Broke

Quick meaning: Broke is a verb meaning simple past of break.

Meaning

simple past of break.

More Meanings

1. (informal) Financially ruined, bankrupt.
2. (informal) Without any money, penniless.
3. (naval and military) Demoted, deprived of a commission.
4. (papermaking) Paper or board that is discarded and repulped during the manufacturing process.
5. (archaic, nonstandard or poetic) past participle of break
6. (archaic, now informal) Broken.
7. (obsolete) A fragment, remains, a piece broken off.

Example Sentences

dead broke; flat broke

If it ain’t broke, don't fix it.

He was broke after spending all his money into video games.

Accordingly, he came with a mob the next day; and after they had broke all the windows.

Word Forms

• broker
• brokest
• brokes
• broking
• broked

Synonyms for broke

Depending on context, synonyms include almsless, arm, bankrupt, beggared, beggarly, boracic.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include skint, poor, bust, went, blew, got.

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