Definition of "break"
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To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.
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To divide (something, often money) into smaller units.
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To cause (a person) to lose his or her spirit or will; to crush the spirits of; to ruin (a person) emotionally.
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To cause an animal to lose its will, to tame.
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To cause (a habit) to no longer exist.
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To ruin financially.
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To do that which is forbidden by (a rule, promise, etc.).
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To pass the most dangerous part of the illness; to go down, temperaturewise.
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To design or use a powerful (yet legal) strategy that unbalances the game in a player's favor.
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To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.
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To cause (a barrier) to no longer bar.
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To collapse into surf, after arriving in shallow water.
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To end.
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To interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily.
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To interrupt (a fall) by inserting something so that the falling object not hit something else beneath.
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To disclose or make known an item of news, etc.
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To arrive.
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To become audible suddenly.
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To change a steady state abruptly.
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To suddenly become.
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Of a voice, to alter in type: in men generally to go up, in women sometimes to go down; to crack.
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To surpass or do better than (a specific number), to do better than (a record), setting a new record.
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To demote, to reduce the military rank of.
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To end (a connection), to disconnect.
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To demulsify.
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To counter-attack.
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noun:
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An instance of breaking something into two pieces.
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A physical space that opens up in something or between two things.
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A short section of music, often between verses, in which some performers stop while others continue.
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A rest or pause, usually from work; a breaktime.
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A temporary split (with a romantic partner).
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An interval or intermission between two parts of a performance, for example a theatre show, broadcast, or sports game.
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A significant change in circumstance, attitude, perception, or focus of attention: big break, lucky break, bad break.
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A change; the end of a spell of persistent good or bad weather.
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The beginning (of the morning).
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An act of escaping.
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A place where waves break (that is, where waves pitch or spill forward creating white water).
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