1. To transact business for another. [R.] Brome.
2. To act as procurer in love matters; to pimp. [Obs.] We do want a certain necessary woman to broke between them, Cupid said. Fanshawe. And brokes with all that can in such a suit Corrupt the tender honor of a maid. Shak.
BROKE
Broke (brok),
Defn: imp. & p. p. of Break.
BROKEN
Bro"ken (bro"k'n), a. Etym: [From Break, v. t.]
1. Separated into parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish.
2. Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; as, a broken surface.
3. Fractured; cracked; disunited; sundered; strained; apart; as, a broken reed; broken friendship.
4. Made infirm or weak, by disease, age, or hardships. The one being who remembered him as he been before his mind was broken. G. Eliot. The broken soldier, kindly bade to stay, Sat by his fire, and talked the night away. Goldsmith.
5. Subdued; humbled; contrite. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. Ps. li. 17.