1 Broke is the past tense of break .
2 ADJ-GRADED [verb-link ADJ] 身无分文的；一文不名的 If you are broke, you have no money. 身无分文的；一文不名的 [informal]
SYN penniless, short, ruined, bust [informal]
3 PHRASE 破产 If a company or person goes broke, they lose money and are unable to continue in business or to pay their debts. 破产 [informal, business]
4 PHRASE 孤注一掷 If you go for broke, you take the most extreme or risky of the possible courses of action in order to try and achieve success. 孤注一掷 [informal]
| Thesaurus | broke Also look up: |
| ADJ. | bankrupt, destitute, impoverished, penniless, poor; (ant.) rich, wealthy, well-to-do 2 |
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