An instance of breaking something into two or more pieces. Example: The femur has a clean break and so should heal easily.
A physical space that opens up in something or between two things. Example: He waited minutes for a break in the traffic to cross the highway.
A rest or pause, usually from work. Example: Let’s take a five-minute break.
A time for students to talk or play.
A short holiday. Example: a weekend break on the Isle of Wight
A temporary split with a romantic partner. Example: I think we need a break.
An interval or intermission between two parts of a performance, for example a theatre show, broadcast, or sports game.
A significant change in circumstance, attitude, perception, or focus of attention. Example: big break
The beginning (of the morning). Example: at the break of day
An act of escaping. Example: It was a clean break.
The separation between lines, paragraphs or pages of a written text.
A keystroke or other signal that causes a program to terminate or suspend execution.
A point or condition in a program at which operation may be suspended during debugging so that the state of the program at that point can be investigated. A breakpoint.
A change, particularly the end of a spell of persistent good or bad weather.
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A large four-wheeled carriage, having a straight body and calash top, with the driver's seat in front and the footman's behind.
(equitation) A sharp bit or snaffle.
A short section of music, often between verses, in which some performers stop while others continue. Example: The fiddle break was amazing; it was a pity the singer came back in on the wrong note.
The 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. Example: Crossing the break smoothly is one of the first lessons the young clarinettist needs to master.
Usu. plural An area along a river that features steep banks, bluffs, or gorges (e.g., Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, US).
To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly. Example: If the vase falls to the floor, it might break.
To divide (something, often money) into smaller units. Example: Can you break a hundred-dollar bill for me?
To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of. Example: Her child's death broke Angela.
To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief. Example: My heart is breaking.
To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate. Example: I had won four games in a row, but now you've broken my streak of luck.
To ruin financially. Example: The recession broke some small businesses.
To violate, to not adhere to. Example: He broke his vows by cheating on his wife.
(of a fever) To pass the most dangerous part of the illness; to go down, in terms of temperature. Example: Susan's fever broke at about 3 AM, and the doctor said the worst was over.
(of a spell of settled weather) To end. Example: The forecast says the hot weather will break by midweek.
(of a storm) To begin; to end. Example: Around midday the storm broke, and the afternoon was calm and sunny.
(of morning, dawn, day etc.) To arrive. Example: Morning has broken.
To 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. Example: Changing the rules to let white have three extra queens would break chess.
To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether. Example: Did you two break the trolley by racing with it?
To cause (a barrier) to no longer bar. Example: break a seal
To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to pierce. Example: The cavalry were not able to break the British squares.
(of a wave of water) To collapse into surf, after arriving in shallow water.
To burst forth; to make its way; to come into view.
To interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily. Example: Let's break for lunch.
To interrupt (a fall) by inserting something so that the falling object does not (immediately) hit something else beneath. Example: He survived the jump out the window because the bushes below broke his fall.
To disclose or make known an item of news, etc. Example: I don't know how to break this to you, but your cat is not coming back.
(of a sound) To become audible suddenly.
To change a steady state abruptly. Example: His coughing broke the silence.
To suddenly become. Example: The arrest was standard, when suddenly the suspect broke ugly.
Of a male voice, to become deeper at puberty.
Of a voice, to alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men generally to go up, in women sometimes to go down; to crack. Example: His voice breaks when he gets emotional.
To surpass or do better than (a specific number), to do better than (a record), setting a new record. Example: He broke the men's 100-meter record.
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(most often in the passive tense) To demote, to reduce the military rank of.
To end (a connection), to disconnect. Example: I couldn't hear a thing he was saying, so I broke the connection and called him back.
(of an emulsion) To demulsify.
To counter-attack
To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or communicate.
To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose health or strength.
To fail in business; to become bankrupt.
To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of. Example: to break flax
To destroy the official character and standing of; to cashier; to dismiss.
To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change the gait. Example: to break into a run or gallop
To fall out; to terminate friendship.
To terminate the execution of a program before normal completion.
To suspend the execution of a program during debugging so that the state of the program can be investigated.
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