verb

1. To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.

   “If the vase falls to the floor, it might break.”

2. To divide (something, often money) into smaller units.

   “Can you break a hundred-dollar bill for me?”

3. To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of.

   “Her child's death broke Angela.”

Synonyms: crack, fracture, burst, bust, shatter, shear, smash, split

adjective

1. Financially ruined, bankrupt.

2. Without any money, penniless.

   “dead broke; flat broke”

3. Broken.

   “If it ain't broke, don't fix it.”