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ALL meanings of broke

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  • abbreviation BROKE bankrupt. 1
  • noun broke an act or instance of breaking; disruption or separation of parts; fracture; rupture: There was a break in the window. 1
  • noun broke an opening made by breaking; gap: The break in the wall had not been repaired. 1
  • noun broke a rush away from a place; an attempt to escape: a break for freedom. 1
  • noun broke a sudden dash or rush, as toward something: When the rain lessened, I made a break for home. 1
  • noun broke a suspension of or sudden rupture in friendly relations. 1
  • noun broke an interruption of continuity; departure from or rupture with: Abstract painters made a break with the traditions of the past. 1
  • noun broke an abrupt or marked change, as in sound or direction, or a brief pause: They noticed a curious break in his voice. 1
  • noun broke Informal. an opportunity or stroke of fortune, especially a lucky one. a chance to improve one's lot, especially one unlooked for or undeserved. 1
  • noun broke the breaks, Informal. the way things happen; fate: Sorry to hear about your bad luck, but I guess those are the breaks. 1
  • noun broke a brief rest, as from work: The actors took a ten-minute break from rehearsal. 1
  • noun broke Radio, Television. a brief, scheduled interruption of a program or broadcasting period for the announcement of advertising or station identification. 1
  • noun broke Prosody. a pause or caesura. 1
  • noun broke Jazz. a solo passage, usually of from 2 to 12 bars, during which the rest of the instruments are silent. 1
  • noun broke Music. the point in the scale where the quality of voice of one register changes to that of another, as from chest to head. 1
  • noun broke break dancing. 1
  • noun broke a sharp and considerable drop in the prices of stock issues. 1
  • noun broke Electricity. an opening or discontinuity in a circuit. 1
  • noun broke Printing. one or more blank lines between two paragraphs. breaks, suspension points. 1
  • noun broke the place, after a letter, where a word is or may be divided at the end of a line. 1
  • noun broke a collapse of health, strength, or spirit; breakdown. 1
  • noun broke Informal. an indiscreet or awkward remark or action; social blunder; faux pas. 1
  • noun broke Billiards, Pool. a series of successful strokes; run. 1
  • noun broke Pool. the opening play, in which the cue ball is shot to scatter the balls. 1
  • noun broke Sports. a change in direction of a pitched or bowled ball. 1
  • noun broke Horse Racing, Track. the start of a race. 1
  • noun broke (in harness racing) an act or instance of a horse's changing from a trot or pace into a gallop or other step. 1
  • noun broke Bowling. a failure to knock down all ten pins in a single frame. 1
  • noun broke Boxing. an act or instance of stepping back or separating from a clinch: a clean break. 1
  • noun broke any of several stages in the grinding of grain in which the bran is separated from the kernel. 1
  • noun broke Botany. a sport. 1
  • noun broke Journalism. the point at the bottom of a column where a printed story is carried over to another column or page. 1
  • noun broke Nautical. the place at which a superstructure, deckhouse, or the like, rises from the main deck of a vessel. 1
  • noun broke breaks, Physical Geography. an area dissected by small ravines and gullies. 1
  • noun broke Mining. a fault or offset, as in a vein or bed of ore. 1
  • idioms broke break bulk, Nautical. to remove a cargo wholly or in part. 1
  • idioms broke break camp, to pack up tents and equipment and resume a journey or march: They broke camp at dawn and proceeded toward the mountains. 1
  • idioms broke break even, to finish a business transaction, period of gambling, series of games, etc., with no loss or gain: He played poker all night and broke even. 1
  • idioms broke break ground, to begin construction, especially of a building or group of buildings: to break ground for a new housing development. Nautical. to free an anchor from the bottom; break out. 1
  • idioms broke break it down, Australian Slang. stop it; calm down. (used as an exclamation of disbelief) that can't be true! 1
  • idioms broke break someone's heart, to cause someone great disappointment or sorrow, as to disappoint in love: It breaks my heart to hear you are leaving me. 1
  • idioms broke break service, Tennis. to win a game served by one's opponent. 1
  • idioms broke break sheer, Nautical. (of an anchored vessel) to drift into such a position as to risk fouling the anchor or anchor cable. Compare sheer2 (def 6). 1
  • idioms broke break step. step (def 38). 1
  • idioms broke break wind, to expel gas from the stomach and bowels through the anus. 1
  • idioms broke give me a break, Informal. (used to express annoyance, disbelief, etc.): He didn't show up again? Oh, give me a break! 1
  • verb with object broke to smash, split, or divide into parts violently; reduce to pieces or fragments: He broke a vase. 1
  • verb with object broke to infringe, ignore, or act contrary to (a law, rule, promise, etc.): She broke her promise. 1
  • verb with object broke to dissolve or annul (often followed by off): to break off friendly relations with another country. 1
  • verb with object broke to fracture a bone of (some part of the body): He broke his leg. 1
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