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Definition of go for broke
go for broke
- to risk everything in some endeavor.
Last edited on Aug 11 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.
- to attempt.
- See more words with the same meaning: to attempt, try.
Last edited on Sep 09 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009.
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Other terms relating to 'to attempt, try': | |
| Definitions include: to attempt to reach a goal. | |
| Definitions include: to mistreat. | |
| Definitions include: to attempt. | |
| Definitions include: to try to attain or achieve. | |
| Definitions include: to make a strong attempt. | |
| Definitions include: the occurrence of telling a woman that one has accidentally gotten pregnant that one loves her and to convince her that having an abortion will be the best thing for the relationship. | |
| Definitions include: to attempt. | |
| Definitions include: to make a futile attempt. | |
| Definitions include: something that is so exceptionally good or fun it could be as addictive as crack (i.e. crack cocaine). | |
| Definitions include: to continue trying something that one has had difficulty with in the past. | |
| Definitions include: to attempt something without preparation. | |
| Definitions include: a practice attempt, without performing the actual action. | |
| Definitions include: broken. | |
| Definitions include: to try to determine. | |
| Definitions include: to make an attempt. | |
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Other terms relating to 'broke': | |
| Definitions include: displeasing, low-quality. | |
| Definitions include: very broke. | |
| Definitions include: useless. | |
| Definitions include: unattractive. | |
| Definitions include: completely broke. | |
| Definitions include: completely without money. | |
| Definitions include: An old cowboy term for a horse or mule or similar that has been trained to back up to a stump or the like for purposes of sexual exploitation. | |
Other terms relating to 'for': | |
| Definitions include: taking a passive role. | |
| Definitions include: attracted to young males. | |
| Definitions include: return on one's money spent. | |
| Definitions include: to be homosexual. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "best friend(s) for life". | |
| Definitions include: a phrase used in reference to someone under the influence of opiates who keeps nodding off with their mouth open, as it resembles performing fellatio. | |
| Definitions include: so compatible that even the known bugs of product A were replicated in the "bug-for-bug compatible" product B. | |
| Definitions include: British expression meaning that the speaker doesn't want to do something. | |
| Definitions include: to need to urinate. | |
| Definitions include: to be excited about. | |
| Definitions include: to vomit. | |
| Definitions include: to vomit (noisily). | |
| Definitions include: the person is going to be in trouble. | |
| Definitions include: crazy. | |
| Definitions include: fat. | |
Other terms relating to 'go': | |
| Definitions include: completely ready. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "best friends forever who eat out and go shopping a lot". | |
| Definitions include: used to tell someone to stop messing with people. | |
| Definitions include: excited and ready to start. | |
| Definitions include: from the beginning. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "got to go". | |
| Definitions include: acronym of "goes away from keyboard". | |
| Definitions include: "goes in to". | |
| Definitions include: the beginning. | |
| Definitions include: to get a person excited. | |
| Definitions include: to move one's legs. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "go fuck yourself". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "go fuck yourself". | |
| Definitions include: acronym of "go fuck yourself." | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "good game." | |
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