broken-down
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4.4
- adjective
- /ˈbroʊkən daʊn/
- A snow-covered truck in the middle of the road, broken down and abandoned, is on top of us.
- a broken-down car
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Watch on YouTubeSo I found a shop, very old broken down shop in Rose Hill.
- So I found a shop, very old broken down shop in Rose Hill.
- I find her in a small red car broken down in the center of all those lanes.
- Then they went to Lawrence County, Ohio, and they set up shop in a, in a broken down former bar.
- We've got the whole route map town as Lorry's driving down this one way, security is following behind snatch vans broken down on the side of the road or just parked off.
Examples
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I have to go in a very, very cheap, broken-down car now because of the thieves.
Academic text (2006) -
I'm just a broken-down old man.
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So I found a shop, very old broken down shop in Rose Hill.
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And it kind of looks as broken down as I guess I could expect it.
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No one would ever know this was once an old broken down bus.
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I find her in a small red car broken down in the center of all those lanes.
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The pirate radio station, hidden round the back of a broken down car.
Fiction book (1991) -
Then they went to Lawrence County, Ohio, and they set up shop in a, in a broken down former bar.
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I bought myself some old clothes and a broken-down car and took route 66 myself.
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The old broken-down truck sat abandoned on the roadside, a relic of better days.
Synonyms
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1.0
Damaged or not whole and not working
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7.2
Not working because it is broken
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3.7
An object that is damaged and has many marks from rough use
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5.2
Damaged and worn from rough use over a long time
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3.4
A thing that breaks into small pieces and falls apart because of age or lack of care
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4.7
Damaged and worn from being hit or used a lot
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6.2
A building that is very old and badly damaged because no one fixed it
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4.5
A building or place that is in poor condition because people do not look after it
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7.5
A place or building that is abandoned and in very bad condition from lack of use
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6.6
A building or vehicle that is very old and in poor condition from lack of care
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7.5
Old and in very bad condition, like a house about to fall down
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3.1
An object too old or damaged from heavy use to be useful
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5.6
A building that is old, not cared for, and falling apart
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8.6
Very tired or worn and not able to work well
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6.7
An old building in very bad condition because no one repaired it
Old and in bad condition, it often stops working
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Etymology
The word broken-down comes from the verb break ('to damage') and down ('low' or 'completely'). So it pictures something damaged and brought low, which is why we use it for old, not working cars, machines, or buildings.