[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

break \break\ br=ak, v. t. imp. broke br=ok, obs.
   brake; p. p. broken br=o"k'n, obs. broke; p. pr.
    vb. n. breaking. oe. breken, as. brecan; akin to os.
   brekan, d. breken, ohg. brehhan, g. brechen, icel. braka to
   creak, sw. braka, braumkka to crack, dan. braekke to
   break, goth. brikan to break, l. frangere. cf. bray to
   pound, breach, fragile.
   1. to strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with
      violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal;
      to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock.
      --shak.
      1913 webster

   2. to lay open as by breaking; to divide; as, to break a
      package of goods.
      1913 webster

   3. to lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or
      communicate.
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            katharine, break thy mind to me.      --shak.
      1913 webster

   4. to infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or promise.
      1913 webster

            out, out, hyena these are thy wonted arts . . .
            to break all faith, all vows, deceive, betray.
                                                  --milton
      1913 webster

   5. to interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or
      terminate; as, to break silence; to break one's sleep; to
      break one's journey.
      1913 webster

            go, release them, ariel;
            my charms i'll break, their senses i'll restore.
                                                  --shak.
      1913 webster

   6. to destroy the completeness of; to remove a part from; as,
      to break a set.
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   7. to destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to
      pierce; as, the cavalry were not able to break the british
      squares.
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   8. to shatter to pieces; to reduce to fragments.
      1913 webster

            the victim broke in pieces the musical instruments
            with which he had solaced the hours of captivity.
                                                  --prescott.
      1913 webster

   9. to exchange for other money or currency of smaller
      denomination; as, to break a five dollar bill.
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   10. to destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of; as,
       to break flax.
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   11. to weaken or impair, as health, spirit, or mind.
       1913 webster

             an old man, broken with the storms of state.
                                                  --shak.
       1913 webster

   12. to diminish the force of; to lessen the shock of, as a
       fall or blow.
       1913 webster

             i'll rather leap down first, and break your fall.
                                                  --dryden.
       1913 webster

   13. to impart, as news or information; to broach; -- with to,
       and often with a modified word implying some reserve; as,
       to break the news gently to the widow; to break a purpose
       cautiously to a friend.
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   14. to tame; to reduce to subjection; to make tractable; to
       discipline; as, to break a horse to the harness or
       saddle. "to break a colt." --spenser.
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             why, then thou canst not break her to the lute?
                                                  --shak.
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   15. to destroy the financial credit of; to make bankrupt; to
       ruin.
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             with arts like these rich matho, when he speaks,
             attracts all fees, and little lawyers breaks.
                                                  --dryden.
       1913 webster

   16. to destroy the official character and standing of; to
       cashier; to dismiss.
       1913 webster

             i see a great officer broken.        --swift.
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   note: with prepositions or adverbs: 
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   to break down.
       a to crush; to overwhelm; as, to break down one's
           strength; to break down opposition.
       b to remove, or open a way through, by breaking; as, to
           break down a door or wall.

   to break in.
       a to force in; as, to break in a door.
       b to train; to discipline; as, a horse well broken in.
           

   to break of, to rid of; to cause to abandon; as, to break
      one of a habit.

   to break off.
       a to separate by breaking; as, to break off a twig.
       b to stop suddenly; to abandon. "break off thy sins by
           righteousness." --dan. iv. 27.

   to break open, to open by breaking. "open the door, or i
      will break it open." --shak.

   to break out, to take or force out by breaking; as, to
      break out a pane of glass.

   to break out a cargo, to unstow a cargo, so as to unload it
      easily.

   to break through.
       a to make an opening through, as, as by violence or the
           force of gravity; to pass violently through; as, to
           break through the enemy's lines; to break through the
           ice.
       b to disregard; as, to break through the ceremony.

   to break up.
       a to separate into parts; to plow new or fallow
           ground. "break up this capon." --shak. "break up
           your fallow ground." --jer. iv. 3.
       b to dissolve; to put an end to. "break up the court."
           --shak.

   to break one all up, to unsettle or disconcert
      completely; to upset. colloq.
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   note: with an immediate object: 
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   to break the back.
       a to dislocate the backbone; hence, to disable totally.
       b to get through the worst part of; as, to break the
           back of a difficult undertaking.

   to break bulk, to destroy the entirety of a load by
      removing a portion of it; to begin to unload; also, to
      transfer in detail, as from boats to cars.

   to break a code to discover a method to convert coded
      messages into the original understandable text.

   to break cover, to burst forth from a protecting
      concealment, as game when hunted.

   to break a deer or to break a stag, to cut it up and
      apportion the parts among those entitled to a share.

   to break fast, to partake of food after abstinence. see
      breakfast.

   to break ground.
       a to open the earth as for planting; to commence
           excavation, as for building, siege operations, and
           the like; as, to break ground for a foundation, a
           canal, or a railroad.
       b fig.: to begin to execute any plan.
       c naut. to release the anchor from the bottom.

   to break the heart, to crush or overwhelm one with grief.
      

   to break a house law, to remove or set aside with
      violence and a felonious intent any part of a house or of
      the fastenings provided to secure it.

   to break the ice, to get through first difficulties; to
      overcome obstacles and make a beginning; to introduce a
      subject.

   to break jail, to escape from confinement in jail, usually
      by forcible means.

   to break a jest, to utter a jest. "patroclus . . . the
      livelong day breaks scurril jests." --shak.

   to break joints, to lay or arrange bricks, shingles, etc.,
      so that the joints in one course shall not coincide with
      those in the preceding course.

   to break a lance, to engage in a tilt or contest.

   to break the neck, to dislocate the joints of the neck.

   to break no squares, to create no trouble. obs.

   to break a path, road, etc., to open a way through
      obstacles by force or labor.

   to break upon a wheel, to execute or torture, as a criminal
      by stretching him upon a wheel, and breaking his limbs
      with an iron bar; -- a mode of punishment formerly
      employed in some countries.

   to break wind, to give vent to wind from the anus.
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   syn: to dispart; rend; tear; shatter; batter; violate;
        infringe; demolish; destroy; burst; dislocate.
        1913 webster
see also:
broke brake broken broke breaking bray 
breach fragile to break down to break in to break of 
to break off to break open to break out to break out a cargo to break through 
to break up to break all up to break the back to break bulk 
to break a code to break cover to break a deer to break a stag to break fast 
breakfast to break ground to break the heart to break a house to break the ice 
to break jail to break a jest to break joints to break a lance to break the neck 
to break no squares to break a path road to break upon a wheel to break wind 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

broke \broke\, v. i. see broker, and cf. brook.
   1. to transact business for another. r. --brome.
      1913 webster

   2. to act as procurer in love matters; to pimp. obs.
      1913 webster

            we do want a certain necessary woman to broke
            between them, cupid said.             --fanshawe.
      1913 webster

            and brokes with all that can in such a suit
            corrupt the tender honor of a maid.   --shak.
      1913 webster
see also:
broker brook 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

broke \broke\ br=ok,
   imp.  p. p. of break.
   1913 webster
see also:
break 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

broke
     adj : lacking funds; "`skint' is a british slang term" syn: bust,
            skint, stone-broke, stony-broke
see also:
bust skint stone-broke stony-broke 

[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0

break
     n 1: some abrupt occurrence that interrupts; "the telephone is an
          annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action
          when a player was hurt" syn: interruption
     2: an unexpected piece of good luck; "he finally got his big
        break" syn: good luck, happy chance
     3: geology a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the
        displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they
        built it right over a geological fault" syn: fault, geological
        fault, shift, fracture
     4: a personal or social separation as between opposing
        factions; "they hoped to avoid a break in relations"
        syn: rupture, breach, severance, rift, falling
        out
     5: a pause from doing something as work; "we took a 10-minute
        break"; "he took time out to recuperate" syn: respite,
        recess, time out
     6: the act of breaking something; "the breakage was
        unavoidable" syn: breakage, breaking
     7: a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation
        of something syn: pause, intermission, interruption,
         suspension
     8: breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty
        fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall"
        syn: fracture
     9: the occurrence of breaking; "the break in the dam threatened
        the valley"
     10: the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or
         pool
     11: tennis a score consisting of winning a game when your
         opponent was serving; "he was up two breaks in the second
         set" syn: break of serve
     12: an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was
         presented without commercial breaks" syn: interruption,
          disruption, gap
     13: a sudden dash; "he made a break for the open door"
     14: any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare;
         "the break in the eighth frame cost him the match" syn:
         open frame
     15: an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned"
         syn: breakout, jailbreak, gaolbreak, prisonbreak,
          prison-breaking
     v 1: terminate; "she interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky
          streak"; "break the cycle of poverty" syn: interrupt
     2: become separated into pieces or fragments; "the figurine
        broke"; "the freshly baked loaf fell apart" syn: separate,
         split up, fall apart, come apart
     3: destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to
        separate into pieces or fragments; "he broke the glass
        plate"; "she broke the match"
     4: render inoperable or ineffective; "you broke the alarm clock
        when you took it apart"
     5: ruin completely; "he busted my radio" syn: bust ant: repair
     6: act in disregard of laws and rules; "offend all laws of
        humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization";
        "break a law" syn: transgress, offend, infract, violate,
         go against, breach
     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" syn: break out, break
        away
     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" syn: burst,
         erupt
     10: prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the
         negociations" syn: break off, discontinue, stop
     11: enter someone's 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" syn: break in
     12: make submissive, obedient, or useful; "the horse was tough
         to break"; "i broke in the new intern" syn: break in
     13: fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or
         patterns; "this sentence violates the rules of syntax"
         syn: violate, go against ant: conform to
     14: surpass in excellence; "she bettered her own record"; "break
         a record" syn: better
     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" syn: disclose, let on, bring out,
          reveal, discover, expose, divulge, impart, give
         away, let out
     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" syn: fail, go bad, give
         way, die, give out, conk out, go, break down
     18: interrupt a continued activity; "she had broken with the
         traditional patterns" syn: break away
     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"
         syn: dampen, damp, soften, weaken
     22: be broken in; "if the new teacher won't break, we'll add
         some stress"
     23: come to an end; "the heat wave finally broke yesterday"
     24: vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity; "the flat
         plain was broken by tall mesas"
     25: cause to give up a habit; "she finally broke herself of
         smoking cigarettes"
     26: give up; "break cigarette smoking"
     27: come forth or begin from a state of latency; "the first
         winter storm broke over new york"
     28: happen or take place; "things have been breaking pretty well
         for us in the past few months"
     29: cause the failure or ruin of; "his peccadilloes finally
         broke his marriage"; "this play will either make or break
         the playwright" ant: make
     30: invalidate by judicial action; "the will was broken"
     31: 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" syn: separate, part, split up, split,
          break up
     32: assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "she was demoted
         because she always speaks up"; "he was broken down to
         sargeant" syn: demote, bump, relegate, kick
         downstairs ant: promote
     33: reduce to bankruptcy; "my daughter's fancy wedding is going
         to break me"; "the slump in the financial markets
         smashed him" syn: bankrupt, ruin, smash
     34: change directions suddenly
     35: emerge from the surface of a body of water; "the whales
         broke"
     36: 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" syn: collapse,
          fall in, cave in, give, give way, founder
     37: do a break dance; "kids were break-dancing at the street
         corner" syn: break dance, break-dance
     38: exchange for smaller units of money; "i had to break a $100
         bill just to buy the candy"
     39: destroy the completeness of a set of related items; "the
         book dealer would not break the set" syn: break up
     40: make the opening shot that scatters the balls
     41: separate from a clinch, in boxing; "the referee broke the
         boxers"
     42: go to pieces; "the lawn mower finally broke"; "the gears
         wore out"; "the old chair finally fell apart completely"
         syn: wear, wear out, bust, fall apart
     43: break a piece from a whole; "break a branch from a tree"
         syn: break off, snap off
     44: become punctured or penetrated; "the skin broke"
     45: pierce or penetrate; "the blade broke her skin"
     46: be released or become known; of news; "news of her death
         broke in the morning" syn: get out, get around
     47: cease an action temporarily; "we pause for station
         identification"; "let's break for lunch" syn: pause, intermit
     48: interrupt the flow of current in; "break a circuit"
     49: undergo breaking; "the simple vowels broke in many germanic
         languages"
     50: find a flaw in; "break an alibi"; "break down a proof"
     51: find the solution or key to; "break the code"
     52: change suddenly from one tone quality or register to
         another; "her voice broke to a whisper when she started
         to talk about her children"
     53: happen; "report the news as it develops"; "these political
         movements recrudesce from time to time" syn: recrudesce,
          develop
     54: become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "the
         glass cracked when it was heated" syn: crack, check
     55: of the male voice in puberty; "his voice is breaking--he
         should no longer sing in the choir"
     56: fall sharply; "stock prices broke"
     57: fracture a bone of; "i broke my foot while playing hockey"
         syn: fracture
     58: diminish or discontinue abruptly; "the patient's fever broke
         last night"
     59: weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "his resistance was
         broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of
         near-death"
     also: broken, broke
see also:
interruption good luck happy chance fault geological fault shift 
fracture rupture breach severance rift 
falling out respite recess time out breakage 
breaking pause intermission suspension break of serve 
disruption gap open frame breakout jailbreak 
gaolbreak prisonbreak prison-breaking interrupt separate 
split up fall apart come apart bust repair 
transgress offend infract violate go against 
break out break away burst erupt break off 
discontinue stop break in conform to better 
disclose let on bring out reveal discover 
expose divulge impart give away let out 
fail go bad give way die give out 
conk out go break down break away dampen 
damp soften weaken make part 
split break up demote bump relegate 
kick downstairs promote bankrupt ruin smash 
collapse fall in cave in give give way 
founder break dance break-dance wear wear out 
snap off get out get around intermit recrudesce 
develop crack check broken broke 

[6] : WordNet (r) 2.0

broke
     see break
see also:
break 

[7] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

30 moby thesaurus words for "broke":
   bankrupt, beat, beggared, broken, busted, dead, destitute,
   down-and-out, failed, flat, flat broke, hard up, impoverished,
   in receivership, indigent, insolvent, needy, on the rocks,
   on the skids, oofless, penniless, penurious, poor,
   poverty-stricken, ruined, short, stone-broke, stony, strapped,
   up against it

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