor
- poverty-stricken
- strapped
Synonyms for brokeadj lacking fundsSynonyms- bust
- skint
- stone-broke
- stony-broke
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