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(n)
The act of breaking.
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(medicine) A break in bone or cartilage.
A burst, split, or break.
(v)
To disintegrate, to break into pieces.
(intransitive) To break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in.
(law) A breaking or infraction of a law, or of any obligation or tie; violation; non-fulfillment.
To come to an end; to terminate; to lapse.
(intransitive) To break from internal pressure.
(intransitive, idiomatic) To end a (usually romantic or sexual) relationship.
(transitive) To discontinue abruptly.
(intransitive, of a machine, computer, vehicle, etc.) To stop functioning.
(idiomatic) A rift between people or groups, often following a disagreement or quarrel
(intransitive) To form cracks.
A severance payment.
(intransitive, idiomatic, Of a group of people) Cease to be together, break apart from the group.
To destroy or render something no longer usable or operable.
An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.
(intransitive) To escape, especially forcefully or defiantly.
A light blow or jolting collision.
(intransitive) To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.
An interruption to the regular flow or sequence of something.
The act of interrupting, or the state of being interrupted.
(ambitransitive) To disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly, especially by speaking.
(transitive) To lower the rank or status of.
To cause (something) to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use, especially hard, heavy, or careless use.
(intransitive) To cease moving.
To become separated, literally or figuratively.
(intransitive) To leave or escape.
(transitive, now rare) To interrupt, to stop or cease temporarily or periodically; to suspend.
(idiomatic) Wait a short while.
(transitive, occasionally intransitive) To expose to the knowledge of others; to make known; state openly; reveal (something).
(transitive) To release.
An escape from any restrictive or confining situation.
(figurative) A lack of cohesion; a state of conflict, incompatibility, or emotional distance.
(intransitive) To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.
The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended.
(transitive) To make weaker or less strong.
To transport oneself from place to place.
(intransitive) To enter a place by force or illicit means.
A brief interval of rest or relief.
(intransitive, informal) To stop functioning.
(transitive) To reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce (to).
(intransitive) To break, separate.
(transitive, communication) To end (an incomplete task) after a time limit.
(countable) A depressed, hollow, or indented space; also, a hole or opening.
(transitive) To make something soft or softer.
(idiomatic) to reveal or indicate, especially unintentionally or against one's wishes
Consign (a person or thing) to a place, position, or role of obscurity, insignificance, oblivion, lower rank or (especially) inferiority.
(transitive, ergative, of something solid) To divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line.
(transitive) To infringe, violate or disobey (a rule).
(transitive) To make damp or moist; to make moderately wet.
(transitive) To act in violation of some law.
(transitive) To break or disregard (a rule or convention).
(adj)
In a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist.
(transitive) To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult.
(Commonwealth) Dated spelling of jailbreak (“escape from prison”).
To give precedence to other road users.
To oppose; to resist
(transitive) To divide (a thing) into separate parts.
(transitive) To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
(intransitive) To be unsuccessful.
To elicit, evoke, or emphasize (a particular quality).
(typically uncountable) Culpability; the responsibility for a blameworthy event.
(transitive) To find or learn something for the first time.
(transitive) To make public or known; to communicate to the public; to tell (information, especially a secret) so that it may become generally known.
A portion; a component.
Greater or lesser (whichever is seen as more advantageous), in reference to value, distance, time, etc.
(transitive, intransitive) To assert or announce formally, officially, explicitly, or emphatically.
(ditransitive) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.
(transitive) To make a gift of (something).
(transitive) To make known; to show (by speech, writing etc.).
(transitive) To issue; to distribute.
(transitive) To have on:
To collapse inward or downward.
Desirable or beneficial fortune.
(transitive, colloquial, chiefly US) To break.
One who founds or establishes (a company, project, organisation, state, etc.).
(transitive) To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden.
(geology) The line formed by the intersection of the plane of a fault with the surface of the Earth.
(intransitive) To eject something violently (such as lava or water, as from a volcano or geyser).
A break, especially between two performances or sessions, such as at a concert, play, seminar, or religious assembly.
Alternative form of breakdance. [The art, or an instance, of breakdancing.]
An inspection or examination.
To move, either physically or in an abstract sense:
(tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
an unexpected piece of good luck
assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
(N)
An open frame in ten-pin bowling refers to a frame in which the player makes neither a strike nor a spare.
an escape from jail
break a piece from a whole
A drop of clear, salty liquid produced from the eyes by crying or irritation.
(transitive) To violently break something into pieces.
A process by which anything disintegrates.
The process of opening and disassembling a device to inspect, showcase, or refurbish its components.