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(noun) jailbreak, prison-breaking, prisonbreak, breakout, gaolbreak
an escape from jail
the breakout was carefully planned
(noun) open frame
any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare
the break in the eighth frame cost him the match
the act of breaking something
the breakage was unavoidable
(noun) gap, interruption, disruption
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
it was presented without commercial breaks; there was a gap in his account
(noun) break of serve
(tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
he was up two breaks in the second set
(noun) recess, respite, time out
a pause from doing something (as work)
we took a 10-minute break; he took time out to recuperate
(noun) breach, rift, severance, rupture, falling out
a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
they hoped to avoid a break in relations
(noun) happy chance, good luck
an unexpected piece of good luck
he finally got his big break
(noun) interruption
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
(noun) fault, faulting, fracture, geological fault, shift
(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
(noun) fracture
breaking of hard tissue such as bone
it was a nasty fracture; the break seems to have been caused by a fall
(noun) pause, intermission, interruption, suspension
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
(verb) fracture
fracture a bone of
I broke my foot while playing hockey
(verb) break in
make submissive, obedient, or useful
The horse was tough to break; I broke in the new intern
(verb) separate, split up, come apart, fall apart
become separated into pieces or fragments
The figurine broke; The freshly baked loaf fell apart
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
The glass cracked when it was heated
(verb) develop, recrudesce
happen
Report the news as it develops; These political movements recrudesce from time to time
(verb) break off, stop, discontinue
prevent completion
stop the project; break off the negotiations
(verb) interrupt
terminate
She interrupted her pregnancy; break a lucky streak; break the cycle of poverty
(verb) weaken, soften, damp, dampen
lessen in force or effect
soften a shock; break a fall
(verb) break down, die, conk out, go, go bad, give out, give way, fail
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
cease an action temporarily
We pause for station identification; let's break for lunch
(verb) unwrap, expose, give away, reveal, let on, let out, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge
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
(verb) get around, get out
be released or become known; of news
News of her death broke in the morning
(verb) better
surpass in excellence
She bettered her own record; break a record
break a piece from a whole
break a branch from a tree
(verb) fall apart, bust, wear, wear out
go to pieces
The lawn mower finally broke; The gears wore out; The old chair finally fell apart completely
(verb) bust
ruin completely
He busted my radio!
(verb) break up
destroy the completeness of a set of related items
The book dealer would not break the set
force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
break into tears; erupt in anger
(verb) break dance, break-dance
do a break dance
Kids were break-dancing at the street corner
(verb) founder, fall in, cave in, collapse, give, give way
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
(verb) break away, break out
move away or escape suddenly
The horses broke from the stable; Three inmates broke jail; Nobody can break out--this prison is high security
reduce to bankruptcy
My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!; The slump in the financial markets smashed him
(verb) demote, kick downstairs, relegate, bump
assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
She was demoted because she always speaks up; He was broken down to Sergeant
(verb) part, separate, split, split up, break up
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
(verb) break away
interrupt a continued activity
She had broken with the traditional patterns
(verb) go against, infract, offend, breach, transgress, violate
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
(verb) break in
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?
(verb) violate, go against
fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
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