Broken

a.
  1. Separated into parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish.
  2. Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; as, a broken surface.
  3. Fractured; cracked; disunited; sundered; strained; apart; as, a broken reed; broken friendship.
  4. Made infirm or weak, by disease, age, or hardships.
  5. Subdued; humbled; contrite.
  6. Subjugated; trained for use, as a horse.
  7. Crushed and ruined as by something that destroys hope; blighted.
  8. Not carried into effect; not adhered to; violated; as, a broken promise, vow, or contract; a broken law.
  9. Ruined financially; incapable of redeeming promises made, or of paying debts incurred; as, a broken bank; a broken tradesman.
  10. Imperfectly spoken, as by a foreigner; as, broken English; imperfectly spoken on account of emotion; as, to say a few broken words at parting.
    11. Broken ground
    1. Ground recently opened with the plow.
    Broken line (Geom.),
    the straight lines which join a number of given points taken in some specified order.
    Broken meat ,
    fragments of meat or other food.
    Broken number ,
    a fraction.
    Broken weather ,
    unsettled weather.