the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
verb-intransitive. To transact business for another.
verb-intransitive. To act as procurer in love matters; to pimp.
imp. & p. p. of break.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Preterit and (with broken) past participle of break.
n. A breach.
To transact business for another in trade; act as agent in buying and selling and other commercial business; carry on the business of a broker.
To act as a go-between or procurer in love matters; pimp.
To transact business by means of an agent.
n. An obsolete form of brook.
A Middle English form of brook.
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adj. lacking funds
Word Usage
"With "How Will I Know," Houston and the label broke through an implicit policy at MTV—a force in the industry at the time—which in effect limited the number of African-Americans and other minority artists in its rotation."