About The Word Broke
Learn about the word Broke to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Broke definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Broke
| Broke Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Broke?
[adj] lacking funds; "`skint' is a British slang term"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Broke: bust | poor | skint | stone-broke | stony-broke Related Terms | Find terms related to Broke: bankrupt | beat | beggared | broken | busted | dead | destitute | down-and-out | failed | flat | flat broke | hard up | impoverished | in receivership | indigent | insolvent | needy | on the rocks | on the skids | oofless | penniless | penurious | poor | poverty-stricken | ruined | short | stone-broke | stony | strapped | up against it See Also | Broke In Webster's Dictionary \Broke\, v. i. [See {Broker}, and cf. {Brook}.]
1. To transact business for another. [R.] --Brome.
2. To act as procurer in love matters; to pimp. [Obs.]
We do want a certain necessary woman to broke
between them, Cupid said. --Fanshawe.
And brokes with all that can in such a suit Corrupt
the tender honor of a maid. --Shak.
\Broke\ (br[=o]k), imp. & p. p. of {Break}. |
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Copra oil ‐ oil…
- Oxidized ‐ combined with or having undergone a chemical reaction with oxygen;…
- Elf ‐ below 3 kilohertz [n] (folklore) fairies that are somewhat…
- Thanksgiving cactus ‐ South American jointed cactus with usually red flowers; often…
- Trafalgar ‐ a naval battle in 1805 off the SW coast of Spain; the French…
- Arabidopsis lyrata ‐ a small non-invasive cross-pollinating plant with white flowers;…
- Trousered ‐ dressed…
- Pibgorn ‐ an ancient (now obsolete) single-reed woodwind; usually made…
- For the first time ‐ the initial time; "when Felix first saw a…
- Covalent bond ‐ a chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of electrons between…