Definition of broken

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Broken (v. t.) Subjugated; trained for use, as a horse..

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Crazedness :: Crazedness (n.) A broken state; decrepitude; an impaired state of the intellect.
Continuous :: Continuous (a.) Without break, cessation, or interruption; without intervening space or time; uninterrupted; unbroken; continual; unceasing; constant; continued; protracted; extended; as, a continuous line of railroad; a continuous current of electricity..
Tan :: Tan (n.) The bark of the oak, and some other trees, bruised and broken by a mill, for tanning hides; -- so called both before and after it has been used. Called also tan bark..
Rout :: Rout (n.) The state of being disorganized and thrown into confusion; -- said especially of an army defeated, broken in pieces, and put to flight in disorder or panic; also, the act of defeating and breaking up an army; as, the rout of the enemy was complete..
Coaptation :: Coaptation (n.) The adaptation or adjustment of parts to each other, as of a broken bone or dislocated joint..
Discontinuee :: Discontinuee (n.) One whose possession of an estate is broken off, or discontinued; one whose estate is subject to discontinuance..
Set :: Set (v. t.) To reduce from a dislocated or fractured state; to replace; as, to set a broken bone..
Crepitation :: Crepitation (n.) A grating or crackling sensation or sound, as that produced by rubbing two fragments of a broken bone together, or by pressing upon cellular tissue containing air..
Whole :: Whole (a.) Complete; entire; not defective or imperfect; not broken or fractured; unimpaired; uninjured; integral; as, a whole orange; the egg is whole; the vessel is whole..
Snuffle :: Snuffle (v. i.) To speak through the nose; to breathe through the nose when it is obstructed, so as to make a broken sound..
Bonesetter :: Bonesetter (n.) One who sets broken or dislocated bones; -- commonly applied to one, not a regular surgeon, who makes an occupation of setting bones..
Snag :: Snag (n.) A tooth projecting beyond the rest; contemptuously, a broken or decayed tooth..
Tough :: Tough (superl.) Not easily broken; able to endure hardship; firm; strong; as, tough sinews..
Cragged :: Cragged (a.) Full of crags, or steep, broken //cks; abounding with prominences, points, and inequalities; rough; rugged..
Broken Wind :: Broken wind () The heaves.
Inversion :: Inversion (n.) The act or process by which cane sugar (sucrose), under the action of heat and acids or ferments (as diastase), is broken or split up into grape sugar (dextrose), and fruit sugar (levulose); also, less properly, the process by which starch is converted into grape sugar (dextrose)..
Hogged :: Hogged (a.) Broken or strained so as to have an upward curve between the ends. See Hog, v. i..
Iron-gray :: Iron-gray (a.) Of a gray color, somewhat resembling that of iron freshly broken..
Caddis :: Caddis (n.) The larva of a caddice fly. These larvae generally live in cylindrical cases, open at each end, and covered externally with pieces of broken shells, gravel, bits of wood, etc. They are a favorite bait with anglers. Called also caddice worm, or caddis worm..
Broken-winded :: Broken-winded (a.) Having short breath or disordered respiration, as a horse..
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