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Broken
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(v. t.) Subdued; humbled; contrite.
(2):
(v. t.) Subjugated; trained for use, as a horse.
(3):
(v. t.) Crushed and ruined as by something that destroys hope; blighted.
(4):
(v. t.) Not carried into effect; not adhered to; violated; as, a broken promise, vow, or contract; a broken law.
(5):
(v. t.) Ruined financially; incapable of redeeming promises made, or of paying debts incurred; as, a broken bank; a broken tradesman.
(6):
(v. t.) Imperfectly spoken, as by a foreigner; as, broken English; imperfectly spoken on account of emotion; as, to say a few broken words at parting.
(7):
(v. t.) Separated into parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish.
(8):
(v. t.) Made infirm or weak, by disease, age, or hardships.
(9):
(v. t.) Fractured; cracked; disunited; sundered; strained; apart; as, a broken reed; broken friendship.
(10):
(v. t.) Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; as, a broken surface.
(11):
(p. p.) of Break
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Broken'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/b/broken.html. 1828.
