Broke

/bɹəʊk/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:12 pts5 letters

Definition of Broke

verb

  1. To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.

    "If the vase falls to the floor, it might break."

  2. To divide (something, often money) into smaller units.

    "Can you break a hundred-dollar bill for me?"

  3. To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of.

    "Her child's death broke Angela."

  4. To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief.

    "My heart is breaking."

  5. To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate.

    "I had won four games in a row, but now you've broken my streak of luck."

adjective

  1. Financially ruined, bankrupt.
  2. Without any money, penniless.

    "dead broke; flat broke"

  3. Broken.

    "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."

  4. Demoted, deprived of a commission.

    "He was broke and rendered unfit to serve His Majesty at sea."

Anagrams of Broke

Words You Can Make

16 words can be made from the letters in "broke":

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "broke" and rearranging:

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

crackfractureburstbustshattershearsmashsplitbreak downfailgo downcontravenego againstviolatebreak in

ANTONYMS

holdassemblefixjoinmendput togetherrepair