Break ¹

Definition: To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock.

Break ²

Definition: To lay open as by breaking; to divide; as, to break a package of goods.

Break ³

Definition: To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or communicate.

Break ⁴

Definition: To infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or promise.

Break ⁵

Definition: To destroy the completeness of; to remove a part from; as, to break a set.

Break ⁶

Definition: To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to pierce; as, the cavalry were not able to break the British squares.

Break ⁷

Definition: To shatter to pieces; to reduce to fragments.

Break ⁸

Definition: To exchange for other money or currency of smaller denomination; as, to break a five dollar bill.

Break ⁹

Definition: To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of; as, to break flax.

Break ¹⁰

Definition: To weaken or impair, as health, spirit, or mind.

Break ¹¹

Definition: To diminish the force of; to lessen the shock of, as a fall or blow.

Break ¹²

Definition: To impart, as news or information; to broach; with to, and often with a modified word implying some reserve; as, to break the news gently to the widow; to break a purpose cautiously to a friend.

Break ¹³

Definition: To tame; to reduce to subjection; to make tractable; to discipline; as, to break a horse to the harness or saddle.

Break ¹⁴

Definition: To destroy the financial credit of; to make bankrupt; to ruin.

Break ¹⁵

Definition: To destroy the official character and standing of; to cashier; to dismiss.

Break ¹⁶

Definition: To come apart or divide into two or more pieces, usually with suddenness and violence; to part; to burst asunder.

Break ¹⁷

Definition: To open spontaneously, or by pressure from within, as a bubble, a tumor, a seed vessel, a bag.

Break ¹⁸

Definition: To burst forth; to make its way; to come to view; to appear; to dawn.

Break ¹⁹

Definition: To burst forth violently, as a storm.

Break ²⁰

Definition: To open up; to be scattered; to be dissipated; as, the clouds are breaking.

Break ²¹

Definition: To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose health or strength.

Break ²²

Definition: To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief; as, my heart is breaking.

Break ²³

Definition: To fall in business; to become bankrupt.

Break ²⁴

Definition: To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change the gait; as, to break into a run or gallop.

Break ²⁵

Definition: To fall out; to terminate friendship.

Break ²⁶

Definition: An opening made by fracture or disruption.

Break ²⁷

Definition: An interruption of continuity; change of direction; as, a break in a wall; a break in the deck of a ship.

Break ²⁸

Definition: A projection or recess from the face of a building.

Break ²⁹

Definition: An opening or displacement in the circuit, interrupting the electrical current.

Break ³⁰

Definition: An interruption; a pause; as, a break in friendship; a break in the conversation.

Break ³¹

Definition: An interruption in continuity in writing or printing, as where there is an omission, an unfilled line, etc.

Break ³²

Definition: The first appearing, as of light in the morning; the dawn; as, the break of day; the break of dawn.

Break ³³

Definition: A device for checking motion, or for measuring friction. See Brake, n.

Break ³⁴

Definition: See Commutator.

break ³⁵

Definition: an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned"

break ³⁶

Definition: any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare; "the break in the eighth frame cost him the match"

break ³⁷

Definition: a sudden dash; "he made a break for the open door"

break ³⁸

Definition: the act of breaking something; "the breakage was unavoidable"

break ³⁹

Definition: an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks"

break ⁴⁰

Definition: (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving; "he was up two breaks in the second set"

break ⁴¹

Definition: the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool

break ⁴²

Definition: a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate"

break ⁴³

Definition: a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations"

break ⁴⁴

Definition: an unexpected piece of good luck; "he finally got his big break"

break ⁴⁵

Definition: the occurrence of breaking; "the break in the dam threatened the valley"

break ⁴⁶

Definition: some abrupt occurrence that interrupts; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt"

break ⁴⁷

Definition: (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"

break ⁴⁸

Definition: breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall"

break ⁴⁹

Definition: a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

break ⁵⁰

Definition: weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death"

break ⁵¹

Definition: diminish or discontinue abruptly; "The patient''s fever broke last night"

break ⁵²

Definition: fracture a bone of; "I broke my foot while playing hockey"

break ⁵³

Definition: fall sharply; "stock prices broke"

break ⁵⁴

Definition: make submissive, obedient, or useful; "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern"

break ⁵⁵

Definition: be broken in; "If the new teacher won''t break, we''ll add some stress"

break ⁵⁶

Definition: of the male voice in puberty; "his voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir"

break ⁵⁷

Definition: render inoperable or ineffective; "You broke the alarm clock when you took it apart!"

break ⁵⁸

Definition: become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart"

break ⁵⁹

Definition: destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments; "He broke the glass plate"; "She broke the match"

break ⁶⁰

Definition: become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated"

break ⁶¹

Definition: happen; "Report the news as it develops"; "These political movements recrudesce from time to time"

break ⁶²

Definition: prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negociations"

break ⁶³

Definition: terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"

break ⁶⁴

Definition: lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"

break ⁶⁵

Definition: 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"

break ⁶⁶

Definition: change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another; "Her voice broke to a whisper when she started to talk about her children"

break ⁶⁷

Definition: come into being; "light broke over the horizon"; "Voices broke in the air"

break ⁶⁸

Definition: find the solution or key to; "break the code"

break ⁶⁹

Definition: find a flaw in; "break an alibi"; "break down a proof"

break ⁷⁰

Definition: undergo breaking; "The simple vowels broke in many Germanic languages"

break ⁷¹

Definition: interrupt the flow of current in; "break a circuit"

break ⁷²

Definition: cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let''s break for lunch"

break ⁷³

Definition: 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

break ⁷⁴

Definition: be released or become known; of news; "News of her death broke in the morning"

break ⁷⁵

Definition: surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record"

break ⁷⁶

Definition: pierce or penetrate; "The blade broke her skin"

break ⁷⁷

Definition: become punctured or penetrated; "The skin broke"

break ⁷⁸

Definition: break a piece from a whole; "break a branch from a tree"

break ⁷⁹

Definition: go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"

break ⁸⁰

Definition: ruin completely; "He busted my radio!"

break ⁸¹

Definition: separate from a clinch, in boxing; "The referee broke the boxers"

break ⁸²

Definition: make the opening shot that scatters the balls

break ⁸³

Definition: destroy the completeness of a set of related items; "The book dealer would not break the set"

break ⁸⁴

Definition: exchange for smaller units of money; "I had to break a bill just to buy the candy"

break ⁸⁵

Definition: force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up; "break into tears"; "erupt in anger"

break ⁸⁶

Definition: do a break dance; "Kids were break-dancing at the street corner"

break ⁸⁷

Definition: curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves; "The surf broke"

break ⁸⁸

Definition: 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"

break ⁸⁹

Definition: emerge from the surface of a body of water; "The whales broke"

break ⁹⁰

Definition: scatter or part; "The clouds broke after the heavy downpour"

break ⁹¹

Definition: make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one''s own by quitting or fleeing; "The ranks broke"

break ⁹²

Definition: move away or escape suddenly; "The horses broke from the stable"; "Three inmates broke jail"; "Nobody can break out--this prison is high security"

break ⁹³

Definition: change directions suddenly

break ⁹⁴

Definition: reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter''s fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him"

break ⁹⁵

Definition: assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sargeant"

break ⁹⁶

Definition: discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up"

break ⁹⁷

Definition: invalidate by judicial action; "The will was broken"

break ⁹⁸

Definition: interrupt a continued activity; "She had broken with the traditional patterns"

break ⁹⁹

Definition: cause the failure or ruin of; "His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage"; "This play will either make or break the playwright"

break ¹⁰⁰

Definition: act in disregard of laws and rules; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"

break ¹⁰¹

Definition: enter someone''s 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!"

break ¹⁰²

Definition: happen or take place; "Things have been breaking pretty well for us in the past few months"

break ¹⁰³

Definition: come forth or begin from a state of latency; "The first winter storm broke over New York"

break ¹⁰⁴

Definition: fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns; "This sentence violates the rules of syntax"

break ¹⁰⁵

Definition: give up; "break cigarette smoking"

break ¹⁰⁶

Definition: cause to give up a habit; "She finally broke herself of smoking cigarettes"

break ¹⁰⁷

Definition: vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity; "The flat plain was broken by tall mesas"

break ¹⁰⁸

Definition: come to an end; "The heat wave finally broke yesterday"