adj. 1 indigent, poverty-stricken, poor, penniless, destitute, impoverished, Colloq broke, US on the skids, on skid row, on the bum, Slang Brit skint Those vagrants are down and out and need help, not pity
n. 2 down-and-out. derelict, beggar, outcast, tramp, vagrant, vagabond, US bum He took to drink and ended up a complete down-and-out