Definition of broken

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Broken (v. t.) Ruined financially; incapable of redeeming promises made, or of paying debts incurred; as, a broken bank; a broken tradesman..

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Aubin :: Aubin (n.) A broken gait of a horse, between an amble and a gallop; -- commonly called a Canterbury gallop..
Iron :: Iron (n.) Not to be broken; holding or binding fast; tenacious.
Unbacked :: Unbacked (a.) Never mounted by a rider; unbroken.
Vicious :: Vicious (a.) Not well tamed or broken; given to bad tricks; unruly; refractory; as, a vicious horse..
Broken :: Broken (p. p.) of Brea.
Frieze :: Frieze (n.) That part of the entablature of an order which is between the architrave and cornice. It is a flat member or face, either uniform or broken by triglyphs, and often enriched with figures and other ornaments of sculpture..
Falter :: Falter (v. i.) Hesitation; trembling; feebleness; an uncertain or broken sound; as, a slight falter in her voice..
Brokenness :: Brokenness (n.) Contrition; as, brokenness of heart..
Crack :: Crack (n.) A sharp, sudden sound or report; the sound of anything suddenly burst or broken; as, the crack of a falling house; the crack of thunder; the crack of a whip..
Abruptness :: Abruptness (n.) The state of being abrupt or broken; craggedness; ruggedness; steepness.
Unbroken :: Unbroken (a.) Not broken; continuous; unsubdued; as, an unbroken colt..
Chip :: Chip (n.) A fragment or piece broken off; a small piece.
Crumb :: Crumb (n.) A small fragment or piece; especially, a small piece of bread or other food, broken or cut off..
Ballast :: Ballast (a.) The larger solids, as broken stone or gravel, used in making concrete..
Piecer :: Piecer (n.) A child employed in spinning mill to tie together broken threads.
Confragose :: Confragose (a.) Broken; uneven.
Imp :: Imp (n.) Something added to, or united with, another, to lengthen it out or repair it, -- as, an addition to a beehive; a feather inserted in a broken wing of a bird; a length of twisted hair in a fishing line..
Hog :: Hog (v. i.) To become bent upward in the middle, like a hog's back; -- said of a ship broken or strained so as to have this form..
Flamingo :: Flamingo (n.) Any bird of the genus Phoenicopterus. The flamingoes have webbed feet, very long legs, and a beak bent down as if broken. Their color is usually red or pink. The American flamingo is P. ruber; the European is P. antiquorum..
Knit :: Knit (v. i.) To be united closely; to grow together; as, broken bones will in time knit and become sound..
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