Broken: Definition and part of speech

Broken

  1. p. p. of Break
  2. v. t. Separated into parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish.
  3. v. t. Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; as, a broken surface.
  4. v. t. Fractured; cracked; disunited; sundered; strained; apart; as, a broken reed; broken friendship.
  5. v. t. Made infirm or weak, by disease, age, or hardships.
  6. v. t. Subdued; humbled; contrite.
  7. v. t. Subjugated; trained for use, as a horse.
  8. v. t. Crushed and ruined as by something that destroys hope; blighted.
  9. v. t. Not carried into effect; not adhered to; violated; as, a broken promise, vow, or contract; a broken law.
  10. v. t. Ruined financially; incapable of redeeming promises made, or of paying debts incurred; as, a broken bank; a broken tradesman.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

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