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- Dictionarybreak/breɪk/
verb
- 1. separate or cause to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain: "the branch broke with a loud snap" Similar Opposite
- 2. interrupt (a sequence, course, or continuous state): "this broke the pattern of generations remaining in the place where they were born" Similar
noun
- 1. an interruption of continuity or uniformity: "the magazine has been published without a break since 1950" Similar
- 2. a pause in work or during an activity or event: "I need a break from mental activity" Similar
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BREAK definition: 1. to (cause something to) separate suddenly or violently into two or more pieces, or to (cause…. Learn more.
When you break something, you ruin it. When you take a break, you stop and rest. If you play catch during your lunch break, try not to break any windows.
BREAK definition: 1. to separate into two or more pieces, or to make something separate into two or more pieces: 2…. Learn more.
77 meanings: 1. to separate or become separated into two or more pieces 2. to damage or become damaged so as to be inoperative.... Click for more definitions.
break: [verb] to separate into parts with suddenness or violence. fracture. to fracture a bone of (a bodily part). to dislocate or dislocate and fracture a bone of (the neck or back). to cause an open wound in : rupture. to cut into and turn over the surface of. to render inoperable.
[intransitive, transitive] to be damaged and separated into two or more parts, as a result of force; to damage something in this way All the windows broke with the force of the blast. The bag broke under the weight of the bottles inside it. break in/into something She dropped the plate and it broke into pieces.; The boat hit a rock and broke in half.; break something to break a cup/window; She fell off a ladder and broke her arm.
Break definition: to smash, split, or divide into parts violently; reduce to pieces or fragments. See examples of BREAK used in a sentence.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ldoce_037_f break break 1 / breɪk / S1 W1 verb (past tense broke / brəʊk $ broʊk /, past participle broken / ˈbrəʊkən $ ˈbroʊ-/) 1 IN PIECES separate into pieces a) [transitive] BREAK if you break something, you make it separate into two or more pieces, for example by hitting it, dropping it, or bending it I had to break a window to get into the house. Don’t lean on the fence like that – you’ll break it! break something in half ...
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7. To vary or disrupt the uniformity or continuity of: a plain that was broken by low hills; caught the ball without breaking stride.