break

/breik/
Noun
  1. an escape from jail
    • the breakout was carefully planned
  2. any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare
    • the break in the eighth frame cost him the match
  3. a sudden dash
    • he made a break for the open door
  4. an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
    • it was presented without commercial breaks
    • there was a gap in his account
  5. (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
    • he was up two breaks in the second set
  6. the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
  7. an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)
    • then there was a break in her voice
  8. the occurrence of breaking
    • the break in the dam threatened the valley
  9. breaking of hard tissue such as bone
    • it was a nasty fracture
    • the break seems to have been caused by a fall
  10. a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
  11. the act of breaking something
    • the breakage was unavoidable
  12. a pause from doing something (as work)
    • we took a 10-minute break
    • he took time out to recuperate
  13. a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
    • they hoped to avoid a break in relations
  14. (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
    • they built it right over a geological fault
    • he studied the faulting of the earth's crust
  15. an unexpected piece of good luck
    • he finally got his big break
  16. some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
    • the telephone is an annoying interruption
    • there was a break in the action when a player was hurt
Verb
  1. weaken or destroy in spirit or body
    • His resistance was broken
    • a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death
  2. diminish or discontinue abruptly
    • The patient's fever broke last night
  3. fracture a bone of
    • I broke my foot while playing hockey
  4. fall sharply
    • stock prices broke
  5. crack; of the male voice in puberty
    • his voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir
  6. become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
    • The glass cracked when it was heated
  7. happen
    • Report the news as it develops
    • These political movements recrudesce from time to time
  8. change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another
    • Her voice broke to a whisper when she started to talk about her children
  9. find the solution or key to
    • break the code
  10. find a flaw in
    • break an alibi
    • break down a proof
  11. undergo breaking
    • The simple vowels broke in many Germanic languages
  12. interrupt the flow of current in
    • break a circuit
  13. cease an action temporarily
    • We pause for station identification
    • let's break for lunch
  14. be released or become known; of news
    • News of her death broke in the morning
  15. pierce or penetrate
    • The blade broke her skin
  16. become punctured or penetrated
    • The skin broke
  17. break a piece from a whole
    • break a branch from a tree
  18. go to pieces
    • The lawn mower finally broke
    • The gears wore out
    • The old chair finally fell apart completely
  19. separate from a clinch, in boxing
    • The referee broke the boxers
  20. make the opening shot that scatters the balls
  21. destroy the completeness of a set of related items
    • The book dealer would not break the set
  22. exchange for smaller units of money
    • I had to break a $100 bill just to buy the candy
  23. do a break dance
    • Kids were break-dancing at the street corner
  24. break down, literally or metaphorically
    • The wall collapsed
    • The business collapsed
    • The dam broke
    • The roof collapsed
    • The wall gave in
    • The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice
  25. emerge from the surface of a body of water
    • The whales broke
  26. change directions suddenly
  27. reduce to bankruptcy
    • My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!
    • The slump in the financial markets smashed him
  28. assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
    • She was demoted because she always speaks up
    • He was broken down to Sergeant
  29. discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
    • The business partners broke over a tax question
    • The couple separated after 25 years of marriage
    • My friend and I split up
  30. invalidate by judicial action
    • The will was broken
  31. cause the failure or ruin of
    • His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage
    • This play will either make or break the playwright
  32. happen or take place
    • Things have been breaking pretty well for us in the past few months
  33. come forth or begin from a state of latency
    • The first winter storm broke over New York
  34. give up
    • break cigarette smoking
  35. cause to give up a habit
    • She finally broke herself of smoking cigarettes
  36. vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity
    • The flat plain was broken by tall mesas
  37. come to an end
    • The heat wave finally broke yesterday
  38. be broken in
    • If the new teacher won't break, we'll add some stress
  39. lessen in force or effect
    • soften a shock
    • break a fall
  40. curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves
    • The surf broke
  41. make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing
    • The ranks broke
  42. interrupt a continued activity
    • She had broken with the traditional patterns
  43. stop operating or functioning
    • The engine finally went
    • The car died on the road
    • The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town
    • The coffee maker broke
    • The engine failed on the way to town
    • her eyesight went after the accident
  44. come into being
    • light broke over the horizon
    • Voices broke in the air
  45. make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
    • The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold
    • The actress won't reveal how old she is
    • bring out the truth
    • he broke the news to her
    • unwrap the evidence in the murder case
  46. surpass in excellence
    • She bettered her own record
    • break a record
  47. fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
    • This sentence violates the rules of syntax
  48. make submissive, obedient, or useful
    • The horse was tough to break
    • I broke in the new intern
  49. enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
    • Someone broke in while I was on vacation
    • They broke into my car and stole my radio!
    • who broke into my account last night?
  50. prevent completion
    • stop the project
    • break off the negotiations
  51. force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
    • break into tears
    • erupt in anger
  52. scatter or part
    • The clouds broke after the heavy downpour
  53. move away or escape suddenly
    • The horses broke from the stable
    • Three inmates broke jail
    • Nobody can break out--this prison is high security
  54. act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
    • offend all laws of humanity
    • violate the basic laws or human civilization
    • break a law
    • break a promise
  55. destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments
    • He broke the glass plate
    • She broke the match
  56. ruin completely
    • He busted my radio!
  57. render inoperable or ineffective
    • You broke the alarm clock when you took it apart!
  58. become separated into pieces or fragments
    • The figurine broke
    • The freshly baked loaf fell apart
  59. terminate
    • She interrupted her pregnancy
    • break a lucky streak
    • break the cycle of poverty

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