eng: broken - UWN/MENTA

eng: broken

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Meaning
means	(adjective) physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split; "a broken mirror"; "a broken tooth"; "a broken leg"; "his neck is broken" broken
means	(adjective) 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" broken
means	(adjective) subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit" humiliated, humbled, crushed, low, broken
means	(adjective) (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded; "broken (or unkept) promises"; "broken contracts" broken, unkept
means	(adjective) tamed or trained to obey; "a horse broken to the saddle"; "this old nag is well broken in" broken in, broken
means	(adjective) topographically very uneven; "broken terrain"; "rugged ground" rugged, broken
means	(adjective) imperfectly spoken or written; "broken English" broken
means	(adjective) 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" confused, upset, disordered, broken
means	(adjective) weakened and infirm; "broken health resulting from alcoholism" broken
means	(adjective) destroyed financially; "the broken fortunes of the family" impoverished, broken, wiped out
means	(adjective) 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" busted, broken
means	(adjective) discontinuous; "broken clouds"; "broken sunshine" broken
means	(adjective) lacking a part or parts; "a broken set of encyclopedia" broken

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