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break
breakseparate; destroy; fracture: break a leg
Not to be confused with:brake – reduce speed; a retarding device: apply the brakesbreak B0450700 (brāk)v. broke (brōk), bro·ken (brō′kən), break·ing, breaks v.tr.1. To cause to separate into pieces suddenly or violently; smash.2. a. To divide into pieces, as by bending or cutting: break crackers for a baby.b. To separate into components or parts: broke the work into discrete tasks.3. To snap off or detach: broke a twig from the tree.4. a. To cause to undergo a fracture of (a bone, for example): The impact of the fall broke his leg.b. To experience a fracture in (a bone, for example): I broke my wrist when skateboarding.5. To crack without separating into pieces: broke the mirror.6. a. To destroy the completeness of (a group of related items): broke the set of books by giving some away.b. To exchange for smaller monetary units: break a dollar.7. To vary or disrupt the uniformity or continuity of: a plain that was broken by low hills; caught the ball without breaking stride.8. Electricity To render (a circuit) inoperative by disruption; open.9. To open (a shotgun or similar firearm) at the breech, as for loading or cleaning.10. a. To force or make a way through; puncture or penetrate: The blade barely broke the skin.b. To part or pierce the surface of: a dolphin breaking water.11. To produce (a sweat) copiously on the skin, as from exercise.12. To force one's way out of; escape from: break jail.13. To make or bring about by cutting or forcing: break a trail through the woods.14. a. To find an opening or flaw in: They couldn't break my alibi.b. To find the solution or key to; uncover the basic elements and arrangement of: break a code; break a spy ring.15. To make known, as news: break a story.16. To surpass or outdo: broke the league's home-run record.17. To overcome or put an end to, especially by force or strong opposition: break a deadlock in negotiations; break a strike.18. Sports To win a game on (an opponent's service), as in tennis.19. To lessen the force or effect of: break a fall.20. To render useless or inoperative: We accidentally broke the radio.21. To weaken or destroy, as in spirit or health; overwhelm with adversity: "For a hero loves the world till it breaks him" (William Butler Yeats).22. To cause the ruin or failure of (an enterprise, for example): Indiscretion broke both marriage and career.23. To reduce in rank; demote.24. To cause to be without money or to go into bankruptcy.25. To fail to fulfill; cancel: break an engagement.26. To fail to conform to; violate: break the speed limit.27. Law To cause (a will) to be invalidated because of inconsistency with state inheritance laws or as a result of other legal insufficiency.28. a. To give up (a habit).b. To cause to give up a habit: They managed to break themselves of smoking.29. To train to obey; tame: The horse was difficult to break.v.intr.1. To become separated into pieces or fragments.2. To become cracked or split.3. To become fractured: His arm broke from the fall.4. To become unusable or inoperative: The television broke.5. To give way; collapse: The scaffolding broke during the storm.6. To burst: The blister broke.7. a. To intrude: They broke in upon our conversation.b. To filter in or penetrate: Sunlight broke into the room.8. To scatter or disperse; part: The clouds broke after the storm.9. Games To make the opening shot that scatters the grouped balls in billiards or pool.10. Sports To separate from a clinch in boxing.11. Sports To win a game on the opponent's service, as in tennis: broke twice in the first set.12. To move away or escape suddenly: broke from his grip and ran off.13. To come forth or begin from a state of latency; come into being or emerge: A storm was breaking over Miami. Crocuses broke from the soil.14. To emerge above the surface of water.15. To become known or noticed: The big story broke on Friday.16. To change direction or move suddenly: The quarterback broke to the left to avoid a tackler.17. Baseball To curve near or over the plate: The pitch broke away from the batter.18. To change suddenly from one tone quality or musical register to another: His voice broke into a falsetto.19. Linguistics To undergo breaking.20. To change to a gait different from the one set. Used of a horse.21. To interrupt or cease an activity: We'll break for coffee at ten.22. To discontinue an association, an agreement, or a relationship: The partners broke over a financial matter. One hates to break with an old friend.23. To diminish or discontinue abruptly: The fever is breaking.24. To diminish in or lose physical or spiritual strength; weaken or succumb: Their good cheer broke after repeated setbacks.25. To decrease sharply in value or quantity: Stock prices broke when the firm suddenly announced layoffs.26. To come to an end: The cold spell broke yesterday.27. To collapse or crash into surf or spray: waves that were breaking along the shore.28. Informal To take place or happen; proceed: Things have been breaking well for them.29. To engage in breaking; break dance.n.1. The act or an occurrence of breaking.2. The result of breaking, as a crack, separation, or opening: a break in the clouds.3. The beginning or emergence of something: the break of day.4. A sudden movement; a dash: The dog made a break toward the open field.5. An escape: a prison break.6. An interruption or a disruption in continuity or regularity: television programming without commercial breaks.7. A pause or interval, as from work: a coffee break.8. A sudden or marked change: a break in the weather.9. A violation: a security break.10. An often sudden piece of luck, especially good luck: finally got the big break in life.11. Informal a. An allowance or indulgence; accommodating treatment: The boss gave me a break because I'd been sick.b. A favorable price or reduction: a tax break for charitable contributions.12. A severing of ties: made a break with the past; a break between the two families.13. Informal A faux pas.14. A sudden decline in prices.15. A caesura.16. Printing a. The space between two paragraphs.b. A series of three dots ( ... ) used to indicate an omission in a text.c. The place where a word is or should be divided at the end of a line.17. Electricity Interruption of a flow of current.18. Geology A marked change in topography such as a fault or deep valley.19. Nautical The point of discontinuity between two levels on the deck of a ship.20. Music a. The point at which one register or tonal quality changes to another.b. The change itself.c. An improvised instrumental solo played in jazz and other popular music while the other musicians stop or play softly.21. A change in a horse's gait to one different from that set by the rider.22. Sports The swerving of a ball from a straight path of flight, as in baseball or cricket.23. Sports The beginning of a race.24. Sports a. A fast break.b. The separation after a clinch in boxing.25. Games The opening shot that scatters the grouped balls in billiards or pool.26. Games A run or unbroken series of successful shots, as in billiards or croquet.27. Sports & Games Failure to score a strike or a spare in a given bowling frame.28. Sports A service break.29. Variant of brake6.30. Break dancing.Phrasal Verbs: break away1. To separate or detach oneself, as from a group.2. To move rapidly away from or ahead of a group: The cyclist broke away from the pack.3. To discontinue customary practice. break down1. To cause to collapse; destroy: break down a partition; broke down our resolve.2. To become or cause to become distressed or upset. To have a physical or mental collapse.3. To give up resistance; give way: prejudices that break down slowly.4. To fail to function; cease to be useful, effective, or operable: The elevator broke down.5. To render or become weak or ineffective: Opposition to the king's rule gradually broke down his authority.6. To divide into or consider in parts; analyze. To be divisible; admit of analysis: The population breaks down into three main groups.7. To decompose or cause to decompose chemically.8. Electricity To undergo a breakdown. break in1. To train or adapt for a purpose.2. To loosen or soften with use: break in new shoes.3. To enter premises forcibly or illegally: a prowler who was trying to break in.4. To interrupt a conversation or discussion. To intrude.5. To begin an activity or undertaking: The Senator broke in during the war years. break into1. To interrupt: "No one would have dared to break into his abstraction" (Alan Paton).2. To begin suddenly: The horse broke into a wild gallop. The child broke into a flood of tears.3. To enter (a field of activity): broke into broadcast journalism at an early age. break off1. To separate or become separated, as by twisting or tearing.2. To stop suddenly, as in speaking.3. To discontinue (a relationship). To cease to be friendly. break out1. To become affected with a skin eruption, such as pimples.2. To develop suddenly and forcefully: Fighting broke out in the prison cells.3. To ready for action or use: Break out the rifles! To bring forth for consumption: Let's break out the champagne.4. To emerge or escape.5. To be separable or classifiable into categories, as data.6. To isolate (information) from a large body of data. break through To make a sudden, quick advance, as through an obstruction. break up1. To separate or be separated into pieces: She broke up a chocolate bar. The river ice finally broke up. To interrupt the uniformity or continuity of: An impromptu visit broke up the long afternoon.2. To scatter; disperse: The crowd broke up after the game.3. To cease to function or cause to stop functioning as an organized unit or group: His jazz band broke up. The new CEO broke up the corporation.4. To bring or come to an end: Guards broke up the fight. They argued, and their friendship broke up.5. Informal To burst or cause to burst into laughter.Idioms: break a leg Used to wish someone, such as an actor, success in a performance. break bread To eat together. break camp To pack up equipment and leave a campsite. break cover To emerge from a protected location or hiding place: The platoon broke cover and headed down the road. break even To gain an amount equal to that invested, as in a commercial venture. break ground1. To begin a new construction project.2. To advance beyond previous achievements. break new ground To advance beyond previous achievements: broke new ground in the field of computers. break (one's) neck To make the utmost possible effort.break rank/ranks1. To fall into disorder, as a formation of soldiers.2. To fail to conform to a prevailing or expected pattern or order: "Architectural experts have criticized the plaza in the past because it breaks rank with the distinctive façades of neighboring Fifth Avenue blocks, whose buildings are flush with the sidewalk" (Sharon Churcher). break (someone's) heart To disappoint or dispirit someone severely. break the bank To require more money than is available. break the buck To fall below the value of one dollar. Used of the net asset value of a mutual fund, especially a money market fund. break the ice1. To make a start.2. To relax a tense or unduly formal atmosphere or social situation. break wind To expel intestinal gas.
[Middle English breken, from Old English brecan; see bhreg- in Indo-European roots.]Synonyms: break, crack, fracture, burst, splinter, shatter, smash
These verbs mean to become separated into parts or pieces, either by the sudden application of force or by the pressure of internal stress. Break is the most general: That delicate ornament will break easily. The bag held so many heavy things that it broke.
To crack is to break without dividing into parts: The building's foundation cracked during the earthquake.
Crack can also mean to break apart: "Burning branches crack from trees and fall in showers of sparks at my feet" (Suzanne Collins).
Fracture applies to a break or crack in a rigid body: Heat and pressure caused the bedrock to fracture.
Burst implies a sudden coming apart, especially from internal pressure: "Even when their bellies seemed about to burst, their mouths craved more and they drank on" (Ian McEwan).
Splinter implies splitting into long, thin, sharp pieces: The boat's hull splintered when it hit the reef.
To shatter is to break into many scattered pieces: The icicle shattered when it landed on the front steps.
Smash stresses force of blow or impact and suggests complete destruction: I dropped the vase, and it smashed into pieces.
All of these verbs can also be used transitively (that is, they can take a direct object) as in break the glass or fracture your arm. See Also Synonyms at opportunity.break (breɪk) vb, breaks, breaking, broke or broken1. to separate or become separated into two or more pieces: this cup is broken. 2. to damage or become damaged so as to be inoperative: my radio is broken. 3. to crack or become cracked without separating4. to burst or cut the surface of (skin, etc)5. to discontinue or become discontinued: they broke for lunch; to break a journey. 6. to disperse or become dispersed: the clouds broke. 7. (tr) to fail to observe (an agreement, promise, law, etc): to break one's word. 8. (foll by with) to discontinue an association (with)9. to disclose or be disclosed: he broke the news gently. 10. (Pathology) (tr) to fracture (a bone) in (a limb, etc)11. (tr) to divide (something complete or perfect): to break a set of books. 12. to bring or come to an end: the summer weather broke at last. 13. (tr) to bring to an end by or as if by force: to break a strike. 14. (when: intr, often foll by out) to escape (from): he broke jail; he broke out of jail. 15. to weaken or overwhelm or be weakened or overwhelmed, as in spirit16. (tr) to cut through or penetrate: a cry broke the silence. 17. (tr) to improve on or surpass: to break a record. 18. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (often foll by: in) to accustom (a horse) to the bridle and saddle, to being ridden, etc19. (often foll by: of) to cause (a person) to give up (a habit): this cure will break you of smoking. 20. (tr) to weaken the impact or force of: this net will break his fall. 21. (tr) to decipher: to break a code. 22. (tr) to lose the order of: to break ranks. 23. (tr) to reduce to poverty or the state of bankruptcy24. (when: intr, foll by into) to obtain, give, or receive smaller units in exchange for; change: to break a pound note. 25. (Military) (tr) chiefly military to demote to a lower rank26. (intr; often foll by from or out of) to proceed suddenly27. (intr) to come into being: light broke over the mountains. 28. (intr; foll by into or out into) a. to burst into song, laughter, etcb. to change to a faster pace29. (tr) to open with explosives: to break a safe. 30. (Physical Geography) (intr) (of waves)a. (often foll by against) to strike violentlyb. to collapse into foam or surf31. (intr) (esp of fish) to appear above the surface of the water32. (Gynaecology & Obstetrics) (intr) (of the amniotic fluid surrounding an unborn baby) to be released when the amniotic sac ruptures in the first stage of labour: her waters have broken. 33. (intr) informal chiefly US to turn out in a specified manner: things are breaking well. 34. (Stock Exchange) (intr) (of prices, esp stock exchange quotations) to fall sharply35. (Individual Sports, other than specified) (intr) to make a sudden effort, as in running, horse racing, etc36. (Cricket) (intr) cricket (of a ball) to change direction on bouncing37. (Cricket) (tr) cricket (of a player) to knock down at least one bail from (a wicket)38. (Billiards & Snooker) (intr) billiards snooker to scatter the balls at the start of a game39. (Horse Racing) (intr) horse racing to commence running in a race: they broke even. 40. (Boxing) (intr) boxing wrestling (of two fighters) to separate from a clinch41. (Wrestling) (intr) boxing wrestling (of two fighters) to separate from a clinch42. (Music, other) (intr) music a. (of the male voice) to undergo a change in register, quality, and range at pubertyb. (of the voice or some instruments) to undergo a change in tone, quality, etc, when changing registers43. (Phonetics & Phonology) (intr) phonetics (of a vowel) to turn into a diphthong, esp as a development in the language44. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) (tr) to open the breech of (certain firearms) by snapping the barrel away from the butt on its hinge45. (Electronics) (tr) to interrupt the flow of current in (an electrical circuit). Compare make12746. (intr) informal chiefly US to become successful; make a breakthrough47. to eat a meal, esp with others48. (Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity to administer or participate in Holy Communion49. break camp to pack up equipment and leave a camp50. break ground break new ground to do something that has not been done before51. break one's back to overwork or work very hard52. break the back of to complete the greatest or hardest part of (a task)53. break the bank to ruin financially or deplete the resources of a bank (as in gambling)54. break the ice a. to relieve shyness or reserve, esp between strangersb. to be the first of a group to do something55. break the mould to make a change that breaks an established habit, pattern, etc56. (Tennis) break service tennis to win a game in which an opponent is serving57. (Physiology) break wind to emit wind from the anusn58. (Pathology) the act or result of breaking; fracture59. a crack formed as the result of breaking60. a brief respite or interval between two actions: a break from one's toil. 61. a sudden rush, esp to escape: to make a break for freedom. 62. a breach in a relationship: she has made a break from her family. 63. any sudden interruption in a continuous action64. (Education) Brit a short period between classes at school. US and Canadian equivalent: recess 65. informal a fortunate opportunity, esp to prove oneself66. informal a piece of (good or bad) luck67. (Stock Exchange) (esp in a stock exchange) a sudden and substantial decline in prices68. (Poetry) prosody a pause in a line of verse; caesura69. (Billiards & Snooker) billiards snooker a. a series of successful shots during one turnb. the points scored in such a series70. (Billiards & Snooker) billiards snooker a. the opening shot with the cue ball that scatters the placed ballsb. the right to take this first shot71. (Tennis) tennis Also called: service break or break of serve the act or instance of breaking an opponent's service72. (Individual Sports, other than specified) one of the intervals in a sporting contest73. (Horse Racing) horse racing the start of a race: an even break. 74. (Bowls & Bowling) (in tenpin bowling) failure to knock down all the pins after the second attempt75. (Jazz) a. jazz a short usually improvised solo passageb. an instrumental passage in a pop song76. (Electronics) a discontinuity in an electrical circuit77. (Broadcasting) access to a radio channel by a citizens' band operator78. (Automotive Engineering) a variant spelling of brake16interj79. (Boxing) boxing wrestling a command by a referee for two opponents to separate80. (Wrestling) boxing wrestling a command by a referee for two opponents to separate[Old English brecan; related to Old Frisian breka, Gothic brikan, Old High German brehhan, Latin frangere Sanskrit bhráj bursting forth]break (breɪk)
v. broke, bro•ken, break•ing,
n. v.t. 1. to smash, split, or divide into parts violently. 2. to disable or destroy by or as if by shattering or crushing: I broke my watch. 3. to violate or disregard (a law, promise, etc.). 4. to fracture a bone of. 5. to rupture the surface of: to break the skin. 6. to destroy or disrupt the regularity, uniformity, or continuity of; interrupt: A scream broke the silence. 7. to put an end to: to break a tie. 8. to discover the system, key, etc., for decoding or deciphering (a code, cryptogram, etc.). 9. to remove a part from (a set or collection). 10. to exchange for or divide into smaller units: to break a ten dollar bill. 11. to make a way through; penetrate: The stone broke the surface of the water. 12. to escape from, esp. by force: to break jail. 13. to better (a score or record). 14. to disclose or reveal: They broke the bad news to us. 15. to solve: to break a murder case. 16. to ruin financially; bankrupt. 17. to overcome or wear down the spirit, strength, or resistance of. 18. to reduce in rank. 19. to lessen or weaken the power, impact, or intensity of: His arm broke the blow. 20. to train to obedience; tame: to break a horse. 21. to train away from a habit or practice (usu. fol. by of). 22. to contest (a will) successfully by judicial action. 23. to render (an electronic circuit) incomplete; stop the flow of (a current). 24. (in tennis and other racket games) to score frequently or win against (an opponent's serve). 25. to prove the falsity of: The FBI broke his alibi. 26. to begin or initiate (a plan or campaign). 27. to open the breech or action of (a shotgun, rifle, or revolver). v.i. 28. to separate into parts or fragments, esp. suddenly and violently; shatter; burst. 29. to become inoperative or malfunction, as through wear or damage. 30. to become suddenly discontinuous or interrupted; stop abruptly. 31. to become detached, separated, or disassociated: to break with the past. 32. to begin uttering a sound or series of sounds suddenly: to break into song. 33. to express or start to express an emotion or mood, esp. suddenly: Her face broke into a smile. 34. (of a news item) to be released, published, or aired. 35. to free oneself or escape suddenly, as from restraint. 36. to run or dash toward something suddenly (usu. fol. by for): He broke for the goal line. 37. to force a way: The hunters broke through the underbrush. 38. to burst or rupture: A blood vessel broke. 39. to interrupt or halt an activity: Let's break for lunch. 40. to appear or arrive suddenly: A deer broke into the clearing. 41. to dawn: The day broke hot. 42. to begin violently and suddenly: The storm broke. 43. (of a storm, foul weather, etc.) to cease. 44. to part the surface of water, as a jumping fish or surfacing submarine. 45. to give way or fail, as health, strength, or spirit. 46. to yield or submit to pressure, torture, etc.: to break under questioning. 47. (of the heart) to be overwhelmed with sorrow. 48. (of the voice or a musical instrument) to change harshly from one register or pitch to another. 49. (of the voice) to cease, waver, or change tone abruptly, esp. from emotional strain. 50. (of value or prices) to drop sharply and considerably. 51. to disperse or collapse by colliding with something: The waves broke on the shore. 52. (of a vowel) to undergo breaking. 53. to make the opening play in pool by striking the racked balls with the cue ball and causing them to scatter. 54. (of a pitched or bowled ball) to change direction: The ball broke over the plate. 55. to leave the starting point in a race: The horses broke from the gate. 56. (of boxers) to step back or separate from a clinch. 57. to take place; occur. 58. break away, a. to leave or escape, esp. suddenly or hurriedly. b. to sever connections or allegiance, as to tradition or a group. c. to start prematurely, as a horse from the starting gate. 59. break down, a. to cease to function. b. to become ineffective; fail. c. to cause to collapse or become inoperative: to break down resistance. d. to separate into constituent parts. e. to lose control over one's emotions, esp. to cry. f. to have a complete physical or mental collapse. g. (of an insulator) to fail, as when subjected to excessively high voltage, permitting a current to pass. 60. break in, a. to enter property by force or craft. b. to train or make accustomed to a new situation. c. to wear or use (something new) and thereby ease stiffness, tightness, etc. d. to interrupt. 61. break into, a. to interrupt. b. to begin abruptly. c. to enter (a business or profession). d. to enter (property) by force. 62. break off, a. to sever by breaking. b. to stop suddenly; discontinue: to break off relations. 63. break out, a. to begin abruptly; arise: An epidemic broke out. b. (of a person) to manifest a skin eruption. c. (of certain diseases) to appear in eruptions. d. to prepare for use: to break out the parachutes. e. to take out for consumption: Let's break out the champagne. f. to escape; flee. g. to separate by or into categories. 64. break up, a. to separate; scatter. b. to put an end to; discontinue. c. to divide or become divided into pieces. d. to dissolve. e. to disrupt; upset: breaking up the continuity. f. (of a personal relationship) to end. g. to end a personal relationship. h. to be or cause to be overcome with laughter. 65. break with, to sever relations with; separate from: to break with one's family. n. 66. an opening made by or as if by breaking; gap. 67. an act or instance of breaking; separation of parts; fracture; rupture. 68. an interruption of continuity: a break with tradition. 69. a brief rest, as from work. 70. a suspension of or sudden rupture in friendly relations. 71. an abrupt or marked change: a break in the weather. 72. an attempt to escape: a prison break. 73. a sudden dash or rush: Let's make a break for it! 74. a stroke of fortune, esp. a lucky one. 75. a chance to improve one's lot, esp. one unlooked for or undeserved. 76. the breaks, Informal. the way things happen; fate: Those are the breaks. 77. a brief, scheduled interruption of a radio or television program, as for a commercial. 78. Informal. relief from an unpleasant or ridiculous situation: Give me a break! 79. a prosodic pause or caesura. 80. a marked change in voice quality or pitch: a break in her voice. 81. a usu. short solo instrumental passage in jazz or popular music. 82. a sharp and considerable drop in prices. 83. an opening or discontinuity in an electronic circuit. 84. one or more blank lines between two printed paragraphs. 85. the place, after a letter, where a word is or may be divided at the end of a line. 86. breaks, suspension points. 87. the point at the bottom of a column where a printed story is broken off and continued on a subsequent page. 88. a collapse of health, strength, or spirit; breakdown. 89. the opening play in a game of pool, in which the cue ball is shot to scatter the balls. 90. a change in direction of a pitched or bowled ball. 91. (in harness racing) an instance of a horse's changing from a trot or pace into a gallop or other step. 92. a failure to knock down all ten pins in a single frame in bowling. 93. an act or instance of stepping back or separating from a clinch in boxing. 94. Mining. a fault or offset, as in a vein or bed of ore. Idioms: 1. break camp, to pack up tents and equipment and resume a journey or march. 2. break cover, to emerge, esp. suddenly, from a place of concealment. 3. break even, to finish a business transaction, series of games, etc., with no loss or gain. 4. break service, (in tennis) to win a game served by one's opponent. [before 900; Middle English breken, Old English brecan; c. Old High German brehhan, Gothic brikan, akin to Latin frangere; see fragile] break′a•ble, adj., n. Break a large quantity; a lot or consignment; a great number; a burst of sound.Examples: break of folk, 1808; of honeysuckle, 1880; Billards. of points, 1865; of stars, 1884; of tea, 1864; of trumpets, 1750.break brake">brakeThese words are both pronounced /breɪk/. 1. 'break'If you break something or it breaks, it divides into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped. He fell through the window, breaking the glass.Break the bread into pieces and place on a baking tray.The past tense of break is broke. The -ed participle is broken. She dropped the cup, which broke into several pieces.Someone has broken the shop window.See broken2. 'brake'A brake is a device on a vehicle that makes it slow down or stop. He took his foot off the brake.Brake is also a verb. When a vehicle or its driver brakes, the driver makes the vehicle slow down or stop by using the brake. The taxi braked suddenly.break
Past participle: broken
Gerund: breaking
| Present |
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| I break | | you break | | he/she/it breaks | | we break | | you break | | they break |
| Preterite |
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| I broke | | you broke | | he/she/it broke | | we broke | | you broke | | they broke |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am breaking | | you are breaking | | he/she/it is breaking | | we are breaking | | you are breaking | | they are breaking |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have broken | | you have broken | | he/she/it has broken | | we have broken | | you have broken | | they have broken |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was breaking | | you were breaking | | he/she/it was breaking | | we were breaking | | you were breaking | | they were breaking |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had broken | | you had broken | | he/she/it had broken | | we had broken | | you had broken | | they had broken |
| Future |
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| I will break | | you will break | | he/she/it will break | | we will break | | you will break | | they will break |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have broken | | you will have broken | | he/she/it will have broken | | we will have broken | | you will have broken | | they will have broken |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be breaking | | you will be breaking | | he/she/it will be breaking | | we will be breaking | | you will be breaking | | they will be breaking |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been breaking | | you have been breaking | | he/she/it has been breaking | | we have been breaking | | you have been breaking | | they have been breaking |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been breaking | | you will have been breaking | | he/she/it will have been breaking | | we will have been breaking | | you will have been breaking | | they will have been breaking |
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| I had been breaking | | you had been breaking | | he/she/it had been breaking | | we had been breaking | | you had been breaking | | they had been breaking |
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| I would break | | you would break | | he/she/it would break | | we would break | | you would break | | they would break |
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| I would have broken | | you would have broken | | he/she/it would have broken | | we would have broken | | you would have broken | | they would have broken |
break1. Opening shot.2. Come out of a clinch.3. Sequence of scoring shots.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | break - 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"interruptionhappening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happensdislocation, disruption - an event that results in a displacement or discontinuitypunctuation - something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisionsabatement, hiatus, reprieve, respite, suspension - an interruption in the intensity or amount of somethingeclipse, occultation - one celestial body obscures another | | 2. |  break - an unexpected piece of good luck; "he finally got his big break"happy chance, good luckchance event, fortuity, accident, stroke - anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause; "winning the lottery was a happy accident"; "the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck"; "it was due to an accident or fortuity" | | 3. |  break - (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"faulting, geological fault, fracture, fault, shiftgeology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocksfault line - (geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surfacecrack, scissure, cleft, crevice, fissure - a long narrow openinginclined fault - a geological fault in which one side is above the otherstrike-slip fault - a geological fault in which one of the adjacent surfaces appears to have moved horizontally | | 4. |  break - a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations"falling out, severance, rupture, breach, riftschism - the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differencesbreakup, separation, detachment - coming apart | | 5. |  break - a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate"time out, respite, recesspause - temporary inactivityspring break - a week or more of recess during the spring term at school | | 6. |  break - the act of breaking something; "the breakage was unavoidable"breaking, breakagechange of integrity - the act of changing the unity or wholeness of somethingrupture - the act of making a sudden noisy breakshattering, smashing - the act of breaking something into small piecescracking, fracture, crack - the act of cracking somethingchipping, splintering, chip - the act of chipping something | | 7. |  break - a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of somethingpause, suspension, intermission, interruptioninterval, time interval - a definite length of time marked off by two instantslapse - a break or intermission in the occurrence of something; "a lapse of three weeks between letters"blackout - a suspension of radio or tv broadcastingcaesura - a pause or interruption (as in a conversation); "after an ominous caesura the preacher continued"dead air - an inadvertent interruption in a broadcast during which there is no sounddelay, postponement, time lag, wait, hold - time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"halftime - an intermission between the first and second half of a gamerest period, rest, respite, relief - a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"time-out - a brief suspension of play; "each team has two time-outs left"letup, lull - a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished; "there was never a letup in the noise" | | 8. |  break - breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall"fractureharm, hurt, injury, trauma - any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.comminuted fracture - fracture in which the bone is splintered or crushedcomplete fracture - break involving the entire width of the bonecompound fracture, open fracture - bone fracture associated with lacerated soft tissue or an open woundcompression fracture - fracture in which the bone collapses (especially in short bones such as vertebrae)depressed fracture - fracture of the skull where the bone is pushed indisplaced fracture - fracture in which the two ends of the broken bone are separated from one anotherfatigue fracture, stress fracture - fracture resulting from excessive activity rather than a specific injurycapillary fracture, hairline fracture - a fracture without separation of the fragments and the line of the break being very thinincomplete fracture - fracture that does not go across the entire width of the boneimpacted fracture - fracture in which one broken end is wedged into the other broken endclosed fracture, simple fracture - an uncomplicated fracture in which the broken bones to not pierce the skin | | 9. | break - the occurrence of breaking; "the break in the dam threatened the valley"breakup, separation, detachment - coming apartsnap - a sudden breaking | | 10. | break - 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"alteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago" | | 11. | break - the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or poolbilliards - any of several games played on rectangular cloth-covered table (with cushioned edges) in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory (or composition) ballspocket billiards, pool - any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pocketsstroke, shot - (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot requires good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot" | | 12. | break - (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving; "he was up two breaks in the second set"break of servescore - the act of scoring in a game or sport; "the winning score came with less than a minute left to play"lawn tennis, tennis - a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court | | 13. | break - an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks"; "there was a gap in his account"disruption, interruption, gapcut-in, insert - (film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a filmcut-in, insert - (broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network programdelay, holdup - the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later timeinterposition, interjection, interpellation, interpolation - the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interruptsabruption, breaking off - an instance of sudden interruptionbarracking, heckling - shouting to interrupt a speech with which you disagree | | 14. | break - a sudden dash; "he made a break for the open door"sprint, dash - a quick runfast break - (basketball) a rapid dash to get a shot as soon as possible after taking possession of the ball | | 15. | break - any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare; "the break in the eighth frame cost him the match"open framescore - the act of scoring in a game or sport; "the winning score came with less than a minute left to play" | | 16. |  break - an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned"breakout, gaolbreak, jailbreak, prisonbreak, prison-breakingescape, flight - the act of escaping physically; "he made his escape from the mental hospital"; "the canary escaped from its cage"; "his flight was an indication of his guilt" | | Verb | 1. | break - terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"interruptterminate, end - bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"hold on, stop - stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; "Hold on a moment!"break off, break short, cut short - interrupt before its natural or planned end; "We had to cut short our vacation"suspend, freeze - stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it; "Suspend the aid to the war-torn country" | | 2. |  break - become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart"come apart, fall apart, split up, separatechange integrity - change in physical make-upburst, break open, split - come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure; "The bubble burst"puncture - be pierced or punctured; "The tire punctured"bust, burst - break open or apart suddenly and forcefully; "The dam burst"smash - break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow; "The window smashed"ladder, run - come unraveled or undone as if by snagging; "Her nylons were running"break - destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments; "He broke the glass plate"; "She broke the match"snap, crack - break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension; "The pipe snapped"fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize, break up - break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented"crush - become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure; "The plastic bottle crushed against the wall"decompose, break down, break up - separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts | | 3. | break - render inoperable or ineffective; "You broke the alarm clock when you took it apart!"damage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"conk out, go bad, break down, die, fail, give out, give way, break, go - 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" | | 4. | break - ruin completely; "He busted my radio!"bustfall apart, wear out, bust, wear, break - go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"break down - cause to fall or collapseruin, destroy - destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"analyze, break down, dissect, take apart, analyse - make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features; "analyze a specimen"; "analyze a sentence"; "analyze a chemical compound"knap, break off, chip, cut off - break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth"sever, break up - set or keep apart; "sever a relationship"break apart, disassemble, take apart, dismantle, break up - take apart into its constituent piecesfix, furbish up, mend, repair, bushel, doctor, touch on, restore - restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" | | 5. | break - destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments; "He broke the glass plate"; "She broke the match"shatter - cause to break into many pieces; "shatter the plate"come apart, break, split up, fall apart, separate - become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart"fracture - break into pieces; "The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle"break in - break so as to fall inward; "He broke in the door"dash, smash - break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over; "Smash a plate"divide, separate - make a division or separation | | 6. |  break - 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"breach, infract, transgress, violate, offend, go againstdisrespect - show a lack of respect forsin, transgress, trespass - commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral lawblunder, boob, drop the ball, goof, sin - commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview"contravene, infringe, run afoul, conflict - go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afoul of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules"trespass - break the lawtrespass, intrude - enter unlawfully on someone's property; "Don't trespass on my land!"keep, observe - conform one's action or practice to; "keep appointments"; "she never keeps her promises"; "We kept to the original conditions of the contract" | | 7. | break - move away or escape suddenly; "The horses broke from the stable"; "Three inmates broke jail"; "Nobody can break out--this prison is high security"break away, break outbreak - make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing; "The ranks broke"escape, get away, break loose - run away from confinement; "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison" | | 8. | break - scatter or part; "The clouds broke after the heavy downpour"dissipate, scatter, disperse, spread out - move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached"; | | 9. | break - force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up; "break into tears"; "erupt in anger"burst, eruptexpress emotion, express feelings - give verbal or other expression to one's feelings | | 10. | break - prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negotiations"break off, discontinue, stopfracture - become fractured; "The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe"terminate, end - bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"bog down, bog - get stuck while doing something; "She bogged down many times while she wrote her dissertation"cut off, disrupt, interrupt, break up - make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages" | | 11. | break - 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?"break incrack - gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions; "she cracked my password"; "crack a safe"trespass, intrude - enter unlawfully on someone's property; "Don't trespass on my land!" | | 12. | break - make submissive, obedient, or useful; "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern"break inbreak - be broken in; "If the new teacher won't break, we'll add some stress"domesticise, domesticize, domesticate, tame, reclaim - overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons" | | 13. | break - fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns; "This sentence violates the rules of syntax"go against, violatefly in the face of, fly in the teeth of - go against; "This action flies in the face of the agreement" | | 14. | break - surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record"betteroutdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surpass, exceed, surmount - be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class" | | 15. |  break - 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"disclose, divulge, let on, let out, reveal, unwrap, expose, give away, discover, bring outblackwash - bring (information) out of concealmentmuckrake - explore and expose misconduct and scandals concerning public figures; "This reporter was well-known for his muckraking"blow - cause to be revealed and jeopardized; "The story blew their cover"; "The double agent was blown by the other side"out - reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle; "The gay actor was outed last week"; "Someone outed a CIA agent"come out of the closet, out, come out - to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality; "This actor outed last year"spring - produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; "He sprang these news on me just as I was leaving"get around, get out, break - be released or become known; of news; "News of her death broke in the morning"betray, bewray - reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings"confide - reveal in private; tell confidentiallyleak - tell anonymously; "The news were leaked to the paper"babble out, blab, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, spill the beans, tattle, babble, talk, sing - divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks"tell - let something be known; "Tell them that you will be late"reveal - disclose directly or through prophets; "God rarely reveal his plans for Mankind" | | 16. | break - come into being; "light broke over the horizon"; "Voices broke in the air"become, get, go - enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!" | | 17. | break - 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"conk out, go bad, break down, die, fail, give out, give way, gochange - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"break - render inoperable or ineffective; "You broke the alarm clock when you took it apart!"croak, decease, die, drop dead, buy the farm, cash in one's chips, give-up the ghost, kick the bucket, pass away, perish, snuff it, pop off, expire, conk, exit, choke, go, pass - pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"go down, crash - stop operating; "My computer crashed last night"; "The system goes down at least once a week"blow out, burn out, blow - melt, break, or become otherwise unusable; "The lightbulbs blew out"; "The fuse blew"misfire - fail to fire or detonate; "The guns misfired"malfunction, misfunction - fail to function or function improperly; "the coffee maker malfunctioned" | | 18. | break - interrupt a continued activity; "She had broken with the traditional patterns"break awaybreak up, part, split, split up, separate, break - 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" | | 19. | break - make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing; "The ranks broke"armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"break away, break out, break - move away or escape suddenly; "The horses broke from the stable"; "Three inmates broke jail"; "Nobody can break out--this prison is high security"flee, take flight, fly - run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled" | | 20. | break - curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves; "The surf broke"cave in, collapse, fall in, give way, founder, give, break - 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" | | 21. | break - lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"soften, damp, weaken, dampenblunt, deaden - make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"deafen - make soundproof; "deafen a room"deaden, damp, dampen - make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message" | | 22. | break - be broken in; "If the new teacher won't break, we'll add some stress"change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"break in, break - make submissive, obedient, or useful; "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern" | | 23. | break - come to an end; "The heat wave finally broke yesterday"end, cease, terminate, finish, stop - have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo" | | 24. | break - vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity; "The flat plain was broken by tall mesas"vary, alter, change - become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season" | | 25. | break - cause to give up a habit; "She finally broke herself of smoking cigarettes"break - give up; "break cigarette smoking" | | 26. | break - give up; "break cigarette smoking"cease, discontinue, lay off, quit, stop, give up - put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"break - cause to give up a habit; "She finally broke herself of smoking cigarettes" | | 27. | break - come forth or begin from a state of latency; "The first winter storm broke over New York"come forth, emerge - happen or occur as a result of something | | 28. | break - happen or take place; "Things have been breaking pretty well for us in the past few months"colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechhap, happen, occur, come about, take place, go on, pass off, fall out, pass - come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" | | 29. | break - cause the failure or ruin of; "His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage"; "This play will either make or break the playwright"ruin - destroy or cause to fail; "This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election"make - assure the success of; "A good review by this critic will make your play!" | | 30. | break - invalidate by judicial action; "The will was broken"annul, invalidate, nullify, void, quash, avoid - declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea" | | 31. | break - 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"break up, part, split, split up, separategive the bounce, give the gate, give the axe - terminate a relationship abruptly; "Mary gave John the axe after she saw him with another woman"disunify, break apart - break up or separate; "The country is disunifying"; "Yugoslavia broke apart after 1989"disassociate, disjoint, dissociate, disunite, divorce - part; cease or break association with; "She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president"break with - end a relationship; "China broke with Russia"split up, divorce - get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage; "The couple divorced after only 6 months"secede, splinter, break away - withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away"break away, break - interrupt a continued activity; "She had broken with the traditional patterns" | | 32. | break - assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant"demote, kick downstairs, relegate, bumpassign, delegate, designate, depute - give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)sideline - remove from the center of activity or attention; place into an inferior position; "The outspoken cabinet member was sidelined by the President"reduce - bring to humbler or weaker state or condition; "He reduced the population to slavery" | | 33. |  break - reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him"bankrupt, ruin, smashimpoverish - make poor | | 34. | break - change directions suddenlyswitch, change, shift - lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes" | | 35. | break - emerge from the surface of a body of water; "The whales broke"appear - come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon" | | 36. |  break - 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"cave in, collapse, fall in, give way, founder, givechange - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"implode, go off - burst inward; "The bottle imploded"abandon, give up - stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims; "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations"buckle, crumple - fold or collapse; "His knees buckled"flop - fall loosely; "He flopped into a chair"break - curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves; "The surf broke"slide down, slump, sink - fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank"collapse, burst - cause to burst; "The ice broke the pipe" | | 37. | break - do a break dance; "Kids were break-dancing at the street corner"break dance, break-dancetrip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, dance - move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio" | | 38. | break - exchange for smaller units of money; "I had to break a $100 bill just to buy the candy"exchange, convert, commute, change - exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category; "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares"break up, break - destroy the completeness of a set of related items; "The book dealer would not break the set" | | 39. | break - destroy the completeness of a set of related items; "The book dealer would not break the set"break upalter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"break - exchange for smaller units of money; "I had to break a $100 bill just to buy the candy" | | 40. | break - make the opening shot that scatters the ballsbilliards - any of several games played on rectangular cloth-covered table (with cushioned edges) in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory (or composition) ballsshoot - throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective; "shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball" | | 41. | break - separate from a clinch, in boxing; "The referee broke the boxers"disunite, separate, part, divide - force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea" | | 42. | break - go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"fall apart, wear out, bust, weardecay, dilapidate, crumble - fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay"fray, frazzle - wear away by rubbing; "The friction frayed the sleeve"bust, break - ruin completely; "He busted my radio!"chip, chip off, break away, break off, come off - break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped"break apart, break up, crash - break violently or noisily; smash; | | 43. | break - break a piece from a whole; "break a branch from a tree"snap off, break offdetach - cause to become detached or separated; take off; "detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it" | | 44. | break - become punctured or penetrated; "The skin broke"break - pierce or penetrate; "The blade broke her skin" | | 45. | break - pierce or penetrate; "The blade broke her skin"penetrate, perforate - pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest"break - become punctured or penetrated; "The skin broke" | | 46. | break - be released or become known; of news; "News of her death broke in the morning"get around, get outdisclose, let on, divulge, expose, give away, let out, reveal, unwrap, discover, bring out, break - 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"leak out, leak - be leaked; "The news leaked out despite his secrecy" | | 47. | break - cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch"intermit, pausecut off, disrupt, interrupt, break up - make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages"catch one's breath, take a breather, rest, breathe - take a short break from one's activities in order to relaxtake five - take a break for five minutes; "The musicians took five during the rehearsal"take ten - take a ten minute break; "The players took ten during the long rehearsal" | | 48. | break - interrupt the flow of current in; "break a circuit"cut off, disrupt, interrupt, break up - make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages" | | 49. | break - undergo breaking; "The simple vowels broke in many Germanic languages"diphthongise, diphthongize - change from a simple vowel to a diphthong; "This vowel diphthongized in Germanic" | | 50. | break - find a flaw in; "break an alibi"; "break down a proof"break - find the solution or key to; "break the code"ruin, destroy - destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up" | | 51. | break - find the solution or key to; "break the code"figure out, puzzle out, solve, lick, work out, work - find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem"break - find a flaw in; "break an alibi"; "break down a proof" | | 52. | break - change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another; "Her voice broke to a whisper when she started to talk about her children"switch, change, shift - lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes" | | 53. | break - happen; "Report the news as it develops"; "These political movements recrudesce from time to time"recrudesce, develophap, happen, occur, come about, take place, go on, pass off, fall out, pass - come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"develop - be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest; "The plot developed slowly";break out, erupt - start abruptly; "After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc"come through, break through - penetrate; "The sun broke through the clouds"; "The rescue team broke through the wall in the mine shaft" | | 54. | break - become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated"crack, checkchange - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"chink, check - make cracks or chinks in; "The heat checked the paint"crack - cause to become cracked; "heat and light cracked the back of the leather chair"crack - break partially but keep its integrity; "The glass cracked" | | 55. | break - crack; of the male voice in puberty; "his voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir"change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" | | 56. | break - fall sharply; "stock prices broke"decrease, diminish, lessen, fall - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" | | 57. | break - fracture a bone of; "I broke my foot while playing hockey"fractureinjure, wound - cause injuries or bodily harm tofracture - break (a bone); "She broke her clavicle" | | 58. | break - diminish or discontinue abruptly; "The patient's fever broke last night"decrease, diminish, lessen, fall - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" | | 59. | break - weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death"weaken - lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body" |
breakverb1. shatter, separate, destroy, split, divide, crack, snap, smash, crush, fragment, demolish, sever, trash (slang), disintegrate, splinter, smash to smithereens, shiver He fell through the window, breaking the glass.
shatter unite, join, connect, repair, attach, fasten2. fracture, crack, smash She broke her leg in a skiing accident.3. burst, tear, split, puncture, perforate The bandage must be put on when the blister breaks.4. stop working, break down, go wrong, give out, pack up (Brit. informal), have had it, seize up, cease to function, conk out (informal), die, go on the blink, go kaput, go phut When the clutch broke, the car was locked into second gear.5. disobey, breach, defy, violate, disregard, flout, infringe, contravene, transgress, go counter to, infract (Law) We didn't know we were breaking the law.
disobey follow, observe, discharge, obey, conform, adhere to, abide by6. stop, cut, check, suspend, interrupt, cut short, discontinue He aims to break the vicious cycle.7. disturb, cut, interrupt, interfere with The noise broke my concentration.8. stop, end, cut, drop, give up, abandon, suspend, interrupt, terminate, put an end to, discontinue, bring to an end, pull the plug on, call a halt to They have yet to break the link with the trade unions.9. give up, stop, kick, abandon, quit, cut out, pack in, leave off, say goodbye to If you continue to smoke, keep trying to break the habit.10. weaken, undermine, cow, tame, subdue, demoralize, dispirit He never let his jailers break him.11. ruin, destroy, crush, humiliate, bring down, bankrupt, degrade, impoverish, demote, make bankrupt, bring to ruin The newspapers can make or break you.12. stop briefly, stop, rest, halt, pause, cease, take a break, have a breather (informal) They broke for lunch.13. interrupt, stop, suspend We broke our journey at a small country hotel.14. cushion, reduce, ease, moderate, diminish, temper, soften, lessen, alleviate, lighten She was saved by bushes which broke her fall.15. be revealed, come out, be reported, be published, be announced, be made public, be proclaimed, be let out, be imparted, be divulged, come out in the wash He resigned his post as Bishop when the scandal broke.16. reveal, tell, announce, declare, disclose, proclaim, divulge, make known I worried for ages and decided I had better break the news.17. beat, top, better, exceed, go beyond, excel, surpass, outstrip, outdo, cap (informal) The film has broken all box office records.18. (always used of dawn) happen, appear, emerge, occur, erupt, burst out, come into being, come forth suddenly They continued their search as dawn broke.19. pound, crash, batter, lash, buffet He listened to the waves breaking against the shore.20. decode, crack, work out, solve, interpret, decipher, unscramble, decrypt, descramble It was feared they could break the allies' code.21. hesitate, shake, tremble, falter, waver, stammer, stutter, speak haltingly Godfrey's voice broke, and halted.22. change, shift, alter I've been waiting for the weather to break.noun1. fracture, opening, tear, hole, split, crack, gap, rent, breach, rift, rupture, gash, cleft, fissure a break in the earth's surface2. let-up, halt, pause, suspension, lessening, recess, interruption, respite, lull, cessation, remission, breathing space, slackening, hiatus Nothing has been discussed that might lead to a break in the deadlock.3. gap, opening, space, hole, divide, crack, breach, rift, cleft, chink, crevice, cranny, discontinuity, interstice a sudden break in the clouds4. interval, pause, recess, interlude, intermission, entr'acte They always play that music during the break.5. holiday, leave, vacation, time off, recess, awayday They are currently taking a short break in Spain.6. (Informal) stroke of luck, chance, opportunity, advantage, fortune, opening The rain was a lucky break for the American.7. breach, split, dispute, separation, rift, rupture, alienation, severance, disaffection, schism, estrangement, disunion There is some threat of a break in relations between them.break away get away, escape, flee, run away, break free, break loose, make your escape I broke away from him and rushed out into the hall.break down1. stop working, stop, give out, pack up (Brit. informal), have had it, seize up, cease to function, conk out (informal), go on the blink, go kaput (informal), go phut, die, cark it (Austral. & N.Z. slang) Their car broke down.2. fail, collapse, fall through, be unsuccessful, come unstuck, run aground, come to grief, come a cropper (informal), turn out badly Paola's marriage broke down.3. be overcome, lose control, crack up (informal), lose it (informal), go to pieces The young woman broke down and cried.break free of something or someone escape (from), leave, withdraw from, extricate yourself from, free yourself of, disentangle yourself from his inability to break free of his marriagebreak in1. break and enter, burst in, enter, gain access The thief had broken in through a first-floor window.2. interrupt, intervene, interfere, intrude, burst in, interject, butt in, barge in, interpose, put your oar in, put your two cents in (U.S. slang) Suddenly, O'Leary broke in with a suggestion.break into something1. burgle In this country a house is broken into every 24 seconds.2. begin, start, burst into, give way to, commence, launch into, embark upon The moment she was out of sight she broke into a run.break off stop talking, pause, stumble, falter, fumble, hem and haw or hum and haw He broke off in mid-sentence.break out1. begin, start, happen, occur, arise, set in, commence, spring up He was 29 when war broke out.2. escape, flee, bolt, burst out, break free, get free, break loose, abscond, do a bunk (Brit. slang) The two men broke out and cut through a perimeter fence.3. erupt, gush, flare up, burst out, burst forth, pour forth A line of sweat broke out on her forehead.break someone in initiate, train, accustom, habituate, show someone the ropes The band are breaking in a new backing vocalist.break something down1. divide up, split, cut up, subdivide, separate out These rules tell us how a sentence is broken down into phrases.2. demolish, knock down, destroy, pull down, tear down, smash in, kick down, smash down His father failed to break the door down.3. remove, destroy, get rid of, knock down, eradicate, do away with, obliterate, put paid to He was able to break down barriers between the two groups.break something in prepare, condition, prime, tame I'm breaking in these new boots.break something off1. detach, separate, divide, cut off, pull off, sever, part, remove, splinter, tear off, snap off He broke off a large piece of the clay.2. bring to an end, end, terminate, put an end to, discontinue, pull the plug on, call a halt to He doesn't seem to have the courage to break his engagement off.3. stop, finish, suspend, halt, pause, cease, terminate, discontinue, pull the plug on, desist, belay (Nautical) They have broken off negotiations.break something up stop, end, suspend, disrupt, dismantle, disperse, terminate, disband, diffuse Police used tear gas to break up a demonstration.break through succeed, make it (informal), achieve, do well, flourish, cut it (informal), get to the top, crack it (informal), make your mark (informal), shine forth There is still scope for new writers to break through.break through something1. penetrate, go through, get past, burst through Protesters tried to break through a police cordon.2. pierce, penetrate, burst through, emerge from behind Sunlight had broken through the clouds.break up1. finish, stop, be suspended, terminate, come to an end, adjourn, recess The meeting broke up half an hour later.2. split up, separate, part, divorce, part company, get divorced, end a relationship My girlfriend and I have broken up.3. scatter, separate, divide, dissolve The crowd broke up reluctantly.break with something or someone separate from, drop (informal), reject, ditch (slang), renounce, depart from, break away from, part company with, repudiate, jilt It was a tough decision for him to break with Leeds.breakverb1. To crack or split into two or more fragments by means of or as a result of force, a blow, or strain:fracture, rift, rive, shatter, shiver, smash, splinter, sunder.2. To become or cause to become apart one from another:detach, disjoin, disjoint, disunite, divide, divorce, part, separate, split (up).Idioms: part company, set at odds.3. To make a hole or other opening in.Also used with through:breach, gap, hole, perforate, pierce, puncture.4. To pass into or through by overcoming resistance.Also used with through:enter, penetrate, perforate, pierce, puncture.5. To find the key to (a code, for example):crack, decipher, decrypt, puzzle out.6. To make known:carry, communicate, convey, disclose, get across, impart, pass, report, tell, transmit.7. To be made public:come out, get out, out, transpire.Informal: leak (out).Idiom: come to light.8. To make or become unusable or inoperative:fail, ruin.Slang: bust.9. To impair severely something such as the spirit, health, or effectiveness of:crush, destroy, overwhelm, ruin.10. To give way mentally and emotionally.Also used with down:collapse, crack, snap.Informal: crack up, fold.11. To suddenly lose all health or strength.Also used with down:cave in, collapse, crack, drop, give out, succumb.Informal: crack up.Slang: conk out.Idiom: give way.12. To reduce to financial insolvency:bankrupt, bust, impoverish, pauperize, ruin.Slang: clean out.13. To undergo sudden financial failure:bust, collapse, crash, fail, go under.Informal: fold.Idioms: go belly up, go bust, go on the rocks, go to the wall.14. To lower in rank or grade:bump, degrade, demote, downgrade, reduce.Slang: bust.15. To fail to fulfill (a promise) or conform to (a regulation):breach, contravene, infringe, transgress, violate.16. To refuse or fail to obey:defy, disobey, flout, transgress, violate.Idiom: pay no attention to.17. To desist from, cease, or discontinue (a habit, for example):cut out, give up, leave off, stop.Slang: kick.18. To interrupt regular activity for a short period:recess.Idioms: take a break, take a breather, take five.19. To make (an animal) docile:bust, gentle, master, tame.phrasal verb
break down1. To cause the complete ruin or wreckage of:bankrupt, cross up, demolish, destroy, finish, ruin, shatter, sink, smash, spoil, torpedo, undo, wash up, wrack, wreck.Slang: total.Idiom: put the kibosh on.2. To cease functioning properly:fail, give out.Slang: conk out.3. To separate into parts for study:analyze, anatomize, dissect, resolve.4. To take (something) apart:disassemble, dismantle, dismount, take down.5. To reduce or become reduced to pieces or components:break up, crumble, decompose, disintegrate, dissolve, fragment, fragmentize.6. To become or cause to become rotten or unsound:decay, decompose, deteriorate, disintegrate, molder, putrefy, rot, spoil, taint, turn.Idioms: go bad, go to pot, go to seed.phrasal verb
break in1. To enter forcibly or illegally:burglarize.Law: trespass.2. To interject remarks or questions into another's discourse:chime in, chip in, cut in, interrupt.phrasal verb
break off1. To stop suddenly, as a conversation, activity, or relationship:cease, discontinue, interrupt, suspend, terminate.2. To cease trying to accomplish or continue:abandon, desist, discontinue, give up, leave off, quit, relinquish, remit, stop.Informal: swear off.Slang: lay off.Idioms: call it a day, call it quits, hang up one's fiddle, have done with, throw in the towel.3. To terminate a relationship or an association by or as if by leaving one another:break up, part, separate.Informal: split (up).Idioms: call it quits, come to a parting of the ways, part company.phrasal verb
break out1. To become manifest suddenly and in full force:burst (forth or out), erupt, explode, flare (up).2. To break loose and leave suddenly, as from confinement or from a difficult or threatening situation:abscond, decamp, escape, flee, fly, get away, run away.Informal: skip (out).Slang: lam.Regional: absquatulate.Idioms: blow the coop, cut and run, give someone the slip, make a getaway, take flight, take it on the lam.phrasal verb
break up1. To make a division into parts, sections, or branches:dissever, divide, part, partition, section, segment, separate.2. To reduce or become reduced to pieces or components:break down, crumble, decompose, disintegrate, dissolve, fragment, fragmentize.3. To terminate a relationship or an association by or as if by leaving one another:break off, part, separate.Informal: split (up).Idioms: call it quits, come to a parting of the ways, part company.4. Informal. To express great amusement or mirth:guffaw, roar.Slang: howl.noun1. An opening, especially in a solid structure:breach, gap, hole, perforation, rupture.2. A usually narrow partial opening caused by splitting and rupture:chink, cleavage, cleft, crack, crevice, fissure, rift, split.3. The act or an instance of escaping, as from confinement or difficulty:breakout, decampment, escape, escapement, flight, getaway.Slang: lam.4. A cessation of continuity or regularity:discontinuance, discontinuation, discontinuity, disruption, interruption, pause, suspension.5. An interval during which continuity is suspended:gap, hiatus, interim, lacuna, void.6. A pause or interval, as from work or duty:intermission, recess, respite, rest, time-out.Informal: breather.7. A favorable or advantageous combination of circumstances:chance, occasion, opening, opportunity.Informal: shot.8. An interruption in friendly relations:alienation, breach, disaffection, estrangement, fissure, rent, rift, rupture, schism, split.Translationsbreak (breik) – past tense broke (brouk) : past participle brəken (ˈbroukən) – verb1. to divide into two or more parts (by force). (以外力)分成兩個或多個 破碎2. (usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force). 拆斷 拆断3. to make or become unusable. 損壞 损坏4. to go against, or not act according to (the law etc). He broke his appointment at the last minute. 違反 违反5. to do better than (a sporting etc record). 打破（紀錄） 打破（纪录） 6. to interrupt. She broke her journey in London. 中斷 中止7. to put an end to. He broke the silence. 結束 结束8. to make or become known. They gently broke the news of his death to his wife. 透露 透露9. (of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch. （男孩的聲音）變低沉 （指男孩嗓音）变粗，变粗浑 10. to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc). 減弱 减弱11. to begin. The storm broke before they reached shelter. 開始 开始 noun1. a pause. a break in the conversation. 停頓 停顿2. a change. a break in the weather. 變化 变化3. an opening. 開始 开始4. a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck. This is your big break. 運氣 运气ˈbreakable adjective (negative unbreakable) likely to break. breakable toys. 易破碎的 易破碎的 noun (usually in plural) something likely to break. 易破碎的東西 易破碎的东西ˈbreakage (-kidʒ) noun the act of breaking, or its result(s). 破損 破损ˈbreaker noun a (large) wave which breaks on rocks or the beach. 衝擊岸邊的碎浪 碎浪ˈbreakdown noun1. (often nervous breakdown) a mental collapse. 精神崩潰 精神崩溃2. a mechanical failure causing a stop. The car has had another breakdown. See also break down. 故障 （机械）故障 break-inbreak in(to)ˈbreakneck adjective (usually of speed) dangerous. He drove at breakneck speed. 非常危險的 非常危险的breakoutbreak outˈbreakthrough noun a sudden solution of a problem leading to further advances, especially in science. 突破 突破ˈbreakwater noun a barrier to break the force of the waves. 防波堤 防波堤break away to escape from control. The dog broke away from its owner. 脫逃 脱逃break down1. to use force on (a door etc) to cause it to open. 打破 打破2. to stop working properly. My car has broken down. 壞掉 坏掉3. to fail. The talks have broken down. 失敗 失败4. to be overcome with emotion. She broke down and wept. 情緒潰堤 （精神上）垮掉，情绪溃堤 break in(to)1. to enter (a house etc) by force or unexpectedly (noun ˈbreak-in. The Smiths have had two break-ins recently). 破門而入 破门而入2. to interrupt (someone's conversation etc). 中斷 打断break loose to escape from control. The dog has broken loose. 掙脫出來 挣脱出来break off to stop. She broke off in the middle of a sentence. 突然停止 突然停止break out1. to appear or happen suddenly. War has broken out. 突然發生 突然发生2. to escape (from prison, restrictions etc). A prisoner has broken out (noun ˈbreakout). 逃出 逃出break out in to (suddenly) become covered in a rash, in sweat etc. I'm allergic to strawberries. They make me break out in a rash. 突然冒出 突然出现break the ice to overcome the first shyness etc. Let's break the ice by inviting our new neighbours for a meal. 克服初見面時的尷尬 打破沉默break up1. to divide, separate or break into pieces. He broke up the old furniture and burnt it; John and Mary broke up (= separated from each other) last week. 決裂 决裂2. to finish or end. The meeting broke up at 4.40. 停止，結束 停止，结束 make a break for it to make an (attempt to) escape. When the guard is not looking, make a break for it. 設法逃脫 设法逃脱break → 弄坏zhCN, 弄断zhCN, 打破zhCN- What do I do if I have car trouble? (US)
What do I do if I break down? (UK) → 如果车坏了我该怎么办？
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break (someone)To completely destroy, defeat, or humiliate someone. Don't cross me, man, I will break you. That upstart company thinks it can challenge our hold in the market? We'll just have to break them, without mercy.See also: break*breaka chance; another chance or a second chance. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) I'm sorry. Please don't send me to the principal's office. Give me a break! I got a nice break. They didn't send me to prison.break (up) (into something)to divide into smaller parts. The glass broke up into a thousand pieces. It hit the floor and broke up, flinging bits everywhere.break1. n. a chance; an opportunity. Come on, give me a break! 2. n. an escape from prison; a prison breakout. I hear there’s a break planned for tonight. 3. in. [for a news story] to unfold rapidly. (Journalism.) As the story continues to break, we will bring you the latest. 4. n. a solo played when the rest of the band stops. This is your break, Andy. Let’s hear it, man. break rank/ranks1. To fall into disorder, as a formation of soldiers.2. To fail to conform to a prevailing or expected pattern or order: "Architectural experts have criticized the plaza in the past because it breaks rank with the distinctive façades of neighboring Fifth Avenue blocks, whose buildings are flush with the sidewalk" (Sharon Churcher).break
break[brāk] (computer science) To interrupt processing by a computer, usually by depressing a key. A place in a file of records where one or more of the values in the records change. (electricity) A fault in a circuit. The minimum distance in a circuit-opening device between the stationary and movable contacts when these contacts are in the open position. (electronics) A reflected radar pulse which appears on a radarscope as a line perpendicular to the base line. (geography) A significant variation of topography, such as a deep valley. (geology) knickpoint (meteorology) A sudden change in the weather; usually applied to the end of an extended period of unusually hot, cold, wet, or dry weather. A hole or gap in a layer of clouds. (mining engineering) A plane of discontinuity in the coal seam such as a slip, fracture, or cleat; the surfaces are in contact or slightly separated. A fracture or crack in the roof beds as a result of mining operations. What does it mean when you dream about a break?Something physically broken in a dream can refer to non-physical breaks, such as a broken promise, spirit, dream, heart, hope, and the like. But we also have more positive associations with the word, as in “break with the past,” “lucky break,” “break a habit,” “break new ground,” “breakthrough,” etc., any of which might be symbolized by a physical break. breakA change in direction of a plane; usually in reference to a wall.break Ambient air is drawn into the compressor, where it is pressurized—a theoretically isentropic process. The compressed air then runs through a combustion chamber, where fuel is burned, heating that air—a constant-pressure process, since the chamber is open to flow in and out. The heated, pressurized air then gives up its energy, expanding through the a turbine(s)—another theoretically isentropic process. Some of the work extracted by the turbine is used to drive the compressor.i. A maneuver ordered to a fighter to avoid being shot down. It consists of a maximum rate turn to destroy the hostile aircraft's firing solution.
ii. To “peel off” from formation. The maneuver is normally ordered when the formation comes over the airfield for landing.
iii. The point at which a pilot senses a wing is stalling.
iv. When transmitted on radio, it indicates the separation in messages.
v. To discontinue aerial combat suddenly.
vi. To break a cloud; to make an appearance or come through a cloud.
vii. A break in a cloud; some clear space in other-wise covered sky.
viii. A fault in an electrical system.break (1)To cause to be broken. "Your latest patchto the editor broke the paragraph commands."break (2)(Of a program) To stop temporarily, so that it maydebugged. The place where it stops is a "breakpoint".break (3)To send an EIA-232 break (two character widths of linehigh) over a serial line.break (4)[Unix] To strike whatever key currently causes the ttydriver to send SIGINT to the current process. Normally,break, delete or control-C does this.break (5)"break break" may be said to interrupt a conversation (thisis an example of verb doubling). This usage comes from radiocommunications, which in turn probably came from landlinetelegraph/teleprinter usage, as badly abused in the Citizen'sBand craze.break (6)pipeline break.break (7)break statement.break(1) To temporarily or permanently stop executing, printing or transmitting.
(2) In cryptography, to decrypt a ciphertext without knowing the key or to find a flaw in an encryption algorithm or implementation that permits such cryptanalysis.
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break (brāk), Separation into parts.break (brāk) 1. In orthopedics, a fracture. 2. To interrupt the continuity in a tissue or electric circuit or the channel of flow or communication. Patient discussion about breakQ. How do I break it to my mother that I have infantile amnesia A. i'de let the doctor that diagnosed me with infantile amnesia to tell it to my parents, he can explains to your mother exactly what it means,treatments all sorts.. Q. What are the reasons people break their diet? Recently I passed a screen test for a movie for the main role of heroin. There were 150 people who came for the test and only 13 got selected for various roles. The director suggested all thirteen of us to go on a diet to suit our characters. We were asked to come after dieting for a month. But to our surprise none of us showed any difference. The reason was we all broke our diets. What are the reasons that make people break their diet? A. there's an aborigine tribe in Australia that it is a custom that the women feed their men for a month every year with "all you can eat" style. they eat much much more then they are used too. after that month , it doesn't take long until they come back to their normal size. that is because the body is not fooled so easily. his has it ways to leave you in your own weight. one of them is make it very very tough to maintain diet. Q. is there like a big break through in the field of autism therapy and approaching? A. there is a large amount of research on Autism. Social, neurological, psychiatric etc. today because of new imagine equipment there is better understanding of how our brain works (there are much more to be revealed but still). And there are breakthroughs all the time. You can get updated about research on the subject in this site:
http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer?pagename=research_home
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BreakA rapid and sharp price decline. Related: Crash.Break1. A sudden, unexpected change in a security's price or in a market's value. While a break could indicate either upward or downward change, the connotation is negative. Especially on the futures market, a break means a steep decline in price, usually the result of a natural disaster affecting the underlying.
2. Less frequently, break refers to a discrepancy in a brokerage's accounting books.break1. A sharp price decline in a particular security or in the market as a whole. A break usually occurs when unexpected negative information is made public and investors rush to sell. Also called market break.2. A discrepancy on the books of a brokerage firm.
break1. To dissolve an underwriting syndicate.2. See bust.AcronymsSeebrakebreak
Synonyms for breakverb to crack or split into two or more fragments by means of or as a result of force, a blow, or strainSynonyms- fracture
- rift
- rive
- shatter
- shiver
- smash
- splinter
- sunder
verb to become or cause to become apart one from anotherSynonyms- detach
- disjoin
- disjoint
- disunite
- divide
- divorce
- part
- separate
- split
verb to make a hole or other opening inSynonyms- breach
- gap
- hole
- perforate
- pierce
- puncture
verb to pass into or through by overcoming resistanceSynonyms- enter
- penetrate
- perforate
- pierce
- puncture
verb to find the key to (a code, for example)Synonyms- crack
- decipher
- decrypt
- puzzle out
verb to make knownSynonyms- carry
- communicate
- convey
- disclose
- get across
- impart
- pass
- report
- tell
- transmit
verb to be made publicSynonyms- come out
- get out
- out
- transpire
- leak
verb to make or become unusable or inoperativeSynonymsverb to impair severely something such as the spirit, health, or effectiveness ofSynonyms- crush
- destroy
- overwhelm
- ruin
verb to give way mentally and emotionallySynonyms- collapse
- crack
- snap
- crack up
- fold
verb to suddenly lose all health or strengthSynonyms- cave in
- collapse
- crack
- drop
- give out
- succumb
- crack up
- conk out
verb to reduce to financial insolvencySynonyms- bankrupt
- bust
- impoverish
- pauperize
- ruin
- clean out
verb to undergo sudden financial failureSynonyms- bust
- collapse
- crash
- fail
- go under
- fold
verb to lower in rank or gradeSynonyms- bump
- degrade
- demote
- downgrade
- reduce
- bust
verb to fail to fulfill (a promise) or conform to (a regulation)Synonyms- breach
- contravene
- infringe
- transgress
- violate
verb to refuse or fail to obeySynonyms- defy
- disobey
- flout
- transgress
- violate
verb to desist from, cease, or discontinue (a habit, for example)Synonyms- cut out
- give up
- leave off
- stop
- kick
verb to interrupt regular activity for a short periodSynonymsverb to make (an animal) docileSynonymsphrase break down: to cause the complete ruin or wreckage ofSynonyms- bankrupt
- cross up
- demolish
- destroy
- finish
- ruin
- shatter
- sink
- smash
- spoil
- torpedo
- undo
- wash up
- wrack
- wreck
- total
phrase break down: to cease functioning properlySynonymsphrase break down: to separate into parts for studySynonyms- analyze
- anatomize
- dissect
- resolve
phrase break down: to take (something) apartSynonyms- disassemble
- dismantle
- dismount
- take down
phrase break down: to reduce or become reduced to pieces or componentsSynonyms- break up
- crumble
- decompose
- disintegrate
- dissolve
- fragment
- fragmentize
phrase break down: to become or cause to become rotten or unsoundSynonyms- decay
- decompose
- deteriorate
- disintegrate
- molder
- putrefy
- rot
- spoil
- taint
- turn
phrase break in: to enter forcibly or illegallySynonymsphrase break in: to interject remarks or questions into another's discourseSynonyms- chime in
- chip in
- cut in
- interrupt
phrase break off: to stop suddenly, as a conversation, activity, or relationshipSynonyms- cease
- discontinue
- interrupt
- suspend
- terminate
phrase break off: to cease trying to accomplish or continueSynonyms- abandon
- desist
- discontinue
- give up
- leave off
- quit
- relinquish
- remit
- stop
- swear off
- lay off
phrase break off: to terminate a relationship or an association by or as if by leaving one anotherSynonyms- break up
- part
- separate
- split
phrase break out: to become manifest suddenly and in full forceSynonymsphrase break out: to break loose and leave suddenly, as from confinement or from a difficult or threatening situationSynonyms- abscond
- decamp
- escape
- flee
- fly
- get away
- run away
- skip
- lam
- absquatulate
phrase break up: to make a division into parts, sections, or branchesSynonyms- dissever
- divide
- part
- partition
- section
- segment
- separate
phrase break up: to reduce or become reduced to pieces or componentsSynonyms- break down
- crumble
- decompose
- disintegrate
- dissolve
- fragment
- fragmentize
phrase break up: to terminate a relationship or an association by or as if by leaving one anotherSynonyms- break off
- part
- separate
- split
phrase break up: to express great amusement or mirthSynonymsnoun an opening, especially in a solid structureSynonyms- breach
- gap
- hole
- perforation
- rupture
noun a usually narrow partial opening caused by splitting and ruptureSynonyms- chink
- cleavage
- cleft
- crack
- crevice
- fissure
- rift
- split
noun the act or an instance of escaping, as from confinement or difficultySynonyms- breakout
- decampment
- escape
- escapement
- flight
- getaway
- lam
noun a cessation of continuity or regularitySynonyms- discontinuance
- discontinuation
- discontinuity
- disruption
- interruption
- pause
- suspension
noun an interval during which continuity is suspendedSynonyms- gap
- hiatus
- interim
- lacuna
- void
noun a pause or interval, as from work or dutySynonyms- intermission
- recess
- respite
- rest
- time-out
- breather
noun a favorable or advantageous combination of circumstancesSynonyms- chance
- occasion
- opening
- opportunity
- shot
noun an interruption in friendly relationsSynonyms- alienation
- breach
- disaffection
- estrangement
- fissure
- rent
- rift
- rupture
- schism
- split
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