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1.VerbTo separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly."If the vase falls to the floor, it might break.; In order to tend to the accident victim, he will break the window of the car.; His ribs broke under the weight of the rocks piled on his chest.; He slipped on the ice and broke his leg."
2.VerbTo crack or fracture (bone) under a physical strain."His ribs broke under the weight of the rocks piled on his chest.; He slipped on the ice and broke his leg."
3.VerbTo divide (something, often money) into smaller units."Can you break a hundred-dollar bill for me?; The wholesaler broke the container loads into palettes and boxes for local retailers."
4.VerbTo cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of."Her child’s death broke Angela.; Interrogators have used many forms of torture to break prisoners of war.; The interrogator hoped to break her to get her testimony against her accomplices.; You have to break an elephant before you can use it as an animal of burden."
5.VerbTo turn an animal into a beast of burden."You have to break an elephant before you can use it as an animal of burden."
6.VerbTo be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief."My heart is breaking."
7.VerbTo interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate."I’ve got to break this habit I have of biting my nails.; to break silence; to break one's sleep; to break one’s journey; I had won four games in a row, but now you've broken my streak of luck."
8.VerbTo end the run of (a play).
9.VerbTo ruin financially."The recession broke some small businesses."
10.VerbTo fail in business; to go broke, to become bankrupt.
11.VerbOf prices on the stock exchange: to fall suddenly.
12.VerbTo violate; to fail to adhere to."When you go to Vancouver, promise me you won't break the law.; He broke his vows by cheating on his wife.; to break one’s word; Time travel would break the laws of physics."
13.VerbTo go down, in terms of temperature, indicating that the most dangerous part of the illness has passed."Susan's fever broke at about 3 AM, and the doctor said the worst was over."
14.VerbTo end."The forecast says the hot weather will break by midweek."
15.VerbTo begin or end."We ran to find shelter before the storm broke.; Around midday the storm broke, and the afternoon was calm and sunny."
16.VerbTo arrive."Morning has broken.; The day broke crisp and clear."
17.VerbTo render (a game) unchallenging by altering its rules or exploiting loopholes or weaknesses in them in a way that gives a player an unfair advantage."Changing the rules to let white have three extra queens would break chess.; I broke the RPG by training every member of my party to cast fireballs as well as use swords."
18.VerbTo stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether."On the hottest day of the year the refrigerator broke.; Did you two break the trolley by racing with it?; Adding 64-bit support broke backward compatibility with earlier versions."
19.VerbTo cause (some feature of a program or piece of software) to stop functioning properly; to cause a regression."Adding 64-bit support broke backward compatibility with earlier versions."
20.VerbTo cause (a barrier) to no longer bar."to break a seal"
21.VerbTo cause the shell of (an egg) to crack, so that the inside (yolk) is accessible.
22.VerbTo open (a safe) without using the correct key, combination, or the like.
23.VerbTo destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to pierce."The cavalry were not able to break the British squares."
24.VerbTo collapse into surf, after arriving in shallow water. A wave breaking.
25.VerbTo burst forth; to make its way; to come into view.
26.VerbTo interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily; to go on break."Let's break for lunch."
27.VerbTo interrupt (a fall) by inserting something so that the falling object does not (immediately) hit something else beneath."He survived the jump out the window because the bushes below broke his fall."
28.VerbTo disclose or make known an item of news, a band, etc."The newsman wanted to break a big story, something that would make him famous.; I don’t know how to break this to you, but your cat is not coming back.; When news of their divorce broke..."
29.VerbTo become audible suddenly.
30.VerbTo change a steady state abruptly."His coughing broke the silence.; His turning on the lights broke the enchantment.; With the mood broken, what we had been doing seemed pretty silly."
31.VerbTo (attempt to) disengage and flee to; to make a run for.
32.VerbTo suddenly become."Things began breaking bad for him when his parents died.; The arrest was standard, when suddenly the suspect broke ugly."
33.VerbTo become deeper at puberty.
34.VerbTo alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men, generally to go up, in women, sometimes to go down; to crack."His voice breaks when he gets emotional."
35.VerbTo de-emulsify.
36.VerbTo surpass or do better than (a specific number); to do better than (a record), setting a new record."He broke the men's 100-meter record.; I can't believe she broke 3 under par!; The policeman broke sixty on a residential street in his hurry to catch the thief."
37.Verb:
To win a game (against one's opponent) as receiver."He needs to break serve to win the match.; Is it your or my turn to break?"
38.VerbTo win a game (against one's opponent) as receiver."He needs to break serve to win the match."
39.VerbTo make the first shot; to scatter the balls from the initial neat arrangement."Is it your or my turn to break?"
40.VerbTo remove one of the two men on (a point).
41.VerbTo demote; to reduce the military rank of.
42.VerbTo end (a connection); to disconnect."The referee ordered the boxers to break the clinch.; The referee broke the boxers' clinch.; I couldn’t hear a thing he was saying, so I broke the connection and called him back."
43.VerbTo counter-attack.
44.VerbTo lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or communicate.
45.VerbTo become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose health or strength.
46.VerbTo destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of."to break flax"
47.VerbTo destroy the official character and standing of; to cashier; to dismiss.
48.VerbTo make an abrupt or sudden change; to change gait."to break into a run or gallop"
49.VerbTo fall out; to terminate friendship.
50.VerbTo terminate the execution of a program before normal completion.
51.VerbTo suspend the execution of a program during debugging so that the state of the program can be investigated.
52.VerbTo cause, or allow the occurrence of, a line break."zero-width non-breaking space"
53.NounAn instance of breaking something into two or more pieces."The femur has a clean break and so should heal easily."
54.NounA physical space that opens up in something or between two things."The sun came out in a break in the clouds.; He waited minutes for a break in the traffic to cross the highway."
55.NounAn interruption of continuity; departure from or rupture with.
56.NounA rest or pause, usually from work."Let’s take a five-minute break.; winter break, spring break"
57.NounA time for students to talk or play between lessons.
58.NounA scheduled interval of days or weeks between periods of school instruction; a holiday."winter break, spring break"
59.NounA short holiday."a weekend break on the Isle of Wight"
60.NounA temporary split with a romantic partner."I think we need a break."
61.NounAn interval or intermission between two parts of a performance, for example a theatre show, broadcast, or sports game.
62.NounA significant change in circumstance, attitude, perception, or focus of attention."big break; lucky break, bad break; them's the breaks"
63.NounA sudden fall in prices on the stock exchange.
64.NounThe beginning (of the morning)."daybreak; at the break of day"
65.NounAn act of escaping."to make a break for it; to make a break for the door; It was a clean break.; prison break"
66.NounThe separation between lines, paragraphs or pages of a written text.
67.NounA keystroke or other signal that causes a program to terminate or suspend execution.
68.NounEllipsis of breakpoint.
69.NounA change, particularly the end of a spell of persistent good or bad weather.
70.Noun:
A game won by the receiving player(s).
The first shot in a game of billiards.
The number of points scored by one player in one visit to the table.
The counter-attack.
The curve imparted to the ball's motion on the green due to slope or grass texture.
A place where waves break (that is, where waves pitch or spill forward creating white water)."The final break in the Greenmount area is Kirra Point."
71.NounA game won by the receiving player(s).
72.NounThe first shot in a game of billiards.
73.NounThe number of points scored by one player in one visit to the table.
74.NounThe counter-attack.
75.NounThe curve imparted to the ball's motion on the green due to slope or grass texture.
76.NounA place where waves break (that is, where waves pitch or spill forward creating white water)."The final break in the Greenmount area is Kirra Point."
77.NounThe start of a horse race.
78.NounThe opening of packages of cards for a collectible card game, often for further distribution to paying customers.
79.NounA large four-wheeled carriage, having a straight body and calash top, with the driver's seat in front and the footman's behind.
80.NounAlternative form of brake (“cart or carriage without a body, for breaking in horses”)
81.NounA sharp bit or snaffle.
82.NounA short section of music, often between verses, in which some performers stop while others continue."The fiddle break was amazing; it was a pity the singer came back in on the wrong note."
83.NounThe point in the musical scale at which a woodwind instrument is designed to overblow, that is, to move from its lower to its upper register."Crossing the break smoothly is one of the first lessons the young clarinettist needs to master."
84.NounThe transition area between a singer's vocal registers; the passaggio.
85.NounAn area along a river that features steep banks, bluffs, or gorges (e.g., Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, US).
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87.NounA section of extended repetition of the percussion break to a song, created by a hip-hop DJ as rhythmic dance music.
88.VerbTo B-boy; to breakdance.
89.VerbTo brake.