Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Forcibly separated into two or more pieces; fractured.
- adjective Sundered by divorce, separation, or desertion of a parent or parents.
- adjective Having been violated.
- adjective Incomplete.
- adjective Being in a state of disarray; disordered.
- adjective Intermittently stopping and starting; discontinuous.
- adjective Varying abruptly, as in pitch.
- adjective Spoken with gaps and errors.
- adjective Topographically rough; uneven.
- adjective Subdued totally; humbled.
- adjective Weakened and infirm.
- adjective Crushed by grief.
- adjective Financially ruined; bankrupt.
- adjective Not functioning; out of order.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not integral or entire; fractional: opposed to round, as applied to numbers.
- Rough; intersected with hills and valleys or ravines: applied to the surface of a country or district.
- Bankrupt.
- Imperfect; ungrammatical; wanting in fluency or correctness of pronunciation: as, broken French.
- In heraldry, depicted as having been forcibly torn off, leaving the end shivered or splintered.
- In entomology, abruptly bent at an angle; geniculate: said specifically of antennæ in which the terminal portion forms an angle with the long basal joint.—
- an unprofitable voyage, or a losing voyage.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Separated into parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments.
- adjective Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven.
- adjective Fractured; cracked; disunited; sundered; strained; apart.
- adjective Made infirm or weak, by disease, age, or hardships.
- adjective Subdued; humbled; contrite.
- adjective Subjugated; trained for use, as a horse.
- adjective Crushed and ruined as by something that destroys hope; blighted.
- adjective Not carried into effect; not adhered to; violated.
- adjective Ruined financially; incapable of redeeming promises made, or of paying debts incurred.
- adjective Imperfectly spoken, as by a foreigner; ; imperfectly spoken on account of emotion.
- adjective (Mil.) Ground recently opened with the plow.
- adjective (Geom.) the straight lines which join a number of given points taken in some specified order.
- adjective fragments of meat or other food.
- adjective a fraction.
- adjective unsettled weather.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Past participle of
break - adjective
Fragmented , in separate pieces. - adjective of a body part Having the bone in pieces,
fractured . - adjective Dashed, made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next.
- adjective of skin Split or
ruptured . - adjective Not
working properly. - adjective Completely
defeated anddispirited . - adjective pejorative, of language
Grammatically non-standard, especially as a result of being anon-native speaker . - adjective Having no money,
bankrupt ,broke . - adjective of an electronic connection
Disconnected , no longer open or carrying traffic.
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Examples
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Not, only was the iron and the clay broken by the impact, but "the iron, the clay, _the brass, the silver, and the gold_" were "_broken to pieces_ TOGETHER, and became like the chaff of the summer threshing-floors" (verse 35).
The Last Reformation 1913
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"Out of this," says Mr. Wilson, "we coined the phrase 'broken windows,' suggesting public order is a fragile thing, and if you don't fix the first broken window, soon all the windows will be broken."
The Man Who Defined Deviancy Up Jr. Holman W. Jenkins 2011
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Mr. Wilson is most famous for the phrase "broken windows," but he is quick to point out that it didn't originate with him.
The Man Who Defined Deviancy Up Jr. Holman W. Jenkins 2011
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Yes, you know the term broken heart, heartache, all those sorts of terms may have new meaning as doctors try and figure out what exactly is happening inside the body when we're under extreme stress.
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After standing some time, the cheese is taken out of the vat, and laid on a large cheese-cloth, and the curd again broken from the top down the centre, and more salt mixed with it; after which it is pressed into the vat by the hand as before, and weights are again put upon it, while skewers are run through holes purposely left in the vat, into the sides of the cheese, as before.
The Lady's Country Companion: or, How to Enjoy a Country Life Rationally Jane 1845
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Most firms or individuals issuing such currency went "broke," therefore the term broken bank note.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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Most firms or individuals issuing such currency went "broke," therefore the term broken bank note.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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Most firms or individuals issuing such currency went "broke," therefore the term broken bank note.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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Most firms or individuals issuing such currency went "broke," therefore the term broken bank note.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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Most firms or individuals issuing such currency went "broke," therefore the term broken bank note.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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