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broken-down

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bro⋅ken-down

  [broh-kuhn-doun]
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–adjective
1. shattered or collapsed, as with age; infirm.
2. having given way with use or age; out of working order: a broken-down chair.
Origin:
1810–20
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bro·ken-down   (brō'kən-doun')
adj.  

  1. Not in working order.

  2. In poor condition, as from old age; infirm.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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