ALL meanings of broke
broke
B b - verb with object broke to lacerate; wound: to break the skin. 1
- verb with object broke to destroy or interrupt the regularity, uniformity, continuity, or arrangement of; interrupt: The bleating of a foghorn broke the silence. The troops broke formation. 1
- verb with object broke to put an end to; overcome; stop: His touchdown run broke the tie. She found it hard to break the cigarette habit. 1
- verb with object broke to discover the system, key, method, etc., for decoding or deciphering (a cryptogram), especially by the methods of cryptanalysis. 1
- verb with object broke to remove a part from (a set or collection): She had to break the set to sell me the two red ones I wanted. 1
- verb with object broke to exchange for or divide into smaller units or components: She broke a dollar bill into change. The prism broke the light into all the colors of the rainbow. 1
- verb with object broke to make a way through; penetrate: The stone broke the surface of the water. 1
- verb with object broke Law. to open or force one's way into (a dwelling, store, etc.). to contest (a will) successfully by judicial action. 1
- verb with object broke to make one's way out of, especially by force: to break jail. 1
- verb with object broke to better (a given score or record): He never broke 200 in bowling or 80 in golf. 1
- verb with object broke to disclose or divulge personally in speech or writing: He broke the good news to her at dinner. 1
- verb with object broke to solve: The police needed only a week to break that case. 1
- verb with object broke to rupture (a blood vessel): She almost broke a blood vessel from laughing so hard. 1
- verb with object broke to disable or destroy by or as if by shattering or crushing: to break a watch. 1
- verb with object broke to cause (a blister, boil, or the like) to burst, as by puncturing: She broke the blister with a needle. 1
- verb with object broke to ruin financially; make bankrupt: They threatened to break him if he didn't stop discounting their products. 1
- verb with object broke to overcome or wear down the spirit, strength, or resistance of; to cause to yield, especially under pressure, torture, or the like: They broke him by the threat of blackmail. 1
- verb with object broke to dismiss or reduce in rank. 1
- verb with object broke to impair or weaken the power, effect, or intensity of: His arm broke the blow. 1
- verb with object broke to train to obedience; tame: to break a horse. 1
- verb with object broke to train away from a habit or practice (usually followed by of). 1
- verb with object broke Electricity. to render (a circuit) incomplete; stop the flow of (a current). 1
- verb with object broke Journalism. to release (a story) for publication or airing on radio or television: They will break the story tomorrow. to continue (a story or article) on another page, especially when the page is not the following one. 1
- verb with object broke Pool. to cause (racked billiard balls) to scatter by striking with the cue ball. 1
- verb with object broke Sports. (of a pitcher, bowler, etc.) to hurl (a ball) in such a way as to cause it to change direction after leaving the hand: He broke a curve over the plate for a strike. (in tennis and other racket games) to score frequently or win against (an opponent's serve). 1
- verb with object broke Nautical. to unfurl (a flag) suddenly by an easily released knot. 1
- noun broke (papermaking) Paper or board that is discarded and repulped during the manufacturing process. 0
- verb broke (archaic, nonstandard or poetic) past participle of break. 0
- verb broke To broker; to transact business for another. 0
- verb broke (Obsolete (No longer in use)) To act as procurer in love matters; to pimp. 0
- adjective broke (Informal) Lacking money; bankrupt. 0
- adjective broke (Informal) Broken. 0
- adjective broke (nautical) Demoted, deprived of a commission. 0