Broke and Defeated

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Broke adjective - Lacking money or material possessions.

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Defeated and broke are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Defeated" instead the word "Broke" as an adjective or a verb.

Nearby Word: broken

Defeated adjective - Beaten or overcome; not victorious.

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Broke and defeated are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Broke" instead the word "Defeated" as an adjective or a verb.

Nearby Words: defeat, defeating

At Zama, the Roman soldiers that broke Hannibal's lines and defeated him were the survivors of the terrible Roman defeat at Cannae.

Source: Useful Notes / Punic Wars
One version of the story goes that, Muso, using a bo, dueled Musashi, and was defeated when the sword master broke his staff.

Source: Improvised Weapon / Real Life
After Miko defeated the entire protagonist's party by herself twice, she got into a duel with Belkar when he broke out of prison in Azure city.

Source: Hit-and-Run Tactics

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