Sekirov Dictionary

broke

UK /ˈbɹəʊ̯k/US /ˈbɹoʊ̯k/

adjective 5
noun 2
verb 2
forms 7
phrases 1

adjective5

•
(informal) Financially ruined, bankrupt.
- He was broke after spending all his money into video games.
•
(informal) Without any money, penniless.
- dead broke; flat broke
•
Demoted, deprived of a commission.
- He was broke and rendered unfit to serve His Majesty at sea.
(slang) Broke off, rich, wealthy
•
(informal, no longer used) Broken.
- If it ain’t broke, don't fix it.

noun2

•
Paper or board that is discarded and repulped during the manufacturing process.
- If the broke accumulates, a larger proportion can be used in making coloured papers, otherwise the above quantity is sufiicient. — 1880
•
(no longer used) A fragment, remains, a piece broken off.
- Why dost though linger, then, / To hear the flatteries of these men of rags? / These bankrupt beggar-men, / Whose riches are the broke meat in their bags? — 1855

verb2

•
To act as a broker; to transact business for another; synonym of broker.
- Agents broking with various other carriers can offer additional options.
•
(no longer used) To act as procurer in love matters; to pimp.
- But we do want a certain necessary / Woman, to broke between them CUPID said — 1655

forms

broked · broking · brokes · broker · more broke · brokest · most broke

Phrases with broke

go for broke
To wager everything.

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