Hyphenation of broken

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bro-ken

Definitions of broken:

1.
Terminate
She interrupted her pregnancy Break a lucky streak Break the cycle of poverty
2.
Become separated into pieces or fragments
The figurine broke The freshly baked loaf fell apart
3.
Render inoperable or ineffective
You broke the alarm clock when you took it apart!
4.
Ruin completely
He busted my radio!
5.
Destroy the integrity of
Usually by force Cause to separate into pieces or fragments He broke the glass plate She broke the match
6.
Act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
Offend all laws of humanity Violate the basic laws or human civilization Break a law Break a promise
7.
Move away or escape suddenly
The horses broke from the stable Three inmates broke jail Nobody can break out--this prison is high security
8.
Scatter or part
The clouds broke after the heavy downpour
9.
Force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
Break into tears Erupt in anger
10.
Prevent completion
Stop the project Break off the negotiations
11.
Enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
Someone broke in while I was on vacation They broke into my car and stole my radio! Who broke into my account last night?
12.
Make submissive, obedient, or useful
The horse was tough to break I broke in the new intern
13.
Fail to agree with
Be in violation of As of rules or patterns This sentence violates the rules of syntax
14.
Surpass in excellence
She bettered her own record Break a record
15.
Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold The actress won't reveal how old she is Bring out the truth He broke the news to her Unwrap the evidence in the murder case
16.
Come into being
Light broke over the horizon Voices broke in the air
17.
Stop operating or functioning
The engine finally went The car died on the road The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town The coffee maker broke The engine failed on the way to town Her eyesight went after the accident
18.
Interrupt a continued activity
She had broken with the traditional patterns
19.
Make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing
The ranks broke
20.
Curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves
The surf broke
21.
Lessen in force or effect
Soften a shock Break a fall
22.
Be broken in
If the new teacher won't break
23.
We'll add some stress
24.
Come to an end
The heat wave finally broke yesterday
25.
Vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity
The flat plain was broken by tall mesas
26.
Cause to give up a habit
She finally broke herself of smoking cigarettes
27.
Give up
Break cigarette smoking
28.
Come forth or begin from a state of latency
The first winter storm broke over New York
29.
Happen or take place
Things have been breaking pretty well for us in the past few months
30.
Cause the failure or ruin of
His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage This play will either make or break the playwright
31.
Invalidate by judicial action
The will was broken
32.
Discontinue an association or relation
Go different ways The business partners broke over a tax question The couple separated after 25 years of marriage My friend and I split up
33.
Assign to a lower position
Reduce in rank She was demoted because she always speaks up He was broken down to Sergeant
34.
Reduce to bankruptcy
My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me! The slump in the financial markets smashed him
35.
Change directions suddenly
36.
Emerge from the surface of a body of water
The whales broke
37.
Break down, literally or metaphorically
The wall collapsed The business collapsed The dam broke The roof collapsed The wall gave in The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice
38.
Do a break dance
Kids were break-dancing at the street corner
39.
Exchange for smaller units of money
I had to break a $100 bill just to buy the candy
40.
Destroy the completeness of a set of related items
The book dealer would not break the set
41.
Make the opening shot that scatters the balls
42.
Separate from a clinch, in boxing
The referee broke the boxers
43.
Go to pieces
The lawn mower finally broke The gears wore out The old chair finally fell apart completely
44.
Break a piece from a whole
Break a branch from a tree
45.
Become punctured or penetrated
The skin broke
46.
Pierce or penetrate
The blade broke her skin
47.
Be released or become known
Of news News of her death broke in the morning
48.
Cease an action temporarily
We pause for station identification Let's break for lunch
49.
Interrupt the flow of current in
Break a circuit
50.
Undergo breaking
The simple vowels broke in many Germanic languages
51.
Find a flaw in
Break an alibi Break down a proof
52.
Find the solution or key to
Break the code
53.
Change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another
Her voice broke to a whisper when she started to talk about her children
54.
Happen
Report the news as it develops These political movements recrudesce from time to time
55.
Become fractured
Break or crack on the surface only The glass cracked when it was heated
56.
Crack
Of the male voice in puberty His voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir
57.
Fall sharply
Stock prices broke
58.
Fracture a bone of
I broke my foot while playing hockey
59.
Diminish or discontinue abruptly
The patient's fever broke last night
60.
Weaken or destroy in spirit or body
His resistance was broken A man broken by the terrible experience of near-death
61.
Physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
A broken mirror A broken tooth A broken leg His neck is broken
62.
Not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly
Broken lines of defense A broken cable transmission Broken sleep Tear off the stub above the broken line A broken note Broken sobs
63.
Subdued or brought low in condition or status
Brought low A broken man His broken spirit
64.
(especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded
Broken (or unkept) promises Broken contracts
65.
Tamed or trained to obey
A horse broken to the saddle This old nag is well broken in
66.
Topographically very uneven
Broken terrain Rugged ground
67.
Imperfectly spoken or written
Broken English
68.
Thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
Troops fleeing in broken ranks A confused mass of papers on the desk The small disordered room With everything so upset
69.
Weakened and infirm
Broken health resulting from alcoholism
70.
Destroyed financially
The broken fortunes of the family
71.
Out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken')
A broken washing machine The coke machine is broken The coke machine is busted
72.
Discontinuous
Broken clouds Broken sunshine
73.
Lacking a part or parts
A broken set of encyclopedia

Synonyms of broken:

adj broken, breached, busted, chipped, cracked, crumbled, fragmented, crushed, ground, dissolved, fractured, shattered, smashed, splintered, split, damaged, imperfect, injured, unsound
adj broken, broken-field, dashed, dotted, fitful, interrupted, off-and-on, halting, discontinuous, noncontinuous
adj crushed, humbled, humiliated, low, humble
adj broken, unkept
adjbroken in, tame, tamed
adj rugged, rough, unsmooth
adj imperfect
adj confused, disordered, upset, disorganized, disorganised
adj impaired
adjwiped out, impoverished, destroyed
adj busted, damaged
adj distributed
adj incomplete, uncomplete

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