Broken ground
a -	(Mil.) Rough or uneven ground; as, the troops were retarded in their advance by broken ground.
b -	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.

Adj.	1.	broken - physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split; or legally or emotionally destroyed; "a broken mirror"; "a broken tooth"; "a broken leg"; "his neck is broken"; "children from broken homes"; "a broken marriage"; "a broken heart" Antonyms: unbroken - not broken; whole and intact; in one piece; "fortunately the other lens is unbroken"
	2.	broken - not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly; "broken lines of defense"; "a broken cable transmission"; "broken sleep"; "tear off the stub above the broken line"; "a broken note"; "broken sobs" Antonyms: unbroken - marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence; "cars in an unbroken procession"; "the unbroken quiet of the afternoon"
	3.	broken - subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit" Synonyms: humbled, humiliated, crushed, low
	4.	broken - (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded; "broken (or unkept) promises"; "broken contracts" Synonyms: unkept Antonyms: kept, unbroken - (especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded; "unbroken promises"; "promises kept"
	5.	broken - tamed or trained to obey; "a horse broken to the saddle"; "this old nag is well broken in" Synonyms: broken in
	6.	broken - topographically very uneven; "broken terrain"; "rugged ground" Synonyms: rugged
	7.	broken - imperfectly spoken or written; "broken English"
	8.	broken - thrown into a state of disarray or confusion; "troops fleeing in broken ranks"; "a confused mass of papers on the desk"; "the small disordered room"; "with everything so upset" Synonyms: disordered, upset, confused
	9.	broken - weakened and infirm; "broken health resulting from alcoholism"
	10.	broken - destroyed financially; "the broken fortunes of the family" Synonyms: impoverished, wiped out
	11.	broken - out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken'); "a broken washing machine"; "the coke machine is broken"; "the coke machine is busted" Synonyms: busted
	12.	broken - discontinuous; "broken clouds"; "broken sunshine"
	13.	broken - lacking a part or parts; "a broken set of encyclopedia"

broken - Not working properly (of programs).

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