Backed |
of Back |
imp. & p. p. |
Backed |
Having a back; fitted with a back; as, a backed electrotype or stereotype plate. Used in composition; as, broad-backed; hump-backed. |
a. |
Broken |
of Break |
p. p. |
Broken |
Separated into parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish. |
v. t. |
Broken |
Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; as, a broken surface. |
v. t. |
Broken |
Fractured; cracked; disunited; sundered; strained; apart; as, a broken reed; broken friendship. |
v. t. |
Broken |
Made infirm or weak, by disease, age, or hardships. |
v. t. |
Broken |
Subdued; humbled; contrite. |
v. t. |
Broken |
Subjugated; trained for use, as a horse. |
v. t. |
Broken |
Crushed and ruined as by something that destroys hope; blighted. |
v. t. |
Broken |
Not carried into effect; not adhered to; violated; as, a broken promise, vow, or contract; a broken law. |
v. t. |
Broken |
Ruined financially; incapable of redeeming promises made, or of paying debts incurred; as, a broken bank; a broken tradesman. |
v. t. |
Broken |
Imperfectly spoken, as by a foreigner; as, broken English; imperfectly spoken on account of emotion; as, to say a few broken words at parting. |
v. t. |
Broken-bellied |
Having a ruptured belly. |
a. |
Broken-hearted |
Having the spirits depressed or crushed by grief or despair. |
a. |
Broken wind |
The heaves. |
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Broken-winded |
Having short breath or disordered respiration, as a horse. |
a. |
Pock-broken |
Broken out, or marked, with smallpox; pock-fretten. |
a. |
Razor-backed |
Having a sharp, lean, or thin back; as, a razor-backed hog, perch, etc. |
a. |
Roach-backed |
Having a back like that of roach; -- said of a horse whose back a convex instead of a concave curve. |
a. |