Definition
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| make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; |
| a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate" |
| give up; "break cigarette smoking" |
| 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" |
| surpass in excellence; |
| a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations" |
| pierce or penetrate; "The blade broke her skin" |
| an unexpected piece of good luck; "he finally got his big break" |
| move away or escape suddenly; " |
| come to an end; |
| happen; "Report the news as it develops"; "These political movements recrudesce from time to time" |
| the occurrence of breaking; "the break in the dam threatened the valley" |
| change directions suddenly |
| find the solution or key to; "break the code" |
| exchange for smaller units of money; "I had to break a $100 bill just to buy the candy" |
| act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; |
| find a flaw in; "break an alibi"; "break down a proof" |
| force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up; "break into tears"; "erupt in anger" |
| enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act; |
| 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" |
| do a break dance; "Kids were break-dancing at the street corner" |
| (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; |
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| breaking of hard tissue such as bone; |
| a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something |
| an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned" |
| any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare; "the break in the eighth frame cost him the match" |
| break a piece from a whole; "break a branch from a tree" |
| a sudden dash; "he made a break for the open door" |
| reduce to bankruptcy; |
| the act of breaking something; "the breakage was unavoidable" |
| an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks"; "there was a gap in his account" |