Definition of broken_down
1. broken-down [ a ] in deplorable condition
Examples:
"a street of bedraggled tenements"
"a broken-down fence"
"a ramshackle old pier"
"a tumble-down shack"
(Richard Ferber, Bitter Valley....)
That afternoon when they had pulled_up in_front_of the broken-down ranch_house , his hopes had been high .
Synonyms dilapidated broken-down ramshackle tumble-down unsound bedraggled Related Terms damaged2. broken-down [ a ] in deplorable condition
Examples:
"a street of bedraggled tenements"
"a broken-down fence"
"a ramshackle old pier"
"a tumble-down shack"
3. broken-down [ a ] not in working order
Examples:
"had to push the broken-down car"
"a broken-down tractor fit only for children to play on"
4. broken-down [ a ] not in working order
Examples:
"had to push the broken-down car"
"a broken-down tractor fit only for children to play on"
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