About The Word Broke
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Broke
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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}. |
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