• Broke

    Pronunciation

    • RP enPR: brōk, IPA: /brəʊk/
    • GenAm enPR: brōk, IPA: /broÊŠk/
    • Rhymes: -əʊk

    Full definition of broke

    Adjective

    broke

    1. (informal) Lacking money; bankrupt
    2. (informal) Broken.

    Synonyms

    Verb

    broke
    1. broke

      (simple past of break)
    2. (archaic or poetic) Past participle of break
      • 1999 October 3, J. Stewart Burns, "Mars University", Futurama, season 2, episode 2, Fox Broadcasting CompanyGuenther: I guess the hat must have broke my fall.
      1. (nautical) Demoted, deprived of a commission.He was broke and rendered unfit to serve His Majesty at sea.

    Verb

    1. To broker; to transact business for another.
    2. (obsolete) To act as procurer in love matters; to pimp.
      • FanshaweWe do want a certain necessary woman to broke between them, Cupid said.
      • ShakespeareAnd brokes with all that can in such a suit
        Corrupt the tender honour of a maid.
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