英语词汇“broke”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Broke

vverb.changeterminate

Synset:break interrupt

Examples:

She interrupted her pregnancy
break a lucky streak
break the cycle of poverty

Hypernyms:end terminate

Inherited Hypernyms:interruptendchange

Direct Hyponyms:break offbreak shortcut shortfreezehold onstopsuspend

Full Troponyms:cut shortfreezehang uphold on

Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something

vverb.changebecome separated into pieces or fragments

Synset:break come apart fall apart separate split up

Examples:

The figurine broke
The freshly baked loaf fell apart

Derivationally Related Form:breakbreakable

Hypernyms:change integrity

Inherited Hypernyms:breakchange integritychange

Direct Hyponyms:break openbreak upburstbustcrackcrushfragmentfragmentisefragmentizeladderpuncturerunsmashsnapsplit

Full Troponyms:atomizeblowbreak upbrecciatebruiseburstchampchawchewchompcrumbcrunchcrushgnashgnawgrategrindladdermillmumblepestlepoppoundpulppunctureragshattersmashsnapsplinterstavesunder

Sentence Frame:Something ---s | These glasses --- easily (apply to: break) | The wooden sticks --- (apply to: break)

vverb.changerender inoperable or ineffective

Examples:

You broke the alarm clock when you took it apart!

Derivationally Related Form:breakage

Hypernyms:damage

Inherited Hypernyms:breakdamagechange

Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something

vverb.contactruin completely

Synset:break bust

Examples:

He busted my radio!

Antonyms:repair

Derivationally Related Form:breakagebreakablebustbuster

Hypernyms:destroy ruin

Inherited Hypernyms:breakdestroy

Direct Hyponyms:break down

Causes:break bust fall apart wear out wear

Full Troponyms:break down

Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something

vverb.changedestroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments

Examples:

He broke the glass plate
She broke the match

Derivationally Related Form:breakagebreakbreakablebreaker

Hypernyms:divide separate

Inherited Hypernyms:breakseparate

Direct Hyponyms:break indashfractureshattersmash

Full Troponyms:blastbreak infractureshattersmashstave in

Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | The girls --- the wooden sticks (apply to: break)

vverb.socialact in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

Synset:breach break go against infract offend transgress violate

Examples:

offend all laws of humanity
violate the basic laws or human civilization
break a law
break a promise

Antonyms:keep

Derivationally Related Form:breachinfractionoffensiveoffenceviolatortransgressionoffenseviolativeviolableoffendertransgressor

Hypernyms:disrespect

Inherited Hypernyms:transgressdisrespectrelateinteractact

Direct Hyponyms:blunderboobconflictcontravenedrop the ballgoofinfringeintruderun afoulsintransgresstrespass

Full Troponyms:break inconflictcrackdrop the ballfallsintrespass

Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something

vverb.motionmove away or escape suddenly

Synset:break break away break out

Examples:

The horses broke from the stable
Three inmates broke jail
Nobody can break out--this prison is high security

Derivationally Related Form:breakbreakout

Hypernyms:break loose escape get away

Inherited Hypernyms:breakescapefleescatleave

Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Something is ---ing PP | Somebody ---s PP | Somebody ---s something (apply to: break)

vverb.motionscatter or part

Examples:

The clouds broke after the heavy downpour

Hypernyms:disperse dissipate scatter spread out

Inherited Hypernyms:breakdisperseseparatemove

Sentence Frame:Something ---s

vverb.emotionforce out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up

Synset:break burst erupt

Examples:

break into tears
erupt in anger

Hypernyms:express emotion express feelings

Inherited Hypernyms:breakexpress emotion

Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s PP

vverb.changeprevent completion

Synset:break break off discontinue stop

Examples:

stop the project
break off the negotiations

Derivationally Related Form:discontinuationstop

Hypernyms:end terminate

Inherited Hypernyms:breakendchange

Direct Hyponyms:bogbog downbreak upcut offdisruptfractureinterrupt

Full Troponyms:barrage jamblanket jambog downbreakburst in oncallchime incutcut incut shortfractureheckleinterjectinterruptjamlay overpausepoint jampunctuateput awayrestspot jamstoptake fivetake offtake ten

Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something

vverb.socialenter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act

Synset:break break in

Examples:

Someone broke in while I was on vacation
They broke into my car and stole my radio!
who broke into my account last night?

Derivationally Related Form:break-in

Hypernyms:intrude trespass

Inherited Hypernyms:break intrespasstransgressdisrespectrelateinteractact

Direct Hyponyms:crack

Full Troponyms:crack

Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s (apply to: break in) | Somebody ---s PP (apply to: break)

vverb.changemake submissive, obedient, or useful

Synset:break break in

Examples:

The horse was tough to break
I broke in the new intern

Hypernyms:domesticate domesticise domesticize reclaim tame

Inherited Hypernyms:break indomesticatechange

Causes:break

Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody

vverb.stativefail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns

Synset:break go against violate

Examples:

This sentence violates the rules of syntax

Antonyms:conform to

Derivationally Related Form:violationviolativeviolable

Inherited Hypernyms:violate

Direct Hyponyms:fly in the face offly in the teeth of

Full Troponyms:fly in the face of

Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something

vverb.competitionsurpass in excellence

Synset:better break

Examples:

She bettered her own record
break a record

Derivationally Related Form:better

Hypernyms:exceed outdo outgo outmatch outperform outstrip surmount surpass

Inherited Hypernyms:bettersurpassbeatget the better of

Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something

vverb.communicationmake known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

Synset:break bring out disclose discover divulge expose give away let on let out reveal uncover unwrap

Examples:

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
The newspaper uncovered the President's illegal dealings

Derivationally Related Form:revealingdisclosuredivulgencediscoverygiveawayexposerevelationexposuredivulgement

Hypernyms:tell

Inherited Hypernyms:unwraptellinformcommunicateinteractact

Direct Hyponyms:babblebabble outbetraybewrayblabblab outblackwashblowcome outcome out of the closetconfideleaklet the cat out of the bagmuckrakeoutpeachrevealsingspill the beansspringtalktattle

Causes:break get around get out

Full Troponyms:betrayblackwashblowcome out of the closetconfideleakmuckrakeoutrevealspill the beansspringunbosom

Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE | Something ---s something | Somebody ---s something to somebody | They --- that there was a traffic accident (apply to: divulge, let on, disclose, give away, reveal)

vverb.changecome into being

Examples:

light broke over the horizon
Voices broke in the air

Hypernyms:become get go

Inherited Hypernyms:breakbecomechange statechange

Sentence Frame:Something ---s

vverb.changestop operating or functioning

Synset:break break down conk out die fail give out give way go go bad

Examples:

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

Derivationally Related Form:breakablefailurebreakdown

Hypernyms:change

Inherited Hypernyms:failchange

Direct Hyponyms:blowblow outburn outcrashgo downmalfunctionmisfiremisfunction

Full Troponyms:blow outcrashjammalfunctionmisfire

Sentence Frame:Something ---s | These cars won't --- (apply to: conk out, go, break, give out, fail, break down, die)

vverb.socialinterrupt a continued activity

Synset:break break away

Examples:

She had broken with the traditional patterns

Derivationally Related Form:break

Hypernyms:break break up part separate split split up

Inherited Hypernyms:breakseparate

Sentence Frame:Something is ---ing PP | Somebody ---s PP

vverb.motionmake a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing

Topic:armed forcesarmed servicesmilitarymilitary machinewar machine

Examples:

The ranks broke

Hypernyms:flee fly take flight

Inherited Hypernyms:breakfleescatleave

Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s

vverb.motioncurl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves

Examples:

The surf broke

Derivationally Related Form:breaker

Hypernyms:break cave in collapse fall in founder give give way

Inherited Hypernyms:breakcollapsechange

Sentence Frame:Something ---s

vverb.changelessen in force or effect

Synset:break damp dampen soften weaken

Examples:

soften a shock
break a fall

Derivationally Related Form:damperweakener

Hypernyms:blunt deaden

Inherited Hypernyms:dampendeadenchange

Direct Hyponyms:dampdampendeadendeafen

Full Troponyms:dampendeafen

Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s | Something ---s something

vverb.changebe broken in

Examples:

If the new teacher won't break, we'll add some stress

Hypernyms:change

Inherited Hypernyms:breakchange

Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s

vverb.stativecome to an end

Examples:

The heat wave finally broke yesterday

Hypernyms:cease end finish stop terminate

Inherited Hypernyms:breakend

Sentence Frame:Something ---s

vverb.stativevary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity

Examples:

The flat plain was broken by tall mesas

Derivationally Related Form:break

Hypernyms:alter change vary

Inherited Hypernyms:breakchange

Sentence Frame:Something ---s something

vverb.stativecause to give up a habit

Examples:

She finally broke herself of smoking cigarettes

Inherited Hypernyms:break

Causes:break

Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody

vverb.stativegive up

Examples:

break cigarette smoking

Hypernyms:cease discontinue give up lay off quit stop

Inherited Hypernyms:breakdiscontinue

Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something

vverb.stativecome forth or begin from a state of latency

Examples:

The first winter storm broke over New York

Hypernyms:come forth emerge

Inherited Hypernyms:breakcome forthoriginatebecome

Sentence Frame:Something is ---ing PP

vverb.socialhappen or take place

Domain Usage:colloquialism

Examples:

Things have been breaking pretty well for us in the past few months

Hypernyms:come about fall out go on hap happen occur pass pass off take place

Inherited Hypernyms:breakhappen

Sentence Frame:Something ---s

vverb.socialcause the failure or ruin of

Examples:

His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage
This play will either make or break the playwright

Antonyms:make

Hypernyms:ruin

Inherited Hypernyms:breakruinthwartprevent

Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something

vverb.socialinvalidate by judicial action

Examples:

The will was broken

Hypernyms:annul avoid invalidate nullify quash void

Inherited Hypernyms:breakinvalidatecanceldeclareevaluatethink

Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something

vverb.socialdiscontinue an association or relation; go different ways

Synset:break break up part separate split split up

Examples:

The business partners broke over a tax question
The couple separated after 25 years of marriage
My friend and I split up

Derivationally Related Form:separationbreakseparatistbreakupsplit

Inherited Hypernyms:separate

Direct Hyponyms:breakbreak apartbreak awaybreak withdisassociatedisjointdissociatedisunifydisunitedivorcegive the axegive the bouncegive the gatesecedesplintersplit up

Full Troponyms:breakbreak withdisassociatedisunifydivorcegive the axesecede

Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s

vverb.socialassign to a lower position; reduce in rank

Synset:break bump demote kick downstairs relegate

Examples:

She was demoted because she always speaks up
He was broken down to Sergeant

Antonyms:promote

Derivationally Related Form:relegationdemotion

Hypernyms:assign delegate depute designate

Inherited Hypernyms:demotedelegateappoint

Direct Hyponyms:reducesideline

Full Troponyms:reducesideline

Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s something PP

vverb.possessionreduce to bankruptcy

Synset:bankrupt break ruin smash

Examples:

My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!
The slump in the financial markets smashed him

Derivationally Related Form:bankruptcy

Hypernyms:impoverish

Inherited Hypernyms:bankruptimpoverishdeprivewithholddenykeephave

Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody

vverb.motionchange directions suddenly

Hypernyms:change shift switch

Inherited Hypernyms:breakswitch

Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s

vverb.motionemerge from the surface of a body of water

Examples:

The whales broke

Hypernyms:appear

Inherited Hypernyms:breakappear

Sentence Frame:Something ---s

vverb.motionbreak down, literally or metaphorically

Synset:break cave in collapse fall in founder give give way

Examples:

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

Derivationally Related Form:cave incollapse

Hypernyms:change

Inherited Hypernyms:collapsechange

Direct Hyponyms:breakbucklecrumpleflopgo offimplodesinkslide downslump

Full Troponyms:breakbuckleflopimplodeslump

Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s | The business is going to --- (apply to: collapse)

vverb.motiondo a break dance

Synset:break break-dance break dance

Examples:

Kids were break-dancing at the street corner

Derivationally Related Form:break dance

Hypernyms:dance trip the light fantastic trip the light fantastic toe

Inherited Hypernyms:break dancedancemove

Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Sam and Sue --- (apply to: break, break-dance, break dance)

vverb.contactexchange for smaller units of money

Examples:

I had to break a $100 bill just to buy the candy

Hypernyms:change commute convert exchange

Inherited Hypernyms:breakchangereplaceregeneratere-createmake

Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something

vverb.contactdestroy the completeness of a set of related items

Synset:break break up

Examples:

The book dealer would not break the set

Derivationally Related Form:breakable

Hypernyms:alter change modify

Inherited Hypernyms:breakchange

Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something

vverb.contactmake the opening shot that scatters the balls

Topic:billiards

Derivationally Related Form:break

Hypernyms:shoot

Inherited Hypernyms:breakshoothitpropelmove

Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s

vverb.contactseparate from a clinch, in boxing

Examples:

The referee broke the boxers

Hypernyms:disunite divide part separate

Inherited Hypernyms:breakseparatemove

Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody

vverb.contactgo to pieces

Synset:break bust fall apart wear wear out

Examples:

The lawn mower finally broke
The gears wore out
The old chair finally fell apart completely

Derivationally Related Form:breakablewear

Hypernyms:crumble decay dilapidate

Inherited Hypernyms:breakdecaychange

Direct Hyponyms:frayfrazzle

Full Troponyms:fray

Sentence Frame:Something ---s

vverb.contactbreak a piece from a whole

Synset:break break off snap off

Examples:

break a branch from a tree

Derivationally Related Form:breakagebreakablebreaker

Hypernyms:detach

Inherited Hypernyms:breakdetachdisconnectseparatemove

Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something

vverb.contactbecome punctured or penetrated

Examples:

The skin broke

Inherited Hypernyms:break

Sentence Frame:Something ---s

vverb.contactpierce or penetrate

Examples:

The blade broke her skin

Hypernyms:penetrate perforate

Inherited Hypernyms:breakpenetrateenter

Sentence Frame:Something ---s something

vverb.communicationbe released or become known; of news

Synset:break get around get out

Examples:

News of her death broke in the morning

Inherited Hypernyms:break

Direct Hyponyms:leakleak out

Full Troponyms:leak

Sentence Frame:Something ---s

vverb.communicationcease an action temporarily

Synset:break intermit pause

Examples:

We pause for station identification
let's break for lunch

Derivationally Related Form:breakintermissionpause

Hypernyms:break up cut off disrupt interrupt

Inherited Hypernyms:pauseinterruptbreakendchange

Direct Hyponyms:breathecatch one's breathresttake a breathertake fivetake ten

Full Troponyms:resttake fivetake ten

Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s

vverb.communicationinterrupt the flow of current in

Examples:

break a circuit

Derivationally Related Form:breaker

Hypernyms:break up cut off disrupt interrupt

Inherited Hypernyms:breakinterruptbreakendchange

Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something

vverb.communicationundergo breaking

Examples:

The simple vowels broke in many Germanic languages

Hypernyms:diphthongise diphthongize

Inherited Hypernyms:breakdiphthongizeswitch

Sentence Frame:Something ---s

vverb.cognitionfind a flaw in

Examples:

break an alibi
break down a proof

Hypernyms:destroy ruin

Inherited Hypernyms:breakdestroy

Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something

vverb.cognitionfind the solution or key to

Examples:

break the code

Hypernyms:figure out lick puzzle out solve work work out

Inherited Hypernyms:breaksolveunderstand

Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something

vverb.changechange suddenly from one tone quality or register to another

Examples:

Her voice broke to a whisper when she started to talk about her children

Hypernyms:change shift switch

Inherited Hypernyms:breakswitch

Sentence Frame:Something ---s

vverb.changehappen

Synset:break develop recrudesce

Examples:

Report the news as it develops
These political movements recrudesce from time to time

Derivationally Related Form:developmentrecrudescence

Hypernyms:come about fall out go on hap happen occur pass pass off take place

Inherited Hypernyms:breakhappen

Sentence Frame:Something ---s

vverb.changebecome fractured; break or crack on the surface only

Synset:break check crack

Examples:

The glass cracked when it was heated

Derivationally Related Form:breakbreakablecheck

Hypernyms:change

Inherited Hypernyms:crackchange

Direct Hyponyms:crack

Full Troponyms:alligatorchapcrackcraze

Sentence Frame:Something ---s | These glasses --- easily (apply to: crack) | The glass tubes --- (apply to: crack)

vverb.changecrack; of the male voice in puberty

Examples:

his voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir

Hypernyms:change state turn

Inherited Hypernyms:breakchange statechange

Sentence Frame:Something ---s

vverb.changefall sharply

Examples:

stock prices broke

Hypernyms:decrease diminish fall lessen

Inherited Hypernyms:breakdecreasechange magnitudechange

Sentence Frame:Something ---s | The stock market is going to --- (apply to: break)

vverb.bodyfracture a bone of

Synset:break fracture

Examples:

I broke my foot while playing hockey

Derivationally Related Form:breakfracture

Hypernyms:injure wound

Inherited Hypernyms:fractureinjurehurtindisposechange

Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Did he --- his foot? (apply to: fracture, break)

vverb.bodydiminish or discontinue abruptly

Examples:

The patient's fever broke last night

Hypernyms:decrease diminish fall lessen

Inherited Hypernyms:breakdecreasechange magnitudechange

Sentence Frame:Something ---s

vverb.bodyweaken or destroy in spirit or body

Examples:

His resistance was broken
a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death

Hypernyms:weaken

Inherited Hypernyms:breakweakenchange

Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody

adj satadj.alllacking funds

Synset:bust skint stone-broke stony-broke

Examples:

'skint' is a British slang term

Antonyms:rich

Inherited Hypernyms:broke

Similar to:poor

单词	broke
释义	Broke vverb.changeterminate Synset:break interrupt Examples: She interrupted her pregnancy break a lucky streak break the cycle of poverty Hypernyms:end terminate Inherited Hypernyms:interruptendchange Direct Hyponyms:break offbreak shortcut shortfreezehold onstopsuspend Full Troponyms:cut shortfreezehang uphold on Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something \| Something ---s something vverb.changebecome separated into pieces or fragments Synset:break come apart fall apart separate split up Examples: The figurine broke The freshly baked loaf fell apart Derivationally Related Form:breakbreakable Hypernyms:change integrity Inherited Hypernyms:breakchange integritychange Direct Hyponyms:break openbreak upburstbustcrackcrushfragmentfragmentisefragmentizeladderpuncturerunsmashsnapsplit Full Troponyms:atomizeblowbreak upbrecciatebruiseburstchampchawchewchompcrumbcrunchcrushgnashgnawgrategrindladdermillmumblepestlepoppoundpulppunctureragshattersmashsnapsplinterstavesunder Sentence Frame:Something ---s \| These glasses --- easily (apply to: break) \| The wooden sticks --- (apply to: break) vverb.changerender inoperable or ineffective Examples: You broke the alarm clock when you took it apart! Derivationally Related Form:breakage Hypernyms:damage Inherited Hypernyms:breakdamagechange Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something \| Something ---s something vverb.contactruin completely Synset:break bust Examples: He busted my radio! Antonyms:repair Derivationally Related Form:breakagebreakablebustbuster Hypernyms:destroy ruin Inherited Hypernyms:breakdestroy Direct Hyponyms:break down Causes:break bust fall apart wear out wear Full Troponyms:break down Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something \| Something ---s something vverb.changedestroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments Examples: He broke the glass plate She broke the match Derivationally Related Form:breakagebreakbreakablebreaker Hypernyms:divide separate Inherited Hypernyms:breakseparate Direct Hyponyms:break indashfractureshattersmash Full Troponyms:blastbreak infractureshattersmashstave in Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something \| Something ---s something \| The girls --- the wooden sticks (apply to: break) vverb.socialact in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises Synset:breach break go against infract offend transgress violate Examples: offend all laws of humanity violate the basic laws or human civilization break a law break a promise Antonyms:keep Derivationally Related Form:breachinfractionoffensiveoffenceviolatortransgressionoffenseviolativeviolableoffendertransgressor Hypernyms:disrespect Inherited Hypernyms:transgressdisrespectrelateinteractact Direct Hyponyms:blunderboobconflictcontravenedrop the ballgoofinfringeintruderun afoulsintransgresstrespass Full Troponyms:break inconflictcrackdrop the ballfallsintrespass Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something vverb.motionmove away or escape suddenly Synset:break break away break out Examples: The horses broke from the stable Three inmates broke jail Nobody can break out--this prison is high security Derivationally Related Form:breakbreakout Hypernyms:break loose escape get away Inherited Hypernyms:breakescapefleescatleave Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s \| Something is ---ing PP \| Somebody ---s PP \| Somebody ---s something (apply to: break) vverb.motionscatter or part Examples: The clouds broke after the heavy downpour Hypernyms:disperse dissipate scatter spread out Inherited Hypernyms:breakdisperseseparatemove Sentence Frame:Something ---s vverb.emotionforce out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up Synset:break burst erupt Examples: break into tears erupt in anger Hypernyms:express emotion express feelings Inherited Hypernyms:breakexpress emotion Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s PP vverb.changeprevent completion Synset:break break off discontinue stop Examples: stop the project break off the negotiations Derivationally Related Form:discontinuationstop Hypernyms:end terminate Inherited Hypernyms:breakendchange Direct Hyponyms:bogbog downbreak upcut offdisruptfractureinterrupt Full Troponyms:barrage jamblanket jambog downbreakburst in oncallchime incutcut incut shortfractureheckleinterjectinterruptjamlay overpausepoint jampunctuateput awayrestspot jamstoptake fivetake offtake ten Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something \| Something ---s something vverb.socialenter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act Synset:break break in Examples: Someone broke in while I was on vacation They broke into my car and stole my radio! who broke into my account last night? Derivationally Related Form:break-in Hypernyms:intrude trespass Inherited Hypernyms:break intrespasstransgressdisrespectrelateinteractact Direct Hyponyms:crack Full Troponyms:crack Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something \| Somebody ---s (apply to: break in) \| Somebody ---s PP (apply to: break) vverb.changemake submissive, obedient, or useful Synset:break break in Examples: The horse was tough to break I broke in the new intern Hypernyms:domesticate domesticise domesticize reclaim tame Inherited Hypernyms:break indomesticatechange Causes:break Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something \| Somebody ---s somebody vverb.stativefail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns Synset:break go against violate Examples: This sentence violates the rules of syntax Antonyms:conform to Derivationally Related Form:violationviolativeviolable Inherited Hypernyms:violate Direct Hyponyms:fly in the face offly in the teeth of Full Troponyms:fly in the face of Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something \| Something ---s something vverb.competitionsurpass in excellence Synset:better break Examples: She bettered her own record break a record Derivationally Related Form:better Hypernyms:exceed outdo outgo outmatch outperform outstrip surmount surpass Inherited Hypernyms:bettersurpassbeatget the better of Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something vverb.communicationmake known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret Synset:break bring out disclose discover divulge expose give away let on let out reveal uncover unwrap Examples: 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 The newspaper uncovered the President's illegal dealings Derivationally Related Form:revealingdisclosuredivulgencediscoverygiveawayexposerevelationexposuredivulgement Hypernyms:tell Inherited Hypernyms:unwraptellinformcommunicateinteractact Direct Hyponyms:babblebabble outbetraybewrayblabblab outblackwashblowcome outcome out of the closetconfideleaklet the cat out of the bagmuckrakeoutpeachrevealsingspill the beansspringtalktattle Causes:break get around get out Full Troponyms:betrayblackwashblowcome out of the closetconfideleakmuckrakeoutrevealspill the beansspringunbosom Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something \| Somebody ---s that CLAUSE \| Something ---s something \| Somebody ---s something to somebody \| They --- that there was a traffic accident (apply to: divulge, let on, disclose, give away, reveal) vverb.changecome into being Examples: light broke over the horizon Voices broke in the air Hypernyms:become get go Inherited Hypernyms:breakbecomechange statechange Sentence Frame:Something ---s vverb.changestop operating or functioning Synset:break break down conk out die fail give out give way go go bad Examples: 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 Derivationally Related Form:breakablefailurebreakdown Hypernyms:change Inherited Hypernyms:failchange Direct Hyponyms:blowblow outburn outcrashgo downmalfunctionmisfiremisfunction Full Troponyms:blow outcrashjammalfunctionmisfire Sentence Frame:Something ---s \| These cars won't --- (apply to: conk out, go, break, give out, fail, break down, die) vverb.socialinterrupt a continued activity Synset:break break away Examples: She had broken with the traditional patterns Derivationally Related Form:break Hypernyms:break break up part separate split split up Inherited Hypernyms:breakseparate Sentence Frame:Something is ---ing PP \| Somebody ---s PP vverb.motionmake a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing Topic:armed forcesarmed servicesmilitarymilitary machinewar machine Examples: The ranks broke Hypernyms:flee fly take flight Inherited Hypernyms:breakfleescatleave Sentence Frame:Something ---s \| Somebody ---s vverb.motioncurl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves Examples: The surf broke Derivationally Related Form:breaker Hypernyms:break cave in collapse fall in founder give give way Inherited Hypernyms:breakcollapsechange Sentence Frame:Something ---s vverb.changelessen in force or effect Synset:break damp dampen soften weaken Examples: soften a shock break a fall Derivationally Related Form:damperweakener Hypernyms:blunt deaden Inherited Hypernyms:dampendeadenchange Direct Hyponyms:dampdampendeadendeafen Full Troponyms:dampendeafen Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something \| Something ---s \| Something ---s something vverb.changebe broken in Examples: If the new teacher won't break, we'll add some stress Hypernyms:change Inherited Hypernyms:breakchange Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s vverb.stativecome to an end Examples: The heat wave finally broke yesterday Hypernyms:cease end finish stop terminate Inherited Hypernyms:breakend Sentence Frame:Something ---s vverb.stativevary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity Examples: The flat plain was broken by tall mesas Derivationally Related Form:break Hypernyms:alter change vary Inherited Hypernyms:breakchange Sentence Frame:Something ---s something vverb.stativecause to give up a habit Examples: She finally broke herself of smoking cigarettes Inherited Hypernyms:break Causes:break Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody vverb.stativegive up Examples: break cigarette smoking Hypernyms:cease discontinue give up lay off quit stop Inherited Hypernyms:breakdiscontinue Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something vverb.stativecome forth or begin from a state of latency Examples: The first winter storm broke over New York Hypernyms:come forth emerge Inherited Hypernyms:breakcome forthoriginatebecome Sentence Frame:Something is ---ing PP vverb.socialhappen or take place Domain Usage:colloquialism Examples: Things have been breaking pretty well for us in the past few months Hypernyms:come about fall out go on hap happen occur pass pass off take place Inherited Hypernyms:breakhappen Sentence Frame:Something ---s vverb.socialcause the failure or ruin of Examples: His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage This play will either make or break the playwright Antonyms:make Hypernyms:ruin Inherited Hypernyms:breakruinthwartprevent Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something \| Something ---s something vverb.socialinvalidate by judicial action Examples: The will was broken Hypernyms:annul avoid invalidate nullify quash void Inherited Hypernyms:breakinvalidatecanceldeclareevaluatethink Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something vverb.socialdiscontinue an association or relation; go different ways Synset:break break up part separate split split up Examples: The business partners broke over a tax question The couple separated after 25 years of marriage My friend and I split up Derivationally Related Form:separationbreakseparatistbreakupsplit Inherited Hypernyms:separate Direct Hyponyms:breakbreak apartbreak awaybreak withdisassociatedisjointdissociatedisunifydisunitedivorcegive the axegive the bouncegive the gatesecedesplintersplit up Full Troponyms:breakbreak withdisassociatedisunifydivorcegive the axesecede Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s vverb.socialassign to a lower position; reduce in rank Synset:break bump demote kick downstairs relegate Examples: She was demoted because she always speaks up He was broken down to Sergeant Antonyms:promote Derivationally Related Form:relegationdemotion Hypernyms:assign delegate depute designate Inherited Hypernyms:demotedelegateappoint Direct Hyponyms:reducesideline Full Troponyms:reducesideline Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody \| Somebody ---s something PP vverb.possessionreduce to bankruptcy Synset:bankrupt break ruin smash Examples: My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me! The slump in the financial markets smashed him Derivationally Related Form:bankruptcy Hypernyms:impoverish Inherited Hypernyms:bankruptimpoverishdeprivewithholddenykeephave Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody \| Something ---s somebody vverb.motionchange directions suddenly Hypernyms:change shift switch Inherited Hypernyms:breakswitch Sentence Frame:Something ---s \| Somebody ---s vverb.motionemerge from the surface of a body of water Examples: The whales broke Hypernyms:appear Inherited Hypernyms:breakappear Sentence Frame:Something ---s vverb.motionbreak down, literally or metaphorically Synset:break cave in collapse fall in founder give give way Examples: 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 Derivationally Related Form:cave incollapse Hypernyms:change Inherited Hypernyms:collapsechange Direct Hyponyms:breakbucklecrumpleflopgo offimplodesinkslide downslump Full Troponyms:breakbuckleflopimplodeslump Sentence Frame:Something ---s \| Somebody ---s \| The business is going to --- (apply to: collapse) vverb.motiondo a break dance Synset:break break-dance break dance Examples: Kids were break-dancing at the street corner Derivationally Related Form:break dance Hypernyms:dance trip the light fantastic trip the light fantastic toe Inherited Hypernyms:break dancedancemove Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s \| Sam and Sue --- (apply to: break, break-dance, break dance) vverb.contactexchange for smaller units of money Examples: I had to break a $100 bill just to buy the candy Hypernyms:change commute convert exchange Inherited Hypernyms:breakchangereplaceregeneratere-createmake Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something vverb.contactdestroy the completeness of a set of related items Synset:break break up Examples: The book dealer would not break the set Derivationally Related Form:breakable Hypernyms:alter change modify Inherited Hypernyms:breakchange Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something vverb.contactmake the opening shot that scatters the balls Topic:billiards Derivationally Related Form:break Hypernyms:shoot Inherited Hypernyms:breakshoothitpropelmove Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s vverb.contactseparate from a clinch, in boxing Examples: The referee broke the boxers Hypernyms:disunite divide part separate Inherited Hypernyms:breakseparatemove Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody vverb.contactgo to pieces Synset:break bust fall apart wear wear out Examples: The lawn mower finally broke The gears wore out The old chair finally fell apart completely Derivationally Related Form:breakablewear Hypernyms:crumble decay dilapidate Inherited Hypernyms:breakdecaychange Direct Hyponyms:frayfrazzle Full Troponyms:fray Sentence Frame:Something ---s vverb.contactbreak a piece from a whole Synset:break break off snap off Examples: break a branch from a tree Derivationally Related Form:breakagebreakablebreaker Hypernyms:detach Inherited Hypernyms:breakdetachdisconnectseparatemove Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something vverb.contactbecome punctured or penetrated Examples: The skin broke Inherited Hypernyms:break Sentence Frame:Something ---s vverb.contactpierce or penetrate Examples: The blade broke her skin Hypernyms:penetrate perforate Inherited Hypernyms:breakpenetrateenter Sentence Frame:Something ---s something vverb.communicationbe released or become known; of news Synset:break get around get out Examples: News of her death broke in the morning Inherited Hypernyms:break Direct Hyponyms:leakleak out Full Troponyms:leak Sentence Frame:Something ---s vverb.communicationcease an action temporarily Synset:break intermit pause Examples: We pause for station identification let's break for lunch Derivationally Related Form:breakintermissionpause Hypernyms:break up cut off disrupt interrupt Inherited Hypernyms:pauseinterruptbreakendchange Direct Hyponyms:breathecatch one's breathresttake a breathertake fivetake ten Full Troponyms:resttake fivetake ten Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s vverb.communicationinterrupt the flow of current in Examples: break a circuit Derivationally Related Form:breaker Hypernyms:break up cut off disrupt interrupt Inherited Hypernyms:breakinterruptbreakendchange Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something \| Something ---s something vverb.communicationundergo breaking Examples: The simple vowels broke in many Germanic languages Hypernyms:diphthongise diphthongize Inherited Hypernyms:breakdiphthongizeswitch Sentence Frame:Something ---s vverb.cognitionfind a flaw in Examples: break an alibi break down a proof Hypernyms:destroy ruin Inherited Hypernyms:breakdestroy Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something \| Something ---s something vverb.cognitionfind the solution or key to Examples: break the code Hypernyms:figure out lick puzzle out solve work work out Inherited Hypernyms:breaksolveunderstand Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something vverb.changechange suddenly from one tone quality or register to another Examples: Her voice broke to a whisper when she started to talk about her children Hypernyms:change shift switch Inherited Hypernyms:breakswitch Sentence Frame:Something ---s vverb.changehappen Synset:break develop recrudesce Examples: Report the news as it develops These political movements recrudesce from time to time Derivationally Related Form:developmentrecrudescence Hypernyms:come about fall out go on hap happen occur pass pass off take place Inherited Hypernyms:breakhappen Sentence Frame:Something ---s vverb.changebecome fractured; break or crack on the surface only Synset:break check crack Examples: The glass cracked when it was heated Derivationally Related Form:breakbreakablecheck Hypernyms:change Inherited Hypernyms:crackchange Direct Hyponyms:crack Full Troponyms:alligatorchapcrackcraze Sentence Frame:Something ---s \| These glasses --- easily (apply to: crack) \| The glass tubes --- (apply to: crack) vverb.changecrack; of the male voice in puberty Examples: his voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir Hypernyms:change state turn Inherited Hypernyms:breakchange statechange Sentence Frame:Something ---s vverb.changefall sharply Examples: stock prices broke Hypernyms:decrease diminish fall lessen Inherited Hypernyms:breakdecreasechange magnitudechange Sentence Frame:Something ---s \| The stock market is going to --- (apply to: break) vverb.bodyfracture a bone of Synset:break fracture Examples: I broke my foot while playing hockey Derivationally Related Form:breakfracture Hypernyms:injure wound Inherited Hypernyms:fractureinjurehurtindisposechange Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something \| Did he --- his foot? (apply to: fracture, break) vverb.bodydiminish or discontinue abruptly Examples: The patient's fever broke last night Hypernyms:decrease diminish fall lessen Inherited Hypernyms:breakdecreasechange magnitudechange Sentence Frame:Something ---s vverb.bodyweaken or destroy in spirit or body Examples: His resistance was broken a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death Hypernyms:weaken Inherited Hypernyms:breakweakenchange Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody adj satadj.alllacking funds Synset:bust skint stone-broke stony-broke Examples: 'skint' is a British slang term Antonyms:rich Inherited Hypernyms:broke Similar to:poor
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