Broken definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary BRO'KEN, pp. of break ... and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split; "a broken mirror"; "a broken tooth"; "a broken leg"; "his neck is broken" [ant: unbroken] 2: not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly; "broken lines of defense"; "a broken cable transmission"; "broken sleep"; " ...
Broken weather definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Broken Bro"ken (br[=o]"k'n), a. [From Break, v ... parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish. 2. Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; as, a broken surface. 3. Fractured; cracked; disunited; sundered; strained; apart; as, a broken reed; broken friendship. 4. Made infirm or weak, by ...
Broken number definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Broken Bro"ken (br[=o]"k'n), a. [From Break, v ... parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish. 2. Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; as, a broken surface. 3. Fractured; cracked; disunited; sundered; strained; apart; as, a broken reed; broken friendship. 4. Made infirm or weak, by ...
Broken meat definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Broken Bro"ken (br[=o]"k'n), a. [From Break, v ... parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish. 2. Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; as, a broken surface. 3. Fractured; cracked; disunited; sundered; strained; apart; as, a broken reed; broken friendship. 4. Made infirm or weak, by ...
Broken line definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Broken Bro"ken (br[=o]"k'n), a. [From Break, v ... parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish. 2. Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; as, a broken surface. 3. Fractured; cracked; disunited; sundered; strained; apart; as, a broken reed; broken friendship. 4. Made infirm or weak, by ...
Broken ground definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Broken Bro"ken (br[=o]"k'n), a. [From Break, v ... parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish. 2. Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; as, a broken surface. 3. Fractured; cracked; disunited; sundered; strained; apart; as, a broken reed; broken friendship. 4. Made infirm or weak, by ...
... BREAK, v.t. pret. broke, [brake.obs.] pp. broke or broken. [L. frango, fregi, n casual; Heb.to break, to free ... break, break down] 18: interrupt a continued activity; "She had broken with the traditional patterns" [syn: break, break away] 19: make ... a fall" [syn: dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break] 22: be broken in; "If the new teacher won't break, we'll ... or interrupt a uniformity or continuity; "The flat plain was broken by tall mesas" 25: cause to give up a habit ... ant: make] 30: invalidate by judicial action; "The will was broken" 31: discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The ... She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant" [syn: demote, bump, relegate, break, kick ...
broken-down definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: in deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack" [syn: bedraggled, broken- down, derelict, dilapidated, ramshackle, tatterdemalion, tumble-down] 2: not in working order; "had to push the broken-down car"; "a broken-down tractor fit only for children to play on" Merriam Webster's adjective Date: 1792 worn-out, debilitated < a broken-down old car > Collin's Cobuild Dictionary A broken- ...
Broken-backed definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary BRO'KEN-BACKED, a. A broken-backed ship is one which is so weakened in her ... 3.0 (2005) adj 1: having the spine damaged; "a broken-backed book"; "a broken-backed old horse" 2: (of a horse) having bones of ... ship) so weakened as to sag at each end [syn: broken- backed, hogged] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Broken-backed Bro"ken-backed`, a. 1. Having a broken ...
Broken-hearted definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary BRO'KEN-HEARTED, a ... or crushed by grief or despair. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Broken-hearted Bro"ken-heart`ed, a. Having the spirits depressed ... crushed by grief or despair. She left her husband almost broken-hearted. --Macaulay. Syn: Disconsolable; heart-broken; inconsolable; comfortless; woe-begone; forlorn. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary Someone who is broken-hearted is very sad and upset because they have had ... comfortless, cheerless, sad, sorrowful, melancholy, woe-begone, forlorn, undone, crushed, broken-down, despairing, hopeless, quite dispirited, heart-broken, in despair. ...
broken in definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: tamed or trained to obey; "a horse broken to the saddle"; "this old nag is well broken in" [syn: broken, broken in]
broken-field definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: varying in direction suddenly and frequently; "broken- field running" Merriam Webster's adjective Date: 1903 characterized by ... direction to avoid widely scattered tacklers < a halfback known for broken-field running > < a broken-field runner >
broken heart definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: devastating sorrow and despair; "he is recovering from a broken heart"; "a broken heart languishes here" Moby Thesaurus aching heart, agony, agony of ...
broken-winded definitions Merriam Webster's adjective Date: 1580 affected with or as if with heaves < a broken-winded horse > Webster's 1913 Dictionary Broken-winded Bro"ken-wind`ed, a. (Far.) Having short breath ...