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break

(br/eI/k )

noun (n)

some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity(noun.event)

Example:
There was a break in the action when a player was hurt.

Synonym:
interruption

source: wordnet30
an unexpected piece of good luck(noun.event)

Example:
He finally got his big break.

Synonym:
good luck, happy chance

source: wordnet30
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other(noun.object)

Synonym:
fault, faulting, fracture, geological fault, shift

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a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)(noun.event)

Example:
They hoped to avoid a break in relations.

Synonym:
breach, falling out, rift, rupture, severance

source: wordnet30
a pause from doing something (as work)(noun.act)

Example:
We took a 10-minute break.

Synonym:
recess, respite, time out

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the act of breaking something(noun.act)

Example:
The breakage was unavoidable.

Synonym:
breakage, breaking

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a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something(noun.time)

Synonym:
intermission, interruption, pause, suspension

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breaking of hard tissue such as bone(noun.state)

Example:
The break seems to have been caused by a fall.

Synonym:
fracture

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the occurrence of breaking(noun.event)

Example:
The break in the dam threatened the valley.

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an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)(noun.event)

Example:
Then there was a break in her voice.

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the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool(noun.act)

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(tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving(noun.act)

Example:
He was up two breaks in the second set.

Synonym:
break of serve

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an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity(noun.act)

Example:
It was presented without commercial breaks.

Synonym:
disruption, gap, interruption

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a sudden dash(noun.act)

Example:
He made a break for the open door.

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any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare(noun.act)

Example:
The break in the eighth frame cost him the match.

Synonym:
open frame

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an escape from jail(noun.act)

Example:
The breakout was carefully planned.

Synonym:
breakout, gaolbreak, jailbreak, prison-breaking, prisonbreak

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An opening made by fracture or disruption.(noun)

source: webster1913

verb (v)

terminate(verb.change)

Example:
Break a lucky streak.
Break the cycle of poverty.

Synonym:
ax, axe, close out, interrupt

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become separated into pieces or fragments(verb.change)

Synonym:
come apart, fall apart, separate, split up

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render inoperable or ineffective(verb.change)

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ruin completely(verb.contact)

Synonym:
bust
Antonym:
bushel, doctor, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, restore, touch on

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destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments(verb.change)

source: wordnet30
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises(verb.social)

Example:
Break a law.
Break a promise.

Synonym:
breach, go against, infract, offend, transgress, violate
Antonym:
keep, observe

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move away or escape suddenly(verb.motion)

Example:
Nobody can break out--this prison is high security.

Synonym:
break away, break out

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scatter or part(verb.motion)

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force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up(verb.emotion)

Example:
Break into tears.

Synonym:
burst, erupt

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prevent completion(verb.change)

Example:
Break off the negotiations.

Synonym:
break off, discontinue, stop

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enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act(verb.social)

Synonym:
break in

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make submissive, obedient, or useful(verb.change)

Example:
The horse was tough to break.

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fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns(verb.stative)

Synonym:
go against, violate
Antonym:
conform to

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surpass in excellence(verb.competition)

Example:
Break a record.

Synonym:
better

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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(verb.communication)

Synonym:
bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let on, let out, reveal, unwrap

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come into being(verb.change)

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stop operating or functioning(verb.change)

Synonym:
break down, conk out, die, fail, give out, give way, go, go bad

source: wordnet30
interrupt a continued activity(verb.social)

Synonym:
break away

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make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing(verb.motion)

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curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves(verb.motion)

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lessen in force or effect(verb.change)

Example:
Break a fall.

Synonym:
damp, dampen, soften, weaken

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be broken in(verb.change)

Example:
If the new teacher won't break, we'll add some stress.

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come to an end(verb.stative)

Synonym:
break up, dissolve

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vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity(verb.stative)

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cause to give up a habit(verb.stative)

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give up(verb.stative)

Example:
Break cigarette smoking.

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come forth or begin from a state of latency(verb.stative)

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happen or take place(verb.social)

Example:
Things have been breaking pretty well for us in the past few months.

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cause the failure or ruin of(verb.social)

Example:
This play will either make or break the playwright.

Antonym:
make

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invalidate by judicial action(verb.social)

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discontinue an association or relation; go different ways(verb.social)

Synonym:
break up, part, separate, split, split up

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assign to a lower position; reduce in rank(verb.social)

Synonym:
bump, demote, kick downstairs, relegate
Antonym:
advance, elevate, kick upstairs, promote, raise, upgrade

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reduce to bankruptcy(verb.possession)

Example:
My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!.

Synonym:
bankrupt, ruin, smash

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change directions suddenly(verb.motion)

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emerge from the surface of a body of water(verb.motion)

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break down, literally or metaphorically(verb.motion)

Synonym:
cave in, collapse, fall in, founder, give, give way

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do a break dance(verb.motion)

Example:
Kids were break-dancing at the street corner.

Synonym:
break dance, break-dance

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exchange for smaller units of money(verb.contact)

Example:
I had to break a $100 bill just to buy the candy.

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destroy the completeness of a set of related items(verb.contact)

Example:
The book dealer would not break the set.

Synonym:
break up

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make the opening shot that scatters the balls(verb.contact)

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separate from a clinch, in boxing(verb.contact)

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go to pieces(verb.contact)

Synonym:
bust, fall apart, wear, wear out

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break a piece from a whole(verb.contact)

Example:
Break a branch from a tree.

Synonym:
break off, snap off

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become punctured or penetrated(verb.contact)

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pierce or penetrate(verb.contact)

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be released or become known; of news(verb.communication)

Synonym:
get around, get out

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cease an action temporarily(verb.communication)

Example:
Let's break for lunch.

Synonym:
intermit, pause

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interrupt the flow of current in(verb.communication)

Example:
Break a circuit.

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undergo breaking(verb.communication)

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find a flaw in(verb.cognition)

Example:
Break an alibi.
Break down a proof.

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find the solution or key to(verb.cognition)

Example:
Break the code.

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change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another(verb.change)

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happen(verb.change)

Synonym:
develop, operate, recrudesce

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become fractured; break or crack on the surface only(verb.change)

Synonym:
check, crack

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crack; of the male voice in puberty(verb.change)

Example:
His voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir.

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fall sharply(verb.change)

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fracture a bone of(verb.body)

source: wordnet30
diminish or discontinue abruptly(verb.body)

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weaken or destroy in spirit or body(verb.body)

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To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock.(verb)

source: webster1913
To come apart or divide into two or more pieces, usually with suddenness and violence; to part; to burst asunder.(verb)

source: webster1913

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