Hyphenation of Break

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Break

Definitions of Break:

1.
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
2.
An unexpected piece of good luck
He finally got his big break
3.
(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
4.
A personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
They hoped to avoid a break in relations
5.
A pause from doing something (as work)
We took a 10-minute break He took time out to recuperate
6.
The act of breaking something
The breakage was unavoidable
7.
A time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
8.
Breaking of hard tissue such as bone
It was a nasty fracture The break seems to have been caused by a fall
9.
The occurrence of breaking
The break in the dam threatened the valley
10.
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
11.
The opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
12.
(tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
He was up two breaks in the second set
13.
An act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
It was presented without commercial breaks There was a gap in his account
14.
A sudden dash
He made a break for the open door
15.
Any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare
The break in the eighth frame cost him the match
16.
An escape from jail
The breakout was carefully planned
17.
Terminate
She interrupted her pregnancy Break a lucky streak Break the cycle of poverty
18.
Become separated into pieces or fragments
The figurine broke The freshly baked loaf fell apart
19.
Render inoperable or ineffective
You broke the alarm clock when you took it apart!
20.
Ruin completely
He busted my radio!
21.
Destroy the integrity of
Usually by force Cause to separate into pieces or fragments He broke the glass plate She broke the match
22.
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
23.
Move away or escape suddenly
The horses broke from the stable Three inmates broke jail Nobody can break out--this prison is high security
24.
Scatter or part
The clouds broke after the heavy downpour
25.
Force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
Break into tears Erupt in anger
26.
Prevent completion
Stop the project Break off the negotiations
27.
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?
28.
Make submissive, obedient, or useful
The horse was tough to break I broke in the new intern
29.
Fail to agree with
Be in violation of As of rules or patterns This sentence violates the rules of syntax
30.
Surpass in excellence
She bettered her own record Break a record
31.
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
32.
Come into being
Light broke over the horizon Voices broke in the air
33.
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
34.
Interrupt a continued activity
She had broken with the traditional patterns
35.
Make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing
The ranks broke
36.
Curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves
The surf broke
37.
Lessen in force or effect
Soften a shock Break a fall
38.
Be broken in
If the new teacher won't break
39.
We'll add some stress
40.
Come to an end
The heat wave finally broke yesterday
41.
Vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity
The flat plain was broken by tall mesas
42.
Cause to give up a habit
She finally broke herself of smoking cigarettes
43.
Give up
Break cigarette smoking
44.
Come forth or begin from a state of latency
The first winter storm broke over New York
45.
Happen or take place
Things have been breaking pretty well for us in the past few months
46.
Cause the failure or ruin of
His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage This play will either make or break the playwright
47.
Invalidate by judicial action
The will was broken
48.
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
49.
Assign to a lower position
Reduce in rank She was demoted because she always speaks up He was broken down to Sergeant
50.
Reduce to bankruptcy
My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me! The slump in the financial markets smashed him
51.
Change directions suddenly
52.
Emerge from the surface of a body of water
The whales broke
53.
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
54.
Do a break dance
Kids were break-dancing at the street corner
55.
Exchange for smaller units of money
I had to break a $100 bill just to buy the candy
56.
Destroy the completeness of a set of related items
The book dealer would not break the set
57.
Make the opening shot that scatters the balls
58.
Separate from a clinch, in boxing
The referee broke the boxers
59.
Go to pieces
The lawn mower finally broke The gears wore out The old chair finally fell apart completely
60.
Break a piece from a whole
Break a branch from a tree
61.
Become punctured or penetrated
The skin broke
62.
Pierce or penetrate
The blade broke her skin
63.
Be released or become known
Of news News of her death broke in the morning
64.
Cease an action temporarily
We pause for station identification Let's break for lunch
65.
Interrupt the flow of current in
Break a circuit
66.
Undergo breaking
The simple vowels broke in many Germanic languages
67.
Find a flaw in
Break an alibi Break down a proof
68.
Find the solution or key to
Break the code
69.
Change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another
Her voice broke to a whisper when she started to talk about her children
70.
Happen
Report the news as it develops These political movements recrudesce from time to time
71.
Become fractured
Break or crack on the surface only The glass cracked when it was heated
72.
Crack
Of the male voice in puberty His voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir
73.
Fall sharply
Stock prices broke
74.
Fracture a bone of
I broke my foot while playing hockey
75.
Diminish or discontinue abruptly
The patient's fever broke last night
76.
Weaken or destroy in spirit or body
His resistance was broken A man broken by the terrible experience of near-death

Synonyms of Break:

noun interruption, happening, occurrence, natural event
noungood luck, happy chance, accident, fortuity, chance event
noun fault, geological fault, shift, fracture, crack, cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure
noun rupture, breach, severance, rift, falling out, separation, breakup, detachment
noun respite, recess, time out, pause
noun breakage, breaking, change of integrity
noun pause, intermission, interruption, suspension, time interval, interval
noun fracture, injury, hurt, harm, trauma
noun separation, breakup, detachment
noun stroke, shot
nounbreak of serve, score
noun interruption, disruption, gap, delay, holdup
noun dash, sprint
nounopen frame, score
noun breakout, jailbreak, gaolbreak, prisonbreak, prison-breaking, escape, flight
verb interrupt, end, terminate
verb separate, split up, fall apart, come apart, change integrity, break up8
verb separate, divide
verb damage
verb bust, destroy, ruin, break up, break apart, break off, break up, break down
verb transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, disrespect
verbbreak out, break away, escape, get away, break loose
verb disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out
verb burst, erupt, express emotion, express feelings
verbbreak off, discontinue, stop, end, terminate
verbbreak in, trespass, intrude
verbbreak in, domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim, tame
verb violate, go against
verb better, surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform
verb disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, impart, give away, let out, tell
verb become, go, get
verb fail, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go, break down, change
verbbreak away, separate, part, split up, split, break up
verb flee, fly, take flight
verb collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, founder
verb dampen, damp, soften, weaken, deaden, blunt
verb change
verb end, stop, finish, terminate, cease
verb change, alter, vary
verb discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off
verbcome forth, emerge
verb happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place
verb ruin
verb invalidate, annul, quash, void, avoid, nullify
verb separate, part, split up, split, break up
verb demote, bump, relegate, kick downstairs, delegate, designate, depute, assign
verb bankrupt, ruin, smash, impoverish
verb switch, shift, change
verb appear
verb collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, founder, change
verbbreak dance, break-dance, dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
verb change, exchange, commute, convert
verbbreak up, change, alter, modify
verb shoot
verb separate, disunite, divide, part
verb wear, wear out, bust, fall apart, decay, crumble, delapidate, break away, break off, break up, break apart
verbbreak off, snap off, detach
verb penetrate, perforate
verbget out, get around
verb pause, intermit, interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off
verb interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off
verb diphthongize, diphthongise
verb destroy, ruin
verb solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work
verb switch, shift, change
verb recrudesce, develop, happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place, break out, break through
verb crack, check, change
verbchange state, turn
verb decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
verb fracture, injure, wound
verb decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
verb weaken

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