
break away
break a leg
[Middle English breken, from Old English brecan.]
SYNONYMS break, crack, fracture, burst, split, splinter, shatter, smash. These verbs mean to separate or cause to separate into parts or pieces, either by the sudden application of force or by the pressure of internal stress. Break is the most general: The window was broken by vandals. I broke my arm when I fell. That delicate ornament will break easily. To crack is to break, often with a sharp snapping sound, without dividing into parts: I cracked the coffeepot, but it didn't leak. The building's foundation cracked during the earthquake. Fracture applies to a break or crack in a rigid body: She fractured her skull in the accident. Burst implies a sudden coming apart, especially from internal pressure, and the dispersion of contents: The child burst the balloon with a pin. Split refers to a division longitudinally or with the grain: She split the log with an ax. Splinter implies splitting into long, thin, sharp pieces: Repeated blows splintered the door. To shatter is to break into many scattered pieces: The bullet shattered the mirror upon impact. Smash stresses force of blow or impact and suggests complete destruction: He angrily smashed the vase against the wall. See also synonyms at demote, opportunity.
(1) To temporarily or permanently stop executing, printing or transmitting.
(2) In cryptography, to decrypt a ciphertext without knowing the key or to find a flaw in an encryption algorithm or implementation that permits such cryptanalysis.
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verb
phrasal verb - break down
phrasal verb - break in
phrasal verb - break off
phrasal verb - break out
phrasal verb - break up
noun
Idioms beginning with break:
break bread
break camp
break cover
break even
break ground
break loose
break of day
break one
break one's neck
break one's fall
break one's word
break out of
break ranks
break someone
break someone of something
break someone's heart
break someone's serve
break the back of
break the bank
break the news
break through
break someone up
break wind
See also get a break; give someone a break; make a break for it; make or break; never give a sucker an even break; take a break; tough break. Also see under broke.
Definition: fissure, opening
Antonyms: association, attachment, binding, combination, fastening, juncture
n
Definition: interruption of activity
Antonyms: continuation, continuity
n
Definition: lucky happening
Antonyms: bad luck, misfortune
v
Definition: destroy; make whole into pieces
Antonyms: attach, fasten, fix, join, mend, put together, secure
v
Definition: run away
Antonyms: stay, wait
v
Definition: stop an action
Antonyms: allow, cause
v
Definition: tell news
Antonyms: hide, keep quiet, secret
v
Definition: violate law
Antonyms: agree, obey
v
Definition: weaken, cause instability
Antonyms: stabilize, strengthen
1. vt. To cause to be broken (in any sense). “Your latest patch to the editor broke the paragraph commands.”
2. v. (of a program) To stop temporarily, so that it may debugged. The place where it stops is a breakpoint.
3. [techspeak] vi. To send an RS-232 break (two character widths of line high) over a serial comm line.
4. [Unix] vi. To strike whatever key currently causes the tty driver to send SIGINT to the current process. Normally, break (sense 3), delete or control-C does this.
5. break break may be said to interrupt a conversation (this is an example of verb doubling). This usage comes from radio communications, which in turn probably came from landline telegraph/teleprinter usage, as badly abused in the Citizen's Band craze of the early 1980s.
v. past broke; past part. broken 1. separate or cause to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain.
2. unfurl (a flag or sail).
3. succeed in deciphering (a code).
4. open (a shotgun or rifle) at the breech.
5. (chiefly of a military force) make a rush or dash in a particular direction: the flight broke to the right and formed a defensive circle.
6. fail to observe (a law, regulation, or agreement).
7. crush the emotional strength, spirit, or resistance of: the idea was to hold the prisoners of war, not to break them.
8. destroy the power of (a movement or organization).
n.1. an interruption of continuity or uniformity: airstrikes have continued without a break for over a week.
2. a breakout, especially from prison.
break camp see camp.
break cover emerge into the open.
break ranks see rank.
break step see step.
break out (of war, fighting, or similarly undesirable things) start suddenly: forest fires have broken out across Indonesia.
break through make or force a way through (a barrier): the infantry attempted to break through enemy lines.
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In jazz, a type of brief cadenza, performed by a solo singer or instrumentalist without rhythmic accompaniment, interpolated between ensemble passages; its effect is one of surprise and suspended time.
A change in direction of a plane; usually in reference to a wall.
A term used in futures markets to describe a rapid and sharp price decline.
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In a draw poker game this term refers to the action of discarding cards that already create a made hand in the hopes of improving to an even better hand.
SoundPoker Says: For example, a player with J-J-10-9-8 may try to break his pair of jacks to draw for the straight.
From time to time, it's good to take a break from work and relax and have fun.
Tutor's tip: He did not want to "brake" (use the brake, a device for slowing or stopping motion) when he came to the "break" (place where a separation occurs) in the road.
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Something physically broken in a dream can refer to non-physical breaks, such as a broken promise, spirit, dream, heart, hope, and the like. But we also have more positive associations with the word, as in "break with the past," "lucky break," "break a habit," "break new ground," "breakthrough," etc., any of which might be symbolized by a physical break.

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| breaker, breeze, breezer |
A discontinuity, e.g. the change in coat color from puppies to adults.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - slå i stykker, knuse, brække, gennembryde, knække, afbryde, afsætte, kassere, overså
v. intr. - gå i stykker, holde pause, bryde sammen, bryde med, slå om, gry, bryde ud, skrue
n. - brud, knæk, pause, omslag, pludselig flugt, chance, skruning, serie
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2.
n. - chance, mulighed
Nederlands (Dutch)
rustpauze, breuk, uitbraak, serie, openingsstoot, onderbreking, verandering, gelegenheid om vooruit te komen, break (tennis), onbegeleid solootje (jazz), breken, kapotgaan, pauzeren, overtreden, aanbreken, (los)barsten, scheuren, scheiden, omslaan, baard in de keel krijgen, bezwijken (onder druk), temmen, verlaten (traditie), vlag ontvouwen, officier degraderen, plotseling dalen (aandelen)
Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - casser, briser, rompre, fracturer, entamer, écorcher (la peau), (Sport) battre (un record), (fig) manquer à, violer (un traité), désobéir à (un commandement), abîmer, détériorer (la santé), briser (une grève), mater (une rébellion), abattre/briser, dresser (un cheval), (Mil) casser (un officier), (Fin) ruiner (qn), causer la perte (de qn), rompre (le silence), (Élec) couper, s'évader, amortir (un coup), adoucir, révéler, annoncer
v. intr. - muer, (se) casser, (se) briser, se rompre, se fracturer, déferler (des vagues), se disperser/se dissiper, (Mil) rompre les rangs, se rompre (les rangs), (fig) se briser (le c¯ur), se libérer de, (Naut) rompre ses amarres, partir à la dérive, éclater/se répandre (des nouvelles), éclater/se déchaîner (un orage), s'altérer, se détériorer (la santé), muer (la voix), se briser, s'étrangler (d'émotion), se gâter (le temps), se dégager (boxe), poindre (l'aube), se lever (le jour), faire une pause
n. - (lit) cassure, rupture, (fig) rupture, brouille, trouée, brèche, faille (rocher), interruption, rupture (d'une ligne), pause, (TV) interruption, arrêt (d'un voyage), (GB, École) récréation, points de suspension, (Radio, TV) intermède de publicité, point du jour, aube, évasion, fuite, cavale, chance, veine, série (snooker), (Aut) break
1.
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2.
n. - carriole (arch), frein
Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - brechen, kaputtgehen, zerbrechen, umschlagen, anbrechen, pausieren, kaputtmachen, beenden, bändigen, aufsprengen, verletzen
n. - Bruch, Riß, Pause, Unterbrechung, Umschlag, Chance
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2.
n. - Break, Kombiwagen
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - σπάζω, θραύω/-ομαι, θρυμματίζω/-ομαι, συντρίβω/-ομαι, τσακίζω/-ομαι, κομματιάζω/-ομαι, διακόπτω (σχέσεις), κόβω (συνήθεια), υποχωρώ, τιθασεύω, δαμάζω, παραβιάζω, παραβαίνω, αθετώ, διακόπτω, κάνω διάλειμμα, καταρρίπτω (ρεκόρ), ανακοινώνω, ξεσπώ, κάνω ψιλά, δραπετεύω, το σκάω
n. - ρήξη, ρωγμή, ρήγμα, σπάσιμο, θλάση, άνοιγμα, τρύπα, διακοπή, διάλειμμα, αλλαγή, ευκαιρία, τύχη, απόδραση, απόπειρα φυγής
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Italiano (Italian)
cambiare, spuntare, far pausa, rompersi, scoppiare, rompere, domare, scassinare, infrangere, evasione, pausa, cambiamento improvviso, rottura, frattura
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Português (Portuguese)
v. - quebrar, dividir, violar
n. - ruptura (f), brecha (f), interrupção (f), pausa (f), fuga (f), erro (m), oportunidade (f)
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Русский (Russian)
начаться, сломаться, прерваться, сломать, приручить, взломать, нарушить, побег, перерыв, разрыв, перелом
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Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - comenzar, apuntar, descansar, romper, domesticar, amansar, domar, fracturar, forzar, contravenir, violar, infringir, quebrantar, transgredir
v. intr. - quebrantarse, resentirse, romperse, quebrarse, cambiar de voz, hacer añicos, hacer pedazos, separarse
n. - evasión, fuga, cambio brusco, ruptura, escisión, fractura
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2.
n. - pausa, descanso, tregua, recreo
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - bryta, bryta sönder, bryta mot, avbryta, spricka, gå sönder
n. - avbrott, spricka, chans
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 打破, 使碎裂, 折断, 毁坏, 弄坏, 破碎, 断裂, 破裂, 破掉, 被损坏, 破裂处
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2. 休息
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. tr. - 打破, 使碎裂, 折斷, 毀壞, 弄壞
v. intr. - 破碎, 斷裂, 破裂, 破掉, 被損壞
n. - 破裂處
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2.
n. - 休息
한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - ~을 부수다, ~를 어기다, ~에 이기다
v. intr. - 깨지다, 중지하다, 분해되다
n. - 파괴, 시작, 중지
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2.
n. - 휴식
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 壊す, 割る, 折る, 切る, 押し通る, 押し入る, 脱出する, 壊して開ける, 更新する, 破る, ならす, 破産させる, 知らせる, 明ける, 乱す, 中断する
n. - 破損, 裂け目, 中断, 断絶, 休憩, 突進, 逃亡, 急変
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العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) كسر, حطم, انقطع, تقطع (الاسم) فرصه, انقطاع, فترة راحه
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - שבר, ניתק, הפר, פרץ, ביטל, הפסיק, הוריד בדרגה (קצין), פרש (דגל), ערק (מאוניה), הפריך (אליבי), יצא או הוציא מכלל שימוש
v. intr. - נשבר, ירד באופן ניכר (מחיר), ערק (מאוניה), יצא או הוציא מכלל שימוש
n. - פתיחה, פירצה, הפסקה, שינוי, זריחה, הפרה, שבירה, שינוי כיוון, הזדמנות, מזל טוב
n. - קרון-בלימה (מיושן), מעצור
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