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broke-down

broke-down is the alternative form of brokedown.

Meaning of brokedown

Adjective

brokedown

  1. (Canada, US, informal) Broken; not working properly.
    • But it's got a brokedown drive. It can only hobble along. They can't try to get but so far! What's the nearest sol-type star?2012, Murray Leinster, A Matter of Importance, page 25

Questions about broke-down

What is broke-down the alternative form of?
Broke-down is the alternative form of brokedown.

Words near broke-down in the dictionary

  1. broke wind
  2. broke with
  3. broke with tradition
  4. broke-ass
  5. broke-asses
  6. broke-down
  7. brokeass
  8. brokeasses
  9. brokeback
  10. brokeback marriage
  11. brokeback marriages

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Adapted from Wiktionary: broke-down (page history and authors); brokedown (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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