broke
/broʊk/
adjective
- Having no money; financially ruined.
- I can't go out tonight because I'm completely broke.
- After paying the bills, she was broke until her next paycheck.
- The company went broke and had to close its doors.
verb
- Past tense of break; to separate into pieces or stop working.
- He broke the vase when he bumped into the table.
- The window broke during the storm.
- She broke her phone by dropping it on the sidewalk.
- Past tense of break; to fail to keep (a promise, law, or agreement).
- He broke his promise to help with the project.
- She broke the contract by leaving early.
- The driver broke the speed limit on the highway.
- Past tense of break; to stop or interrupt (a silence, journey, or habit).
- They broke their trip in Chicago for a day.
- A loud noise broke the silence of the night.
- She finally broke her habit of biting her nails.