/brohk/ , v.
1. a pt. of break .
2. Nonstandard. a pp. of break .
3. Archaic. a pp. of break .
adj.
4. without money; penniless.
5. bankrupt.
6. go broke ,
a. to become destitute of money or possessions.
b. to go bankrupt: In that business people are forever going broke.
7. go for broke , to exert oneself or employ one's resources to the utmost.
n.
8. Papermaking. paper unfit for sale; paper that is to be repulped.
9. brokes , wool of poor quality taken from the neck and belly of sheep.
[ 1655-65 (adj.); 1875-80 (n.) ]
Syn. 4, 5. insolvent, destitute, impoverished.