Break
Meanings and phrases
break
- some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity; interruption
- an unexpected piece of good luck; good luck; happy chance
- the act of breaking something; breakage; breaking
- (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; fault; faulting; geological fault; shift; fracture
- a pause from doing something (as work); respite; recess; time out
- a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); rupture; breach; severance; rift; falling out
- the occurrence of breaking
- an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)
- the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
- (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving; break of serve
- an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; interruption; disruption; gap
- a sudden dash
- an escape from jail; breakout; jailbreak; gaolbreak; prisonbreak; prison-breaking
- breaking of hard tissue such as bone; fracture
- any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare; open frame
- a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something; pause; intermission; interruption; suspension
break
- terminate; interrupt
- become separated into pieces or fragments; separate; split up; fall apart; come apart
- render inoperable or ineffective
- ruin completely; bust
- destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments
- act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; transgress; offend; infract; violate; go against; breach
- move away or escape suddenly; break out; break away
- scatter or part
- force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up; burst; erupt
- prevent completion; break off; discontinue; stop
- enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act; break in
- make submissive, obedient, or useful; break in
- surpass in excellence; better
- come into being
- stop operating or functioning; fail; go bad; give way; die; give out; conk out; go; break down
- make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; unwrap; disclose; let on; bring out; reveal; discover; expose; divulge; give away; let out
- fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns; violate; go against
- interrupt a continued activity; break away
- make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing
- curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves
- be broken in
- lessen in force or effect; dampen; damp; soften; weaken
- reduce to bankruptcy; bankrupt; ruin; smash
- come to an end
- vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity
- cause to give up a habit
- give up
- come forth or begin from a state of latency
- happen or take place
- cause the failure or ruin of
- invalidate by judicial action
- change directions suddenly
- emerge from the surface of a body of water
- exchange for smaller units of money
- destroy the completeness of a set of related items; break up
- make the opening shot that scatters the balls
- separate from a clinch, in boxing
- go to pieces; wear; wear out; bust; fall apart
- break a piece from a whole; break off; snap off
- become punctured or penetrated
- pierce or penetrate
- be released or become known; of news; get out; get around
- interrupt the flow of current in
- undergo breaking
- find a flaw in
- find the solution or key to
- change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another
- happen; recrudesce; develop
- crack; of the male voice in puberty
- fall sharply
- diminish or discontinue abruptly
- weaken or destroy in spirit or body
- do a break dance; break dance; break-dance
- break down, literally or metaphorically; collapse; fall in; cave in; give; give way; founder
- become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; crack; check
- assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; demote; bump; relegate; kick downstairs
- fracture a bone of; fracture
- cease an action temporarily; pause; intermit
- discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; separate; part; split up; split; break up
v.
- break violently or noisily; smash; crash; break up
- take apart into its constituent pieces; disassemble; dismantle; take apart; break up
- break up or separate; disunify
- But if the rotation is too much the atoms break apart.
- This caused the family to break apart.
- Eggs are laid as loosely adherent clumps which may break apart.
v.
- move away or escape suddenly; break; break out
- break off (a piece from a whole); chip; chip off; come off; break off
- interrupt a continued activity; break
- flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; scat; run; scarper; turn tail; lam; run away; hightail it; bunk; head for the hills; take to the woods; escape; fly the coop
- withdraw from an organization or communion; secede; splinter
- The talons maim Hawkgirl, but she manages to break away.
- The meeting was to pave the way for a break away from The Football League.
- The 1990s saw the BQA break away from the IQA to form the British Quality Foundation.
n.
- a form of solo dancing that involves rapid acrobatic moves in which different parts of the body touch the ground; normally performed to the rhythm of rap music; break dancing
n.
- a form of solo dancing that involves rapid acrobatic moves in which different parts of the body touch the ground; normally performed to the rhythm of rap music; break dance
v.
- make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features; analyze; analyse; dissect; take apart
- make ineffective; crush
- lose control of one's emotions; lose it; snap
- stop operating or functioning; fail; go bad; give way; die; give out; conk out; go; break
- fall apart; crumble; crumple; tumble; collapse
- cause to fall or collapse
- collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack; collapse
- separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts; decompose; break up
- This rigid structure requires energy to break down.
- The craniosuspensory ligament begins to break down.
- A similar process is used to break down proteins.
v.
- make neither profit nor loss
- attain a level at which there is neither gain nor loss, as in business, gambling, or a competitive sport
- We're budgeting the WNBA to break even this year."
- The company expects to break even in six years' time.
- All these songs were written in break even times in my life.
v.
- enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act; break
- start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role
- break into a conversation; chime in; cut in; put in; butt in; chisel in; barge in
- intrude on uninvited
- break so as to fall inward
- make submissive, obedient, or useful; break
v.
- be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise; explode; burst forth
- run away from confinement; escape; get away
n.
- the first light of day; dawn; dawning; morning; aurora; first light; daybreak; break of the day; dayspring; sunrise; sunup; cockcrow
n.
- (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving; break
n.
- the first light of day; dawn; dawning; morning; aurora; first light; daybreak; break of day; dayspring; sunrise; sunup; cockcrow
v.
- prevent completion; break; discontinue; stop
- interrupt before its natural or planned end; cut short; break short
- break off (a piece from a whole); chip; chip off; come off; break away
- break a piece from a whole; break; snap off
- break a small piece off from; chip; knap; cut off
- They have elongated tips but these often break off.
- This causes Alice to break off her engagement with Geoffrey.
- As graphite is brittle, pieces can break off during operation.
v.
- open with force
- come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure; burst; split
- erupt or intensify suddenly; erupt; irrupt; flare up; flare; burst out
- They uncover and break open an ancient stone "temple".
- As they break open, they produce a bloody, watery diarrhea.
- After calling the police, the intruders break open the door.
v.
- start abruptly; erupt
- begin suddenly and sometimes violently
- move away or escape suddenly; break; break away
- take from stowage in preparation for use
- become raw or open; erupt; recrudesce
v.
- pass through (a barrier); crack
- penetrate; come through
- break out; erupt; come out; push through
- An attempt to break through the English lines failed.
- Johnson managed to break through the straps.
- It took eleven hours to break through.
v.
- to cause to separate and go in different directions; disperse; dissipate; dispel; scatter
- discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; separate; part; split up; split; break
- come apart
- break violently or noisily; smash; crash; break apart
- cause to go into a solution; dissolve; resolve
- make a break in; interrupt; disrupt; cut off
- close at the end of a session; adjourn; recess
- destroy the completeness of a set of related items; break
- break or cause to break into pieces; fragment; fragmentize; fragmentise
- cause to separate; disperse; scatter
- laugh unrestrainedly; crack up
- release ice; calve
- suffer a nervous breakdown; crack up; crack; crock up; collapse
- separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts; decompose; break down
- take apart into its constituent pieces; disassemble; dismantle; take apart; break apart
- come to an end; dissolve
- bring the association of to an end or cause to break up; dissolve
- attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example; pick
- set or keep apart; sever
- Police were again called to break up the protest.
- In the end, Aspen decides to break up with America.
- So, Vincent suggests that they should just break up.
n.
- (basketball) a rapid dash to get a shot as soon as possible after taking possession of the ball
n.
- a week or more of recess during the spring term at school
- The school was on spring break at the time of collapse.
- Yūta assumes it is only for spring break.
- In 2008, 22,500 students came to Acapulco for spring break.
n.
- a tax deduction that is granted in order to encourage a particular type of commercial activity; tax benefit
E.g.
- It took a break from 28 May to 10 September 1999.
- Olizarenko took a break after the 1980 Olympics.
- He took a break from his academic work during World War II.
E.g.
- "My big break was in June 1966 with the Rolling Stones.
- It was in New York City that he had his first "big break."
- His big break came in 1945, when his "R.M.
E.g.
- FC Union Berlin during the German winter break.
- Before the winter break, he made four appearances in the 2.
- The winter break was preceded by a home win against Real Betis.
E.g.
- Swamy cautions him that he should not break the promise at any cost.
- John Gibbon and David B. Birney could not break the Confederate line.
- They made repeated dashes, but could not break through for a long time.
E.g.
- Maloy manage to break free from the group and overpowers Dezzi Rae.
- Red is drawn away by Pluto's cries, allowing Adelaide to break free.
- Asher tries to break free from Kang's grip and is shot in the stomach.
E.g.
- MDO was found to take a break from the industry .
- The league will then take a break for the League Cup.
- This encouraged users to take a break every 90 minutes.
E.g.
- A December 1093 attempt to break the siege failed.
- An attempt to break through the English lines failed.
- Lugosi did attempt to break type by auditioning for other roles.
E.g.
- His big break came in 1945, when his "R.M.
- Her first break came right after she auditioned for Solly Moholo.
- His break came in 1954 when he was asked to shoot a story for Time–Life.
E.g.
- UV-C radiation is able to break down chemical bonds.
- Gasquet was able to break back immediately and broke twice more to take the first set.
- In the 6th game of the second set the Swiss was able to break and served it out for 6–3.
E.g.
- Mia plans to revisit Centopia in a few months, after the summer break.
- During the summer break, there were several team changes announced for Snetterton.
- The movie opens at a boarding school, at the time of the big party before summer break.
E.g.
- There is usually a 15-minute half-time break between halves.
- By February 1831, the break between Calhoun and Jackson was final.
- By 1980, creative differences led to a break between Nirenska and Lerman.
E.g.
- Shagrath had free time due to Dimmu Borgir taking a break after Ozzfest.
- In 2011 her official blog announced that she was taking a break from music.
- The trend of taking a break during the telethon was started in 1985 by McMahon.
E.g.
- It succeeded in retaking Orléans, but failed to break the siege.
- However, he failed to break through to regular first-team selection.
- They failed to break through the Canadians around Buron, a kilometre to the north.
E.g.
- Johnson managed to break through the straps.
- Teach drew his cutlass and managed to break Maynard's sword.
- Yet he managed to break through the lines of Sitawaka men and open up a pass.
E.g.
- He got first break in Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai (2001).
- They got their first break in the film 'Chand' in 1944.
- In 1944, the duo got their first break in the film Chand.
E.g.
- The 4th Battalion, however, remained unable to break its encirclement for several days.
- He was however again unable to break into the NHL, playing with farm team the Chicago Wolves.
- However, the game was unable to break the top ten, debuting in thirteenth place in national sales.
E.g.
- Paul is trying to break through the social barriers dividing people.
- She was sentenced to six months for trying to break in to the House of Commons.
- Rimmer Dall imprisons Par Ohmsford at Southwatch and starts trying to break into his mind.
E.g.
- The term "short break" is used in some countries to describe respite care.
- At the same time, Nelson had moved to Austin, Texas, to take a short break.
- After a short break Kemp returned to football with Middlesbrough FC, Source:
E.g.
- This segment was later followed by a commercial break.
- During the hastily called commercial break, Cavett tried to coax Maddox back to no avail.
- The single debuted on November 20, during a commercial break of the show "Grey's Anatomy".
E.g.
- She attempted to break the engagement several times.
- Gai's Kavkor attempted to break out.
- The three Viking ships afloat attempted to break through the English lines.
E.g.
- As soon as she did, she tried to break it off with Kevin.
- Solow tried to break their contract and buy the place himself.
- She tried to break out of the exploitation field, but struggled.
E.g.
- The experiment ended in 1879, as the community began to break up.
- The vessel began to break up and the three men were washed off of her.
- Huge waves began to pound the "Niagara"; she began to break apart quickly.
E.g.
- His big break came in 1945, when his "R.M.
- Her big break came that same year in the Elvis Presley film, "Clambake".
- Brown’s first big break came in Florida with TK Records as their in house percussionist.
E.g.
- They decided to break it up by putting a solo drum interlude.
- So when he did it again I decided to break his shitting legs like sticks.
- Some resourceful members decided to break the coconuts in the baggage to satiate their thirst.
E.g.
- However she did not break up.
- However, the school did not break ground to build any new facilities until 1920.
- Despite rumors to the contrary, the band did not break up, though Maxim explored a solo career.
E.g.
- The downside of the Ligowsky targets was that they were too hard to break when hit.
- In 1994, he got his first big break when he attended the Winter Music Conference in Miami.
- In 1978, they got their big break when they were given a spot on the Royal Variety Performance.
E.g.
- She bats right handed and bowls right-arm off break.
- He is a left-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break.
- He was a right-handed batsman and right arm off break bowler.
E.g.
- Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) attempts to break Kenneth of his moral absolutism.
- Later, Alo attempts to break up with Poppy, but only at her fourteenth birthday.
- It attempts to break down "the barrier of identity through a four-phased process."
E.g.
- "Le déjeuner" (lunch) is a two-hour mid-day meal or a one-hour lunch break.
- ... shortly after the lunch break the work was suddenly put down in front of the hall.
- "Smoko" breaks are a half-hour each and a lunch break is taken at midday for one hour.
E.g.
- A similar process is used to break down proteins.
- It was used to break up and turn ground that was rocky and hard.
- DT=Disk toss used to break the tie.
E.g.
- For that, they need some method in order to break the symmetry among them.
- Alcohol absorption is slowed because the stomach sphincter closes in order to break down the food.
- The player controls a marble through a series of traps in order to break all of the colored blocks in a level.
E.g.
- After a long break, Oleg Sadovnikov returned to the group.
- They had to take a long break due to professional reasons after 2001.
- There was a long break until a championship for trade teams was introduced in 2012.
E.g.
- There was only one century break during the qualifying.
- He got his big break during the 1988 Stanley Cup playoffs.
- The trend of taking a break during the telethon was started in 1985 by McMahon.
E.g.
- In 1987, Willie Thorne made a maximum break against Murphy in the UK Championship.
- Trump attempted a maximum break of his own in frame 25, but he a red into the middle pocket.
- After the 2nd series, The indoor league Bar Billards added the unusual rule of a 45-second maximum break limit.
E.g.
- He was arrested for attempting to break into a shop, but was too young to be tried as an adult.
- During the lab attack, the alpha male makes a butterfly-shaped crack while attempting to break through the glass to the laboratory.
- Canadian hip hop musicians have also continued to face obstacles when attempting to break into the American and international markets.
E.g.
- He is a right-handed batsman who bowls leg break.
- Pratt was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break.
- Summers' batting style is unknown, though it is known he bowled leg break.
E.g.
- In May, the squadron moved to Phù Cát Air Base without a break in combat missions.
- The opera is in two parts, of four and three scenes respectively, and is performed without a break.
- The concerto lasts approximately 30 minutes and consists of three movements chained without a break.
E.g.
- She got her first big break performing the title song "Supergirl!"
- Brown’s first big break came in Florida with TK Records as their in house percussionist.
- In 1994, he got his first big break when he attended the Winter Music Conference in Miami.
E.g.
- After the international break Stoke traveled to Hillsborough to take on Sheffield Wednesday.
- Next followed a 1–1 draw in the away fixture against Östers IF before a two-week international break.
- Before heading to the international break, Bengaluru FC played southern rivals, Kerala Blasters on 5 November.
E.g.
- She tries to break up with Kang and this is when he kills her.
- He tries to break the curse by getting rid of the skin, but fails.
- Then the entire teaching staff tries to break through but also fail.
E.g.
- Lester's big break came when he joined CBS daytime soap "The Young and the Restless" in 1980.
- His big break came when "Life" magazine featured his painting of 1947 Horse of the Year, Armed.
- Baldwin's first big break came when she appeared in The Beatles music video "Free as a Bird" in 1996.
E.g.
- Petr and Celeste try to break out in good.
- The fourth form girls try to break through the barricade, but fail.
- When Saunders and Jones return, Johnny fends them off, then sets up self-defense mechanisms should they try to break in.
E.g.
- Farmer went on to break the record, scoring 30 points in a 91–54 win.
- At the end, Steve manages to break the record and he celebrates with the gang.
- Richey flew the same plane that Benjamin King had flown to break the record previously.
E.g.
- Seven minutes before the break, Arsenal went into the lead.
- A single-stage trigger, on the other hand, has no discernible movement before the break.
- In the replay three days later the Azzurri scored four without response before the break.
E.g.
- A December 1093 attempt to break the siege failed.
- It succeeded in retaking Orléans, but failed to break the siege.
- Confederates marched out of Jackson to break the siege in early July.
E.g.
- In prison, he meets Pretty Boy Floyd and Baby Face Nelson, who join Dillinger's gang after he masterminds a prison break.
- Krenner arranges the prison break of a notorious safecracker, Joey Faust (Douglas Kennedy), to steal the materials he needs.
- They sought to explore Riddick's character in a prison break setting, and took inspiration from films such as "Escape from Alcatraz".
E.g.
- The top six shooters advanced to the final, with shoot-offs held to break ties if required.
- The Soviets usually would break ties for the title of Soviet Champion with a multi-game match and 1977 was no exception.
E.g.
- Štěpánek led 4–1 in the third set with a double break before Verdasco broke back to trail 4–3.
- "Dying to Meet You" contains a clear break before an unlisted song (often known as "Hero Hero") begins.
- During the break before the second bridge, the sound of a yawn can be heard, preceded by Lennon saying to McCartney, "Yawn, Paul."
E.g.
- Filming took place in May 1963, during a break from filming "Dr Kildare".
- The collapse occurred during a break in classes, when most of the school's students were outside in the yard.
- Her novella "Anthem" was written during a break from the writing of her next major novel, "The Fountainhead".
E.g.
- Bush reacted in moderate fashion trying to avoid a major break.
- The team had their first major break in 2009 with Mims’ sophomore album, "Guilt".
- The mayor of Dover is Tony Keats Near Dover is geological feature called the Dover Fault, a major break in the Earth's crust.
E.g.
- The highest break of the tournament was 86 made by Karl Townsend.
- Gardner's highest break at billiards was 318, and at snooker it was 82.
- Higgins compiled the highest break, a 143, in his semi-final win over Gilbert.
E.g.
- He urged people to commit adultery, break the law, not pay taxes, and not go to church, among other things.
- The Judiciary is the legal system through which punishments are handed out to individuals who break the law.
- Another of Batman's characterizations is that of a vigilante; in order to stop evil that started with the death of his parents, he must sometimes break the law himself.
E.g.
- They break the news to Nina, who helps the two bury her father at the cemetery.
- Henry II sent Thomas of Earley, Archdeacon of Wells, to break the news to Eleanor at Sarum.
- Drummer Ward, who was close with Osbourne, was chosen by Tony to break the news to the singer on 27 April 1979.
E.g.
- Then the Russian saved one break point for 4–2.
- In the second set at 2–2, del Potro saved a break point.
- In the third Verdaso save the only break point in the second.