broke
IPA: brˈoʊk
noun
- (papermaking) Paper or board that is discarded and repulped during the manufacturing process.
- (obsolete) A fragment, remains, a piece broken off.
verb
- To act as a broker; to transact business for another; synonym of broker.
- (obsolete) To act as procurer in love matters; to pimp.
adjective
- (informal) Financially ruined, bankrupt.
- (informal) Without any money, penniless.
- (archaic, now informal) Broken.
- (nautical) Demoted, deprived of a commission.
- (slang) Broke off, rich, wealthy
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Examples of "broke" in Sentences
- The man broke his back.
- The bullets broke the glass.
- The country broke the pledge.
- The tree squelched and broke.
- She is broke without any money.
- She broke the pitcher by accident.
- She broke the wordless atmosphere.
- The inadvertent boy broke the vase.
- The enemy formation wavered and broke.
- The demonstrators broke into the building.
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