BPage 421
- English Word Broken Definition of Break
- English Word Broken Definition Separated into parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish.
- English Word Broken Definition Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; as, a broken surface.
- English Word Broken Definition Fractured; cracked; disunited; sundered; strained; apart; as, a broken reed; broken friendship.
- English Word Broken Definition Made infirm or weak, by disease, age, or hardships.
- English Word Broken Definition Subdued; humbled; contrite.
- English Word Broken Definition Subjugated; trained for use, as a horse.
- English Word Broken Definition Crushed and ruined as by something that destroys hope; blighted.
- English Word Broken Definition Not carried into effect; not adhered to; violated; as, a broken promise, vow, or contract; a broken law.
- English Word Broken Definition Ruined financially; incapable of redeeming promises made, or of paying debts incurred; as, a broken bank; a broken tradesman.
- English Word Broken Definition Imperfectly spoken, as by a foreigner; as, broken English; imperfectly spoken on account of emotion; as, to say a few broken words at parting.
- English Word Broken wind Definition The heaves.
- English Word Broken-backed Definition Having a broken back; as, a broken-backed chair.
- English Word Broken-backed Definition Hogged; so weakened in the frame as to droop at each end; -- said of a ship.
- English Word Broken-bellied Definition Having a ruptured belly.
- English Word Broken-hearted Definition Having the spirits depressed or crushed by grief or despair.
- English Word Broken-winded Definition Having short breath or disordered respiration, as a horse.
- English Word Brokenly Definition In a broken, interrupted manner; in a broken state; in broken language.
- English Word Brokenness Definition The state or quality of being broken; unevenness.
- English Word Brokenness Definition Contrition; as, brokenness of heart.