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"a broken washing machine" "the coke machine is broken"adjectiveout of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken')
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"a horse broken to the saddle" "this old nag is well broken in"adjectivetamed or trained to obey
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"broken terrain"adjectivetopographically very uneven
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"a broken man" "his broken spirit"adjectivesubdued or brought low in condition or status
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"troops fleeing in broken ranks"adjectivethrown into a state of disarray or confusion
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"the broken fortunes of the family"adjectivedestroyed financially
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"broken (or unkept) promises" "broken contracts"adjective(especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded
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"broken clouds" "broken sunshine"adjectivediscontinuous
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"broken English"adjectiveimperfectly spoken or written
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"a broken set of encyclopedia"adjectivelacking a part or parts
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"broken lines of defense" "a broken cable transmission" "broken sleep" "tear off the stub above the broken line" "a broken note" "broken sobs"adjectivenot continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly
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"a broken mirror" "a broken tooth" "a broken leg" "his neck is broken"adjectivephysically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or splitOpposite:
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"broken health resulting from alcoholism"adjectiveweakened and infirm
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Definition that contains broken
- varied broken away from sameness or identity or duplication
- bran broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting
- road metal broken rock used for repairing or making roads
- macadam broken stone used in macadamized roadways