1. In deplorable condition
   "a broken-down fence"
   - bedraggled, derelict, dilapidated, ramshackle, tatterdemalion, tumble-down, dero [Austral, NZ], derro [Austral, NZ] 
2. Not in working order
   "had to push the broken-down car"; "a broken-down tractor fit only for children to play on"
   - cactus [Austral, NZ]

See also: damaged, unserviceable

• smithsonite
• smithy
• smitten
• Smitty Stevens
• smock
• smocking
• smog
• smogginess
• smoggy
• smokable
• smoke
• smoke alarm
• smoke and mirrors
• smoke bomb
• smoke bush
• smoke detector
• smoke grenade
• smoke hole
• smoke out
• smoke tree
• smoke-cured
• smoke-dried
• smoke-filled
• smoke-free
• smoked