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 Definitions of broken-down  [ˈbroʊ kən]  

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Definition of 'broken-down' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) broken-down
dilapidated or infirm, as from age.

2.  broken-down
out of working order, as from use or age.

Etymology:  (1810–20)

Definition of 'broken-down' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) bedraggled, broken-down, derelict, dilapidated, ramshackle, tatterdemalion, tumble-down
in deplorable condition
"a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack"

2. (adj) broken-down
not in working order
"had to push the broken-down car"; "a broken-down tractor fit only for children to play on"



'broken-down' - Nearby Entries  

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