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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]
break
1. To cause to be broken (in any sense). "Your latest patch
to the editor broke the paragraph commands."
2. (Of a program) To stop temporarily, so that it may
debugged. The place where it stops is a "{breakpoint".
3. To send an EIA-232 break (two character widths of line
high) over a serial line.
4. [Unix] To strike whatever key currently causes the tty
driver to send SIGINT to the current process. Normally,
break, 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 a few years ago.
6. pipeline break.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Break \Break\ (br[=a]k), v. t. [imp. broke (br[=o]k), (Obs.
Brake); p. p. Broken (br[=o]"k'n), (Obs. Broke); p. pr.
& vb. n. Breaking.] [OE. breken, AS. brecan; akin to OS.
brekan, D. breken, OHG. brehhan, G. brechen, Icel. braka to
creak, Sw. braka, br["a]kka to crack, Dan. br[ae]kke to
break, Goth. brikan to break, L. frangere. Cf. Bray to
pound, Breach, Fragile.]
1. 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.
--Shak.
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2. To lay open as by breaking; to divide; as, to break a
package of goods.
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3. To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or
communicate.
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Katharine, break thy mind to me. --Shak.
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4. To infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or promise.
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Out, out, hyena! these are thy wonted arts . . .
To break all faith, all vows, deceive, betray.
--Milton
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5. To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or
terminate; as, to break silence; to break one's sleep; to
break one's journey.
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Go, release them, Ariel;
My charms I'll break, their senses I'll restore.
--Shak.
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6. To destroy the completeness of; to remove a part from; as,
to break a set.
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7. To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to
pierce; as, the cavalry were not able to break the British
squares.
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8. To shatter to pieces; to reduce to fragments.
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The victim broke in pieces the musical instruments
with which he had solaced the hours of captivity.
--Prescott.
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9. To exchange for other money or currency of smaller
denomination; as, to break a five dollar bill.
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10. To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of; as,
to break flax.
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11. To weaken or impair, as health, spirit, or mind.
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An old man, broken with the storms of state.
--Shak.
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12. To diminish the force of; to lessen the shock of, as a
fall or blow.
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I'll rather leap down first, and break your fall.
--Dryden.
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13. To impart, as news or information; to broach; -- with to,
and often with a modified word implying some reserve; as,
to break the news gently to the widow; to break a purpose
cautiously to a friend.
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14. To tame; to reduce to subjection; to make tractable; to
discipline; as, to break a horse to the harness or
saddle. ``To break a colt.'' --Spenser.
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Why, then thou canst not break her to the lute?
--Shak.
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15. To destroy the financial credit of; to make bankrupt; to
ruin.
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With arts like these rich Matho, when he speaks,
Attracts all fees, and little lawyers breaks.
--Dryden.
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16. To destroy the official character and standing of; to
cashier; to dismiss.
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I see a great officer broken. --Swift.
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Note: With prepositions or adverbs:
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To break down.
(a) To crush; to overwhelm; as, to break down one's
strength; to break down opposition.
(b) To remove, or open a way through, by breaking; as, to
break down a door or wall.
To break in.
(a) To force in; as, to break in a door.
(b) To train; to discipline; as, a horse well broken in.
To break of, to rid of; to cause to abandon; as, to break
one of a habit.
To break off.
(a) To separate by breaking; as, to break off a twig.
(b) To stop suddenly; to abandon. ``Break off thy sins by
righteousness.'' --Dan. iv. 27.
To break open, to open by breaking. ``Open the door, or I
will break it open.'' --Shak.
To break out, to take or force out by breaking; as, to
break out a pane of glass.
To break out a cargo, to unstow a cargo, so as to unload it
easily.
To break through.
(a) To make an opening through, as, as by violence or the
force of gravity; to pass violently through; as, to
break through the enemy's lines; to break through the
ice.
(b) To disregard; as, to break through the ceremony.
To break up.
(a) To separate into parts; to plow (new or fallow
ground). ``Break up this capon.'' --Shak. ``Break up
your fallow ground.'' --Jer. iv. 3.
(b) To dissolve; to put an end to. ``Break up the
court.'' --Shak.
To break (one) all up, to unsettle or disconcert
completely; to upset. [Colloq.]
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Note: With an immediate object:
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To break the back.
(a) To dislocate the backbone; hence, to disable totally.
(b) To get through the worst part of; as, to break the
back of a difficult undertaking.
To break bulk, to destroy the entirety of a load by
removing a portion of it; to begin to unload; also, to
transfer in detail, as from boats to cars.
To break a code to discover a method to convert coded
messages into the original understandable text.
To break cover, to burst forth from a protecting
concealment, as game when hunted.
To break a deer or To break a stag, to cut it up and
apportion the parts among those entitled to a share.
To break fast, to partake of food after abstinence. See
Breakfast.
To break ground.
(a) To open the earth as for planting; to commence
excavation, as for building, siege operations, and
the like; as, to break ground for a foundation, a
canal, or a railroad.
(b) Fig.: To begin to execute any plan.
(c) (Naut.) To release the anchor from the bottom.
To break the heart, to crush or overwhelm (one) with grief.
To break a house (Law), to remove or set aside with
violence and a felonious intent any part of a house or of
the fastenings provided to secure it.
To break the ice, to get through first difficulties; to
overcome obstacles and make a beginning; to introduce a
subject.
To break jail, to escape from confinement in jail, usually
by forcible means.
To break a jest, to utter a jest. ``Patroclus . . . the
livelong day breaks scurril jests.'' --Shak.
To break joints, to lay or arrange bricks, shingles, etc.,
so that the joints in one course shall not coincide with
those in the preceding course.
To break a lance, to engage in a tilt or contest.
To break the neck, to dislocate the joints of the neck.
To break no squares, to create no trouble. [Obs.]
To break a path, road, etc., to open a way through
obstacles by force or labor.
To break upon a wheel, to execute or torture, as a criminal
by stretching him upon a wheel, and breaking his limbs
with an iron bar; -- a mode of punishment formerly
employed in some countries.
To break wind, to give vent to wind from the anus.
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Syn: To dispart; rend; tear; shatter; batter; violate;
infringe; demolish; destroy; burst; dislocate.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Break \Break\ (br[=a]k), v. i.
1. To come apart or divide into two or more pieces, usually
with suddenness and violence; to part; to burst asunder.
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2. To open spontaneously, or by pressure from within, as a
bubble, a tumor, a seed vessel, a bag.
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Else the bottle break, and the wine runneth out.
--Math. ix.
17.
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3. To burst forth; to make its way; to come to view; to
appear; to dawn.
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The day begins to break, and night is fled. --Shak.
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And from the turf a fountain broke,
and gurgled at our feet. --Wordsworth.
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4. To burst forth violently, as a storm.
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The clouds are still above; and, while I speak,
A second deluge o'er our head may break. --Dryden.
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5. To open up; to be scattered; to be dissipated; as, the
clouds are breaking.
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At length the darkness begins to break. --Macaulay.
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6. To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose
health or strength.
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See how the dean begins to break;
Poor gentleman! he droops apace. --Swift.
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7. To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief; as, my
heart is breaking.
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8. To fall in business; to become bankrupt.
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He that puts all upon adventures doth oftentimes
break, and come to poverty. --Bacn.
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9. To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change the gait;
as, to break into a run or gallop.
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10. To fail in musical quality; as, a singer's voice breaks
when it is strained beyond its compass and a tone or note
is not completed, but degenerates into an unmusical sound
instead. Also, to change in tone, as a boy's voice at
puberty.
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11. To fall out; to terminate friendship.
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To break upon the score of danger or expense is to
be mean and narrow-spirited. --Collier.
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Note: With prepositions or adverbs:
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To break away, to disengage one's self abruptly; to come or
go away against resistance.
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Fear me not, man; I will not break away. --Shak.
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To break down.
(a) To come down by breaking; as, the coach broke down.
(b) To fail in any undertaking; to halt before successful
completion; as, the negotiations broke down due to
irreconcilable demands.
(c) To cease functioning or to malfunction; as, the car
broke down in the middle of the highway.
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He had broken down almost at the outset.
--Thackeray.
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To break forth, to issue; to come out suddenly, as sound,
light, etc. ``Then shall thy light break forth as the
morning.'' --Isa. lviii. 8;
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Note: often with into in expressing or giving vent to one's
feelings. ``Break forth into singing, ye mountains.''
--Isa. xliv. 23.
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To break from, to go away from abruptly.
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This radiant from the circling crowd he broke.
--Dryden.
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To break into, to enter by breaking; as, to break into a
house.
To break in upon, to enter or approach violently or
unexpectedly. ``This, this is he; softly awhile; let us
not break in upon him.'' --Milton.
To break loose.
(a) To extricate one's self forcibly. ``Who would not,
finding way, break loose from hell?'' --Milton.
(b) To cast off restraint, as of morals or propriety.
To break off.
(a) To become separated by rupture, or with suddenness
and violence.
(b) To desist or cease suddenly. ``Nay, forward, old man;
do not break off so.'' --Shak.
To break off from, to desist from; to abandon, as a habit.
To break out.
(a) To burst forth; to escape from restraint; to appear
suddenly, as a fire or an epidemic. ``For in the
wilderness shall waters break out, and stream in the
desert.'' --Isa. xxxv. 6
(b) To show itself in cutaneous eruptions; -- said of a
disease.
(c) To have a rash or eruption on the akin; -- said of a
patient.
To break over, to overflow; to go beyond limits.
To break up.
(a) To become separated into parts or fragments; as, the
ice break up in the rivers; the wreck will break up
in the next storm.
(b) To disperse. ``The company breaks up.'' --I. Watts.
To break upon, to discover itself suddenly to; to dawn
upon.
To break with.
(a) To fall out; to sever one's relations with; to part
friendship. ``It can not be the Volsces dare break
with us.'' --Shak. ``If she did not intend to marry
Clive, she should have broken with him altogether.''
--Thackeray.
(b) To come to an explanation; to enter into conference;
to speak. [Obs.] ``I will break with her and with her
father.'' --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Break \Break\ (br[=a]k), n. [See Break, v. t., and cf. Brake
(the instrument), Breach, Brack a crack.]
1. An opening made by fracture or disruption.
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2. An interruption of continuity; change of direction; as, a
break in a wall; a break in the deck of a ship.
Specifically:
(a) (Arch.) A projection or recess from the face of a
building.
(b) (Elec.) An opening or displacement in the circuit,
interrupting the electrical current.
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3. An interruption; a pause; as, a break in friendship; a
break in the conversation.
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4. An interruption in continuity in writing or printing, as
where there is an omission, an unfilled line, etc.
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All modern trash is
Set forth with numerous breaks and dashes. --Swift.
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5. The first appearing, as of light in the morning; the dawn;
as, the break of day; the break of dawn.
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6. A large four-wheeled carriage, having a straight body and
calash top, with the driver's seat in front and the
footman's behind.
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7. A device for checking motion, or for measuring friction.
See Brake, n. 9 & 10.
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8. (Teleg.) See Commutator.
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From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) : [ jargon ]
break 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
a few years ago.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
6. That which has been publicly achieved in any kind of
competitive sport as recorded in some authoritative
manner, as the time made by a winning horse in a race.
Court of record (pron. r?*k?rd" in Eng.), a court whose
acts and judicial proceedings are written on parchment or
in books for a perpetual memorial.
Debt of record, a debt which appears to be due by the
evidence of a court of record, as upon a judgment or a
cognizance.
Trial by record, a trial which is had when a matter of
record is pleaded, and the opposite party pleads that
there is no such record. In this case the trial is by
inspection of the record itself, no other evidence being
admissible. --Blackstone.
To beat, or break, the record (Sporting), to surpass
any performance of like kind as authoritatively recorded;
as, to break the record in a walking match.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Break \Break\, v. t. [imp. broke, (Obs. Brake); p. p.
Broken, (Obs. Broke); p. pr. & vb. n. Breaking.] [OE.
breken, AS. brecan; akin to OS. brekan, D. breken, OHG.
brehhan, G. brechen, Icel. braka to creak, Sw. braka,
br["a]kka to crack, Dan. br[ae]kke to break, Goth. brikan to
break, L. frangere. Cf. Bray to pound, Breach,
Fragile.]
1. 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.
--Shak.
2. To lay open as by breaking; to divide; as, to break a
package of goods.
3. To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or
communicate.
Katharine, break thy mind to me. --Shak.
4. To infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or promise.
Out, out, hyena! these are thy wonted arts . . . To
break all faith, all vows, deceive, betray. --Milton
5. To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or
terminate; as, to break silence; to break one's sleep; to
break one's journey.
Go, release them, Ariel; My charms I'll break, their
senses I'll restore. --Shak.
6. To destroy the completeness of; to remove a part from; as,
to break a set.
7. To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to
pierce; as, the cavalry were not able to break the British
squares.
8. To shatter to pieces; to reduce to fragments.
The victim broke in pieces the musical instruments
with which he had solaced the hours of captivity.
--Prescott.
9. To exchange for other money or currency of smaller
denomination; as, to break a five dollar bill.
10. To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of; as,
to break flax.
11. To weaken or impair, as health, spirit, or mind.
An old man, broken with the storms of state.
--Shak.
12. To diminish the force of; to lessen the shock of, as a
fall or blow.
I'll rather leap down first, and break your fall.
--Dryden.
13. To impart, as news or information; to broach; -- with to,
and often with a modified word implying some reserve; as,
to break the news gently to the widow; to break a purpose
cautiously to a friend.
14. To tame; to reduce to subjection; to make tractable; to
discipline; as, to break a horse to the harness or
saddle. ``To break a colt.'' --Spenser.
Why, then thou canst not break her to the lute?
--Shak.
15. To destroy the financial credit of; to make bankrupt; to
ruin.
With arts like these rich Matho, when he speaks,
Attracts all fees, and little lawyers breaks.
--Dryden.
16. To destroy the official character and standing of; to
cashier; to dismiss.
I see a great officer broken. --Swift.
Note: With prepositions or adverbs:
To break down.
(a) To crush; to overwhelm; as, to break down one's
strength; to break down opposition.
(b) To remove, or open a way through, by breaking; as, to
break down a door or wall.
To break in.
(a) To force in; as, to break in a door.
(b) To train; to discipline; as, a horse well broken in.
To break of, to rid of; to cause to abandon; as, to break
one of a habit.
To break off.
(a) To separate by breaking; as, to break off a twig.
(b) To stop suddenly; to abandon. ``Break off thy sins by
righteousness.'' --Dan. iv. 27.
To break open, to open by breaking. ``Open the door, or I
will break it open.'' --Shak.
To break out, to take or force out by breaking; as, to
break out a pane of glass.
To break out a cargo, to unstow a cargo, so as to unload it
easily.
To break through.
(a) To make an opening through, as, as by violence or the
force of gravity; to pass violently through; as, to
break through the enemy's lines; to break through the
ice.
(b) To disregard; as, to break through the ceremony.
To break up.
(a) To separate into parts; to plow (new or fallow
ground). ``Break up this capon.'' --Shak. ``Break up
your fallow ground.'' --Jer. iv. 3.
(b) To dissolve; to put an end to. ``Break up the
court.'' --Shak.
To break (one) all up, to unsettle or disconcert
completely; to upset. [Colloq.]
Note: With an immediate object:
To break the back.
(a) To dislocate the backbone; hence, to disable totally.
(b) To get through the worst part of; as, to break the
back of a difficult undertaking.
To break bulk, to destroy the entirety of a load by
removing a portion of it; to begin to unload; also, to
transfer in detail, as from boats to cars.
To break cover, to burst forth from a protecting
concealment, as game when hunted.
To break a deer or stag, to cut it up and apportion the
parts among those entitled to a share.
To break fast, to partake of food after abstinence. See
Breakfast.
To break ground.
(a) To open the earth as for planting; to commence
excavation, as for building, siege operations, and
the like; as, to break ground for a foundation, a
canal, or a railroad.
(b) Fig.: To begin to execute any plan.
(c) (Naut.) To release the anchor from the bottom.
To break the heart, to crush or overwhelm (one) with grief.
To break a house (Law), to remove or set aside with
violence and a felonious intent any part of a house or of
the fastenings provided to secure it.
To break the ice, to get through first difficulties; to
overcome obstacles and make a beginning; to introduce a
subject.
To break jail, to escape from confinement in jail, usually
by forcible means.
To break a jest, to utter a jest. ``Patroclus . . . the
livelong day breaks scurril jests.'' --Shak.
To break joints, to lay or arrange bricks, shingles, etc.,
so that the joints in one course shall not coincide with
those in the preceding course.
To break a lance, to engage in a tilt or contest.
To break the neck, to dislocate the joints of the neck.
To break no squares, to create no trouble. [Obs.]
To break a path, road, etc., to open a way through
obstacles by force or labor.
To break upon a wheel, to execute or torture, as a criminal
by stretching him upon a wheel, and breaking his limbs
with an iron bar; -- a mode of punishment formerly
employed in some countries.
To break wind, to give vent to wind from the anus.
Syn: To dispart; rend; tear; shatter; batter; violate;
infringe; demolish; destroy; burst; dislocate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Break \Break\, v. i.
1. To come apart or divide into two or more pieces, usually
with suddenness and violence; to part; to burst asunder.
2. To open spontaneously, or by pressure from within, as a
bubble, a tumor, a seed vessel, a bag.
Else the bottle break, and the wine runneth out.
--Math. ix.
17.
3. To burst forth; to make its way; to come to view; to
appear; to dawn.
The day begins to break, and night is fled. --Shak.
And from the turf a fountain broke, and gurgled at
our feet. --Wordsworth.
4. To burst forth violently, as a storm.
The clouds are still above; and, while I speak, A
second deluge o'er our head may break. --Dryden.
5. To open up; to be scattered; to be dissipated; as, the
clouds are breaking.
At length the darkness begins to break. --Macaulay.
6. To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose
health or strength.
See how the dean begins to break; Poor gentleman! he
droops apace. --Swift.
7. To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief; as, my
heart is breaking.
8. To fall in business; to become bankrupt.
He that puts all upon adventures doth oftentimes
break, and come to poverty. --Bacn.
9. To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change the gait;
as, to break into a run or gallop.
10. To fail in musical quality; as, a singer's voice breaks
when it is strained beyond its compass and a tone or note
is not completed, but degenerates into an unmusical sound
instead. Also, to change in tone, as a boy's voice at
puberty.
11. To fall out; to terminate friendship.
To break upon the score of danger or expense is to
be mean and narrow-spirited. --Collier.
Note: With prepositions or adverbs:
To break away, to disengage one's self abruptly; to come or
go away against resistance.
Fear me not, man; I will not break away. --Shak.
To break down.
(a) To come down by breaking; as, the coach broke down.
(b) To fail in any undertaking.
He had broken down almost at the outset.
--Thackeray.
To break forth, to issue; to come out suddenly, as sound,
light, etc. ``Then shall thy light break forth as the
morning.'' --Isa. lviii. 8;
Note: often with into in expressing or giving vent to one's
feelings. ``Break forth into singing, ye mountains.''
--Isa. xliv. 23.
To break from, to go away from abruptly.
This radiant from the circling crowd he broke.
--Dryden.
To break into, to enter by breaking; as, to break into a
house.
To break in upon, to enter or approach violently or
unexpectedly. ``This, this is he; softly awhile; let us
not break in upon him.'' --Milton.
To break loose.
(a) To extricate one's self forcibly. ``Who would not,
finding way, break loose from hell?'' --Milton.
(b) To cast off restraint, as of morals or propriety.
To break off.
(a) To become separated by rupture, or with suddenness
and violence.
(b) To desist or cease suddenly. ``Nay, forward, old man;
do not break off so.'' --Shak.
To break off from, to desist from; to abandon, as a habit.
To break out.
(a) To burst forth; to escape from restraint; to appear
suddenly, as a fire or an epidemic. ``For in the
wilderness shall waters break out, and stream in the
desert.'' --Isa. xxxv. 6
(b) To show itself in cutaneous eruptions; -- said of a
disease.
(c) To have a rash or eruption on the akin; -- said of a
patient.
To break over, to overflow; to go beyond limits.
To break up.
(a) To become separated into parts or fragments; as, the
ice break up in the rivers; the wreck will break up
in the next storm.
(b) To disperse. ``The company breaks up.'' --I. Watts.
To break upon, to discover itself suddenly to; to dawn
upon.
To break with.
(a) To fall out; to sever one's relations with; to part
friendship. ``It can not be the Volsces dare break
with us.'' --Shak. ``If she did not intend to marry
Clive, she should have broken with him altogether.''
--Thackeray.
(b) To come to an explanation; to enter into conference;
to speak. [Obs.] ``I will break with her and with her
father.'' --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Break \Break\ ( [1913 Webster]), n. [See Break, v. t., and cf.
Brake (the instrument), Breach, Brack a crack.]
1. An opening made by fracture or disruption.
2. An interruption of continuity; change of direction; as, a
break in a wall; a break in the deck of a ship.
Specifically:
(a) (Arch.) A projection or recess from the face of a
building.
(b) (Elec.) An opening or displacement in the circuit,
interrupting the electrical current.
3. An interruption; a pause; as, a break in friendship; a
break in the conversation.
4. An interruption in continuity in writing or printing, as
where there is an omission, an unfilled line, etc.
All modern trash is Set forth with numerous breaks
and dashes. --Swift.
5. The first appearing, as of light in the morning; the dawn;
as, the break of day; the break of dawn.
6. A large four-wheeled carriage, having a straight body and
calash top, with the driver's seat in front and the
footman's behind.
7. A device for checking motion, or for measuring friction.
See Brake, n. 9 & 10.
8. (Teleg.) See Commutator.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
break
n 1: some abrupt occurrence that interrupts; "the telephone is an
annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action
when a player was hurt" [syn: interruption]
2: an unexpected piece of good luck; "he finally got his big
break" [syn: good luck, happy chance]
3: (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the
displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they
built it right over a geological fault" [syn: fault, geological
fault, shift, fracture]
4: a personal or social separation (as between opposing
factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations"
[syn: rupture, breach, severance, rift, falling
out]
5: a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute
break"; "he took time out to recuperate" [syn: respite,
recess, time out]
6: the act of breaking something; "the breakage was
unavoidable" [syn: breakage, breaking]
7: a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation
of something [syn: pause, intermission, interruption,
suspension]
8: breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty
fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall"
[syn: fracture]
9: the occurrence of breaking; "the break in the dam threatened
the valley"
10: the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or
pool
11: (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your
opponent was serving; "he was up two breaks in the second
set" [syn: break of serve]
12: an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was
presented without commercial breaks" [syn: interruption,
disruption, gap]
13: a sudden dash; "he made a break for the open door"
14: any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare;
"the break in the eighth frame cost him the match" [syn:
open frame]
15: an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned"
[syn: breakout, jailbreak, gaolbreak, prisonbreak,
prison-breaking]
v 1: terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky
streak"; "break the cycle of poverty" [syn: interrupt]
2: become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine
broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" [syn: separate,
split up, fall apart, come apart]
3: destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to
separate into pieces or fragments; "He broke the glass
plate"; "She broke the match"
4: render inoperable or ineffective; "You broke the alarm clock
when you took it apart!"
5: ruin completely; "He busted my radio!" [syn: bust] [ant: repair]
6: act in disregard of laws and rules; "offend all laws of
humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization";
"break a law" [syn: transgress, offend, infract, violate,
go against, breach]
7: move away or escape suddenly; "The horses broke from the
stable"; "Three inmates broke jail"; "Nobody can break
out--this prison is high security" [syn: break out, break
away]
8: scatter or part; "The clouds broke after the heavy downpour"
9: force out or release suddenly and often violently something
pent up; "break into tears"; "erupt in anger" [syn: burst,
erupt]
10: prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the
negociations" [syn: break off, discontinue, stop]
11: enter someone's property in an unauthorized manner, usually
with the intent to steal or commit a violent act;
"Someone broke in while I was on vacation"; "They broke
into my car and stole my radio!" [syn: break in]
12: make submissive, obedient, or useful; "The horse was tough
to break"; "I broke in the new intern" [syn: break in]
13: fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or
patterns; "This sentence violates the rules of syntax"
[syn: violate, go against] [ant: conform to]
14: surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break
a record" [syn: better]
15: make known to the public information that was previously
known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a
secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price
at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't
reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke
the news to her" [syn: disclose, let on, bring out,
reveal, discover, expose, divulge, impart, give
away, let out]
16: come into being; "light broke over the horizon"; "Voices
broke in the air"
17: stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went";
"The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in
broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke";
"The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight
went after the accident" [syn: fail, go bad, give
way, die, give out, conk out, go, break down]
18: interrupt a continued activity; "She had broken with the
traditional patterns" [syn: break away]
19: make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by
quitting or fleeing; "The ranks broke"
20: curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves; "The
surf broke"
21: lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"
[syn: dampen, damp, soften, weaken]
22: be broken in; "If the new teacher won't break, we'll add
some stress"
23: come to an end; "The heat wave finally broke yesterday"
24: vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity; "The flat
plain was broken by tall mesas"
25: cause to give up a habit; "She finally broke herself of
smoking cigarettes"
26: give up; "break cigarette smoking"
27: come forth or begin from a state of latency; "The first
winter storm broke over New York"
28: happen or take place; "Things have been breaking pretty well
for us in the past few months"
29: cause the failure or ruin of; "His peccadilloes finally
broke his marriage"; "This play will either make or break
the playwright" [ant: make]
30: invalidate by judicial action; "The will was broken"
31: discontinue an association or relation; go different ways;
"The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The
couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend
and I split up" [syn: separate, part, split up, split,
break up]
32: assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted
because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to
Sargeant" [syn: demote, bump, relegate, kick
downstairs] [ant: promote]
33: reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going
to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets
smashed him" [syn: bankrupt, ruin, smash]
34: change directions suddenly
35: emerge from the surface of a body of water; "The whales
broke"
36: break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall
collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke";
"The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof
finally gave under the weight of the ice" [syn: collapse,
fall in, cave in, give, give way, founder]
37: do a break dance; "Kids were break-dancing at the street
corner" [syn: break dance, break-dance]
38: exchange for smaller units of money; "I had to break a $100
bill just to buy the candy"
39: destroy the completeness of a set of related items; "The
book dealer would not break the set" [syn: break up]
40: make the opening shot that scatters the balls
41: separate from a clinch, in boxing; "The referee broke the
boxers"
42: go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears
wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
[syn: wear, wear out, bust, fall apart]
43: break a piece from a whole; "break a branch from a tree"
[syn: break off, snap off]
44: become punctured or penetrated; "The skin broke"
45: pierce or penetrate; "The blade broke her skin"
46: be released or become known; of news; "News of her death
broke in the morning" [syn: get out, get around]
47: cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station
identification"; "let's break for lunch" [syn: pause, intermit]
48: interrupt the flow of current in; "break a circuit"
49: undergo breaking; "The simple vowels broke in many Germanic
languages"
50: find a flaw in; "break an alibi"; "break down a proof"
51: find the solution or key to; "break the code"
52: change suddenly from one tone quality or register to
another; "Her voice broke to a whisper when she started
to talk about her children"
53: happen; "Report the news as it develops"; "These political
movements recrudesce from time to time" [syn: recrudesce,
develop]
54: become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The
glass cracked when it was heated" [syn: crack, check]
55: of the male voice in puberty; "his voice is breaking--he
should no longer sing in the choir"
56: fall sharply; "stock prices broke"
57: fracture a bone of; "I broke my foot while playing hockey"
[syn: fracture]
58: diminish or discontinue abruptly; "The patient's fever broke
last night"
59: weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was
broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of
near-death"
[also: broken, broke]
From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
break
Αγγλικά n.
1 η ρήξη, η θραύση, το σπάσιμο
2 το διάκενο, η τρύπα
3 οι διακοπές
4 η διακοπή, το διάλειμμα
5 το διάλειμμα στο θέατρο
Αγγλικά vb.
1 σπάζω, σπάω
2 (ετικ μτβ+αμτβ μτφρ γλ=en) σκάω
3 (αμτβ) σκάω
4 αλλάζω νόμισμα με μικρότερης αξίας νομίσματα, χαλάω
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
break
Italian interj.
(l en break)! (boxing)
Italian n.
(l en break) (intermission or brief suspension of activity)
n.
1 An instance of breaking something into two or more pieces.
2 A physical space that open up in something or between two things.
3 An interruption of continuity; departure from or rupture with.
4 (senseid en rest or pause, usually from work) A rest or pause,
usually from work.
5 # (lb en UK education) A time for students to talk or play between
lessons.
6 # A scheduled interval of days or weeks between periods of school
instruction; a holiday.
7 A short holiday.
8 A temporary split with a romantic partner.
9 An interval or intermission between two parts of a performance, for
example a theatre show, broadcast, or sports game.
10 A significant change in circumstance, attitude, perception, or
focus of attention.
11 (lb en finance) A sudden fall in prices on the stock exchange.
vb.
1 (lb en transitive intransitive) To separate into two or more
pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be
reversed for reassembly.
2 # (lb en transitive intransitive) To crack or fracture (bone) under
a physical strain.
3 (lb en transitive) To divide (something, often money) into smaller
units.
4 (lb en transitive) To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or
will; to crush the spirits of.
5 # To turn an animal into a beast of burden.
n.
(senseid en music) (lb en music) A section of extended repetition of
the percussion break to a song, created by a hip-hop DJ as rhythmic
dance music.
vb.
(lb en music slang) To B-boy; to breakdance.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
Break
German n.
1 n (lb de tennis) break
2 n (lb de snooker) break
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
break
n.
1 An instance of breaking something into two or more pieces.
2 A physical space that open up in something or between two things.
3 An interruption of continuity; departure from or rupture with.
4 (senseid en rest or pause, usually from work) A rest or pause,
usually from work.
5 # (lb en UK education) A time for students to talk or play between
lessons.
6 # A scheduled interval of days or weeks between periods of school
instruction; a holiday.
7 A short holiday.
8 A temporary split with a romantic partner.
9 An interval or intermission between two parts of a performance, for
example a theatre show, broadcast, or sports game.
10 A significant change in circumstance, attitude, perception, or
focus of attention.
11 (lb en finance) A sudden fall in prices on the stock exchange.
vb.
1 (lb en transitive intransitive) To separate into two or more
pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be
reversed for reassembly.
2 # (lb en transitive intransitive) To crack or fracture (bone) under
a physical strain.
3 (lb en transitive) To divide (something, often money) into smaller
units.
4 (lb en transitive) To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or
will; to crush the spirits of.
5 # To turn an animal into a beast of burden.
n.
(senseid en music) (lb en music) A section of extended repetition of
the percussion break to a song, created by a hip-hop DJ as rhythmic
dance music.
vb.
(lb en music slang) To B-boy; to breakdance.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
break
Italian interj.
(l en break)! (boxing)
Italian n.
(l en break) (intermission or brief suspension of activity)
n.
1 An instance of breaking something into two or more pieces.
2 A physical space that open up in something or between two things.
3 An interruption of continuity; departure from or rupture with.
4 (senseid en rest or pause, usually from work) A rest or pause,
usually from work.
5 # (lb en UK education) A time for students to talk or play between
lessons.
6 # A scheduled interval of days or weeks between periods of school
instruction; a holiday.
7 A short holiday.
8 A temporary split with a romantic partner.
9 An interval or intermission between two parts of a performance, for
example a theatre show, broadcast, or sports game.
10 A significant change in circumstance, attitude, perception, or
focus of attention.
11 (lb en finance) A sudden fall in prices on the stock exchange.
vb.
1 (lb en transitive intransitive) To separate into two or more
pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be
reversed for reassembly.
2 # (lb en transitive intransitive) To crack or fracture (bone) under
a physical strain.
3 (lb en transitive) To divide (something, often money) into smaller
units.
4 (lb en transitive) To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or
will; to crush the spirits of.
5 # To turn an animal into a beast of burden.
n.
(senseid en music) (lb en music) A section of extended repetition of
the percussion break to a song, created by a hip-hop DJ as rhythmic
dance music.
vb.
(lb en music slang) To B-boy; to breakdance.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
Break
German n.
1 n (lb de tennis) break
2 n (lb de snooker) break
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
break
Italian interj.
(l en break)! (boxing)
Italian n.
(l en break) (intermission or brief suspension of activity)
n.
1 An instance of breaking something into two or more pieces.
2 A physical space that open up in something or between two things.
3 An interruption of continuity; departure from or rupture with.
4 (senseid en rest or pause, usually from work) A rest or pause,
usually from work.
5 # (lb en UK education) A time for students to talk or play between
lessons.
6 # A scheduled interval of days or weeks between periods of school
instruction; a holiday.
7 A short holiday.
8 A temporary split with a romantic partner.
9 An interval or intermission between two parts of a performance, for
example a theatre show, broadcast, or sports game.
10 A significant change in circumstance, attitude, perception, or
focus of attention.
11 (lb en finance) A sudden fall in prices on the stock exchange.
vb.
1 (lb en transitive intransitive) To separate into two or more
pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be
reversed for reassembly.
2 # (lb en transitive intransitive) To crack or fracture (bone) under
a physical strain.
3 (lb en transitive) To divide (something, often money) into smaller
units.
4 (lb en transitive) To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or
will; to crush the spirits of.
5 # To turn an animal into a beast of burden.
n.
(senseid en music) (lb en music) A section of extended repetition of
the percussion break to a song, created by a hip-hop DJ as rhythmic
dance music.
vb.
(lb en music slang) To B-boy; to breakdance.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
Break
German n.
1 n (lb de tennis) break
2 n (lb de snooker) break
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
break
Englanti n.
1 murtua, murtuma
2 tauko
Englanti vb.
1 (''transitiivinen'') rikkoa; murtaa
2 (''intransitiivinen'') rikkoutua; murtua
3 murtautua
4 murtaa (tahto); murtua (surun tms. vuoksi)
5 kesyttää
6 rikkoa (vaihtaa raha pienempiin)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
break
Engelska n.
rast, paus
Engelska vb.
ta sönder, bryta
From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]
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1. afbreek
2. pouse
3. breek
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aanbreek
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afspring
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afbreek
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afwen
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afwen
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الرّاحة
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
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1. разби́ване
billiards, snooker: first shot
2. счу́пване
instance of breaking something into pieces
3. пукнатина́, цепнатина́
physical space that opens up in something or between two things
4. междуча́сие, па́уза
rest or pause, usually from work
5. прибо́й
surfing: place where waves break
6. про́бив
tennis: game won by receiving party
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
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1. пречупвам
2. разбивам 2.
billiards: to make the first shot
3.
to divide (money) into smaller units
3. чупя
intransitive, of a bone: to crack
4. чу́пя 2.
intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces
3.
transitive: to cause (a bone) to crack
4.
transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces
5. развалям
intransitive: to stop functioning properly or altogether
6. разбивам се
of a wave, to collapse into a surf
7. пуквам
of morning: to arrive
8. прекъсвам
to interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily
9. пробивам
to win a game as receiver in tennis
10. разбивам, развалям
transitive: to cause to stop functioning
11. нарушавам
transitive: to do that which is forbidden by (something)
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zlámat
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zlomení
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zlomenina
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zlom
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rozluštit
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rozlomit
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rozbíjet
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převrat
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přelomit
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prolomit
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polámat
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dešifrovat
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pauza
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narušit
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rozbít se
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rozbít
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lom
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zlomit
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přelom
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přestávka
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lámat
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pomlka
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mezera
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průlom
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přerušení
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přerušit
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rozpojit
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torri
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Absatz [comp.] [print]
Note: Leerraum zwischen zwei Textabschnitten
see: breaks
Note: between paragraphs
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Arbeitspause
see: breaks
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Ausbruch
Synonym: break-out
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
break /bɹˈeɪk/
Werbeunterbrechung , Werbepause
Synonym: interruption for commercials
see: interruption of operation, disruption in operation, disruption of service, interruptions of operation, disruptions in operation, disruptions of service, disruption to train movements, interruption on the track, service interruptions in a wider area
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
break /bɹˈeɪk/
eine Bindung spalten
Synonym: split
see: bond, chemical bond, molecular bond, residual bond, atomic bond, covalent bond
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
break /bɹˈeɪk/
Bruch
Synonym: breaking
see: breakings, go to pieces, break up, get broken
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
break /bɹˈeɪk/
Denkpause
Note: bei Verhandlungen
Synonym: adjournment
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
break /bɹˈeɪk/
Erholungspause
see: breaks
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
break /bɹˈeɪk/
[Am.] Ferien [school] [stud.]
Synonyms: holidays, vacation
see: spring holidays, spring vacation, spring break, autumn half-term holiday, fall break, Easter holidays, Easter vacation, Easter break, Whit holidays, Whitsun holidays, Pentecost break, school holidays, school vacation, school break, semester vacation, semester break, summer holidays, summer vacation, university vacation, university break, Christmas holidays, Christmas vacation, winter holidays, winter vacation
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
break /bɹˈeɪk/
Kurzurlaub
Synonyms: short holiday, short break
see: city break
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
break /bɹˈeɪk/
Lücke
Synonyms: space, vacant space, void
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
break /bɹˈeɪk/
Markteinbruch , Preiseinbrüche [econ.] , Kurseinbrüche [fin.]
Synonym: market break
Note: in the market
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
break /bɹˈeɪk/
Pause , Ruhepause
"have a break" - eine Pause einlegen, eine Pause machen
"take a break" - eine Pause einlegen, eine Pause machen
"without a break" - ohne Pause, ohne Unterbrechung, ununterbrochen
"after the break" - nach der Pause
"The program will include several breaks." - Im Programm sind mehrere Pausen vorgesehen.
Synonym: pause
see: breaks, pauses, without respite, at break
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
break /bɹˈeɪk/
Pause [school]
see: breaks, short break, little break, playtime, recess
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
break /bɹˈeɪk/
Programmunterbrechung , Unterbrechung [comp.]
Synonyms: program interrupt, interrupt, interruption
see: program interrupts, interrupts, interruptions, breaks, automatic interrupt
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
break /bɹˈeɪk/
Rast , Pause
see: breaks
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
break /bɹˈeɪk/
Spalte , Riss
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
break /bɹˈeɪk/
Umbruch
Note: von Gefäß
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
break /bɹˈeɪk/
Zäsur , Einschnitt
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
break /bɹˈeɪk/
abbauen [min.]
Synonyms: mine, exploit, work, extract, cut, win
see: stope underhand, stope overhand, gopher, exhaust
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
break /bɹˈeɪk/ (broke /bɹˈəʊk/ <>, broken /bɹˈəʊkən/ <>)
brechen, zerbrechen, zerreißen, aufbrechen
"he/she/it breaks" - er/sie/es bricht
"I/he/she/it would break" - ich/er/sie/es bräche
"break!" - brich!
"break one's leg" - sich das Bein brechen
see: breaking, broken, I break, you break, I/he/she/it broke
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
break /bɹˈeɪk/ (broke /bɹˈəʊk/ <>, broken /bɹˈəʊkən/ <>)
kaputtmachen, kaputtschlagen
see: breaking, broken
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
break /bɹˈeɪk/
bekannt werden, öffentlich werden
Note: e.g. news
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
break /bɹˈeɪk/
Unterbrechung [geol.]
"stratigraphic(al) break" - stratigraphische Unterbrechung
Synonyms: lacuna, intermittency
see: gap in the geologic record, range of lost strata, tectonic termination
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
break /bɹˈeɪk/
Verschiebung [geol.]
Synonyms: thrusting, shifting, sliding, thrust, shift, fault, displacement
see: migration of divides, lag, strike shift, space log, heave fault
From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]
break /bɹˈeɪk/
διάλλειμα, σπάζω, αντεπίθεση, διάλειμμα
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
break //bɹeɪk// //bɹiːk// /[bɹʷeɪ̯k]/
1. pako
act of escaping
2. aamunkoite, aamunkoitto
beginning of morning
3. aloituslyönti
billiards, snooker: first shot
4. käänne
change in weather
5. murtuma, murtaminen, rikkominen, rikkoutuminen, särkeminen, särkyminen
instance of breaking something into pieces
6. tauko, väliaika
interval between two parts of performance
7. aukko
physical space that opens up in something or between two things
8. tauko 2.
rest or pause, usually from work
3.
temporary split in romantic relationship
4.
music: short section of music in which some performers stop
9. käänne, murros
significant change in circumstance
10. vastahyökkäys
soccer: counter-attack
11. syötönmurto
tennis: game won by receiving party
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
break //bɹeɪk// //bɹiːk// /[bɹʷeɪ̯k]/
1. aloittaa, breikata
billiards: to make the first shot
2. ratkaista
gaming: to design or make a powerful, unbalancing but legal move
3. murtua 2.
intransitive, of a bone: to crack
3.
of a wave, to collapse into a surf
4. hajota, mennä rikki, murtua, särkyä
intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces
5. hajota, mennä rikki, tiltata
intransitive: to stop functioning properly or altogether
6. madaltua
of a male voice, to become deeper at puberty
7. hellittää
of a spell of weather: to end
8. koittaa
of morning: to arrive
9. kajahtaa
to become audible suddenly
10. lopettaa
to cause a habit to no longer exist
11. lannistaa, murtaa (tahto), nujertaa
to cause a person to lose spirit or will
12. murtaa 2.
to cause to no longer bar
3.
to do better than a record
4.
to win a game as receiver in tennis
13. rikkoa 2.
to change a steady state abruptly
3.
transitive: to do that which is forbidden by (something)
14. murtautua
to counter-attack
15. hajota
to demulsify
16. kertoa, uutisoida
to disclose or make known an item of news
17. jakaa, rikkoa, särkeä
to divide (money) into smaller units
18. katkaista
to end a connection
19. pysäyttää
to interrupt a fall
20. keskeyttää, pitää tauko
to interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily
21. alentaa
to reduce the military rank of
22. kaataa
to ruin financially
23. muuttua (yhtäkkiä
to suddenly become
24. kesyttää
to turn an animal into a beast of burden
25. katkaista, murskata, murtaa
transitive: to cause (a bone) to crack
26. rikkoa, särkeä
transitive: to cause to stop functioning
27. rikkoa, hajottaa, murtaa, pirstoa, särkeä, taittaa
transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces
From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 : [ freedict:eng-fra ]
break /breik/
1. pause, repos, trêve
2. briser, rompre, violer
From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
break /bɹˈeɪk/
1. भंग~करना
"Break the loaf of bread"
"The book dealer would not break the set"
2. बल~तोड़ना
"The horse was tough to break"
"If the new teacher won't break, we'll add some stress"
"Break a circuit"
3. कम~करना
"Break cigarette smoking"
4. फूटना
"Break into tears"
5. चलना
"Things have been breaking pretty well for us in the past few months"
6. तोड़ना
"My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"
"I had to break a $100 bill just to buy the candy"
"Break a branch from a tree"
"For a hero loves the world till it breaks him"
7. फटना
"His voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir"
8. फोड़ना
"Break an alibi"
"Break the code"
From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
break /bɹˈeɪk/
1. दरार
"They hoped to avoid a break in relations"
"The break in the dam threatened the valley"
"The break in the eighth frame cost him the match"
2. शुरुआत
"He finally got his big break"
"He made a break for the open door"
3. छुट्टी
"We took a 10-minute break"
"It was presented without commercial breaks"
4. अन्तर
"He was up two breaks in the second set"
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
break /bɹˈeɪk/
drobiti, kršiti, odmor, pauza, povrijediti, prekid, prekid struje, prekinuti, prekršiti riječ, prelom, prijelom, prijeloma, proboj, raskid, raskinuti, razbijati, razbiti, slomiti, u osvit dana
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
break /bɹˈeɪk/
1. nyelvbotlás
2. tektonikai törés
3. felfüggesztés
4. törés
5. alkalom
6. vetésforgóba tartozó szántófölddarab
7. szakasz
8. kipontozás
9. rés
10. szakítás
11. hasadás
12. jövesztés
13. cezúra
14. gondolatjel
15. nyílás
16. sansz
17. tízperc
18. óraközi szünet
19. mutáció
20. rövid szünet
21. eshetôség
22. kiszögellés
23. megtorpanás
24. érvényesülési lehetôség
25. megszakítás
26. elosztás
27. fôtesüllyesztés
28. dzsessz-szóló szünete
29. omlasztás
30. szünet
31. réteghiány
32. hirtelen változás
33. fejezet
34. tetôél
35. baklövés
36. megszakadás
37. pihenés
38. hiba
39. baki
40. hídnyílás
41. beugrás
From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-ind ]
break //bɹeɪk// //bɹiːk// /[bɹʷeɪ̯k]/
1. pecah, rusak
2. patah
intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces
3. mematahkan, memutuskan
transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces
From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 : [ freedict:eng-ita ]
break /bɹˈeɪk/
1. rompere, spezzare
2. rompersi
From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 : [ freedict:eng-ita ]
break /bɹˈeɪk/
demolire
From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 : [ freedict:eng-ita ]
break /bɹˈeɪk/
perdere l'abitunide di
From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
break //bɹeɪk// //bɹiːk// /[bɹʷeɪ̯k]/
1. ブレーク 2.
billiards, snooker: first shot
3.
tennis: game won by receiving party
2. 割れ目, 隙間
physical space that opens up in something or between two things
3. 休憩
rest or pause, usually from work
From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
break //bɹeɪk// //bɹiːk// /[bɹʷeɪ̯k]/
1. 壊す, 破壊する
2. ブレークする
billiards: to make the first shot
3. ひびが入る, 折れる 2.
intransitive, of a bone: to crack
3.
transitive: to cause (a bone) to crack
4. 割れる, 散らばる
intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces
5. 壊れる
intransitive: to stop functioning properly or altogether
6. 休憩
to interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily
7. ブレークを取る
to win a game as receiver in tennis
8. 壊す, 破壊
transitive: to cause to stop functioning
9. 犯す, 破る
transitive: to do that which is forbidden by (something)
10. 割る, 壊す, 砕く
transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces
From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 : [ freedict:eng-lat ]
break /breik/
1. abrumpere
2. rumpere
From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 : [ freedict:eng-lit ]
break /breik/
1. (su)laužyti
2. nulaužti (off)
3. atsikratyti
4. (pra)skinti kelią
5. švisti
6. prasilaužimas
7. skylė
8. pertrauka
From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]
break /breɪk/
I. 1. [też przen] rozbijać, łamać się, łamać, rwać się
2. [znajomość] przerywać, zrywać (with - z) (away - z)
3. [o nawyku] oduczać (sb of sth - kogoś czegoś)
4. [siłę uderzenia] osłabiać
5. [wiadomość] przekazywać
6. [rekord] bić
7. [o dniu] rozjaśniać się, świtać
8. [o fali] załamywać się
II. 1. [koniec znajomości] zerwanie (with - z)
2. [np. kości] złamanie
3. [w pracy] przerwa
4. [nieform] szansa
5. break even (break V: :even)
- wychodzić na zero
6. break *free/sb's hold* (break [:free | PROPOSS :hold])
- uwalniać się
III. break down /bɹˈeɪk dˈaʊn/ 1. psuć się, stawać
2. załamywać się
3. rozkładać się, rozkładać
4. [drzwi] wyłamywać
IV. break in /bɹˈeɪk ˈɪn/ 1. włamywać się
2. wtrącać się (on - w)
3. przyuczać
V. break into /bɹˈeɪk ˌɪntʊ/ 1. włamywać się
2. uderzyć, puścić się
3. wejść
VI. break off /bɹˈeɪk ˈɒf/ 1. odrywać się, odchodzić
2. przerwać
3. zerwać
VII. break out /bɹˈeɪk ˈaʊt/ 1. wybuchać
2. występować
VIII. break through /bɹˈeɪk θɹˈuː/ 1. przedzierać się
2. wychodzić, występować
IX. break up /bɹˈeɪk ˈʌp/ 1. rozpadać się
2. rozchodzić się
3. przerywać
4. kończyć
From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-por ]
break /breik/
1. quebra
2. pausa, suspensão
3. partir, quebrar, rasgar, romper
4. partir-se
From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:eng-spa ]
break /breik/
1. adiestrar
2. descanso
3. quebrar, romper
From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:eng-spa ]
break /breikdaun/
demoler, derribar
From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:eng-spa ]
break /breikɔfəhæbit/
desacostumbrar
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
break //bɹeɪk// //bɹiːk// /[bɹʷeɪ̯k]/
1. brott
instance of breaking something into pieces
2. paus, avbrott, rast
rest or pause, usually from work
3. break
tennis: game won by receiving party
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
break //bɹeɪk// //bɹiːk// /[bɹʷeɪ̯k]/
1. bryta ned
2. spränga
billiards: to make the first shot
3. gå sönder
intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces
4. avbryta, bryta
to interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily
5. ha sönder, ta sönder
transitive: to cause to stop functioning
6. ha isär, sönder, ta isär
transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces
From English-Swahili xFried/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-swh ]
break /bɹˈeɪk/
vunja
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
break /bɹˈeɪk/
1. kırmak, parçalamak
2. ihlâl etmek, riayet etmemek, uymamak (kanuna)
3. bir yerini kırmak, yaralamak
4. bozmak, araya girmek
5. sona erdirmek, bitirmek
6. nüfuz etmek, içine girmek
7. iflâs ettirmek
8. bozdurmak (para)
9. kaçmak, firar etmek
10. (elek.) devreyi bozmak, devreyi kapatmak
11. parçalanmak, kırılmak
12. kopmak (fırtına): kesilmek
13. birdenbire yön değştirmek
14. fırlamak
15. ilgisi kesilmek
16. sudan fırlamak (balık)
17. top atmak, iflâs etmek. break bread yemek yemek
18. yiyeceği birlikte paylaşmak. break down işlemez hale gelmek
19. ruhen yıkılmak
20. kendinden geçmek
21. itiraf etmek
22. teslim olmak
23. yıkmak
24. tahlil etmek, kısımlara ayırmak
25. kısımlara ayrılmak. break a fall düşüşü hafifletmek. break ground inşaatın ilk kazısını yapmak
26. başlangıç yapmak. break a habit kötü alışkanlıktan kurtulmak. break in zorla girmek
27. lafa karışmak
28. alıştırmak. break into tecavüz etmek, zorla girmek. breaka journey seyahate aravermek. break the law suç işlemek, kanuna karşı gelmek. break the news haber getirmek
29. alıştıra alıştıra haber vermek. breakoff kırılıp ayrılmak
30. birdenbire durmak
31. ilişiğini kesmek. break open kırmak, zorla açmak. break out zuhur etmek, patlak vermek
32. (tıb.) dökmek (sivilce, kızamık v.b.)
33. (hapishane v.b.'(den.) firar etmek. break out in song birdenbire şarkı söylemeye başlamak. break a promise sözünden vaz geçmek. break a record rekor kırmak. break a strike grevi dağıtmak. break up dağılmak
34. dağıtmak
35. bozuşmak
36. (argo) kendini tutamayıp gülmek. break a will (huk.) vasiyetnameyi bozmak. break wind yellenmek, osurmak. break with ilgisini kesmek.
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
break /bɹˈeɪk/
1. kırık, çatlak, aralık, açıklık, fasıla
2. atılma
3. kaçış
4. ani kesiş, ani düşüş
5. az bir miktar, parça, kısım
6. (k.dili.) fırsat, şans
7. (k.dili.) gaf, pot
8. (elek.) devrenin bozulması, devrenin kapanması
9. cazda solo bölüm
10. borsada ani fiyat düşüşü
11. (matb.) paragraflar arasındaki fasıla
12. (matb.), (çoğ.) bir metinden bazı kısımların atlandığını gösteren noktalar(...) a bad break fena bir pot, şanssızlık. the break of day günün ağarması.
From français-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-bul ]
break /bʁɛk/
комби
Automobile
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ˈbɹeɪk/
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
992 Moby Thesaurus words for "break":
abeyance, about ship, about-face, abrade, abrasion, abscond, abysm,
abyss, accidentality, acclimate, acclimatize, accommodate,
accommodation, accustom, actuarial calculation, adapt, adaptation,
adjust, adjustment, adventitiousness, agree to disagree,
alienation, alter, alteration, ameliorate, amelioration, announce,
apostasy, appear, apprentice, arrearage, arroyo, back and fill,
bankrupt, bark, be at cross-purposes, be changed,
be converted into, be poised, be renewed, be ruined, bear away,
bear market, bear off, bear to starboard, bearish market, beat,
beat about, beat down, become insolvent, become public, bed,
bed down, befall, begin, bend, betide, betterment, billow, blemish,
blessing, bloody, blooper, blow, boner, boo-boo, boot, bottom out,
bounce, box canyon, box off, breach, breach of friendship, break,
break away, break down, break forth, break ground, break in,
break of, break off, break open, break out, break the ice,
break through, break to harness, break up, break with, breakage,
breakout, breath, breathe, breather, breathing place,
breathing space, breathing spell, breathing time, breed, bridle,
brighten, bring about, bring low, bring round, bring to terms,
bring up, broken circuit, browbeat, brush, bulldoze, bully, bump,
bunk, burglarize, burgle, burn, burn off, burst, burst forth,
burst in, bust, buzz about, caesura, call a break, call time, can,
cant, cant round, canyon, case harden, cashier, cast, cast about,
castrate, casualness, cave, cave in, cavity, cease, cease-fire,
cessation, chafe, chance, change, change course, change of heart,
change the heading, changeableness, chap, chasm, cheapen,
cheapening, check, checker, chimney, chink, chip, chop,
chop and change, cigarette break, cipher, circuit, circuital field,
circulate, clamp down on, clash, claw, cleavage, cleave, cleft,
cleuch, closed circuit, clough, cocktail hour, coerce,
coffee break, col, collapse, collide, comb, come about, come apart,
come around, come forth, come off, come out, come round,
come unstuck, commence, comminute, communicate, compel,
complete circuit, concussion, condition, confirm, conflict,
confound, confute, conk out, conquer, constructive change,
continuity, contradict, contravene, controvert, conversion, convey,
coulee, couloir, counter, cow, crack, crackle, cranny, crash,
craze, crevasse, crevice, cripple, crumble, crumple, crush,
cryptanalyze, cultivate, cure, curry, currycomb, cut, cut apart,
cut off, cut prices, cwm, dash, daunt, dawn, day off, dead circuit,
debilitate, decamp, decipher, declare a recess, decline,
declining market, decompose, deconsecrate, decrypt, defalcation,
defeat, defect, defection, deficiency, deficit, defile, deflate,
deflation, defrock, defy, degenerate, degeneration,
degenerative change, degrade, deliverance, delivery, dell, dement,
demerit, demolish, demoralize, demote, depart, depart from,
deplume, depose, depreciate, depreciation, deprive, despotize,
destiny, destroy, detach, deteriorate, deterioration, dethrone,
devaluate, devaluation, develop, deviate, deviation, differ,
difference, dike, disaccord, disaccustom, disaffection, disagree,
disarrange, disavow, disband, disbar, discipline, disclose,
disconfirm, discontinuation, discontinue, discontinuity,
discourage, discrown, disemploy, disengage, disenthrone, disfavor,
disgrade, disintegrate, disjoin, dismiss, disobey, disperse,
displace, displume, disregard, disrupt, disruption, dissent,
dissolve, disturb, disunion, disunity, ditch, dive, diverge,
divergence, diversification, diversify, diversion, diversity,
divide, dividedness, division, divulge, do violence to,
domesticate, domesticize, domineer, domineer over, donga,
double a point, downgrade, downtime, draw, drench, drill, droop,
drop, drum out, ease up, ebb and flow, educate, emerge, emergence,
end, enforced respite, enslave, erupt, escape, escapism, establish,
estrangement, evasion, evert, excavation, excommunicate, exercise,
exfoliate, exhaust, expel, explode, extrication, fade, fail, faint,
fall, fall in price, fall out, fall to pieces, falling-out,
familiarize, fate, fault, faux, feed, fell, fetch about, fetch up,
find vent, fire, fissure, fit, fitting, fix, fizzle out, flag,
flash burn, flatten, flaw, flee, flight, flip-flop, flop, flout,
fluke, flukiness, flume, fly, fly about, fodder, foil, fold,
fold up, form, fortuitousness, fortuity, fortune, foster, found,
fracture, fragment, fray, frazzle, freeing, fret, frustrate,
furlough, furrow, gaffe, gall, galvanic circuit, gamble, gap, gape,
gash, gentle, get about, get abroad, get afloat, get around,
get exposure, get through, getaway, give away, give out,
give the ax, give the gate, give up, give way, go, go about,
go bankrupt, go broke, go downhill, go forth, go into receivership,
go soft, go the rounds, go to pieces, go to pot, go to ruin,
go under, go up, good fortune, good luck, gorge, gradual change,
grind, grind down, groom, groove, grow bright, grow light, gulch,
gulf, gully, gybe, habituate, half time, half-time intermission,
halt, handle, hap, happenstance, happy chance, happy hour, harden,
harness, haul around, have currency, heave, heave round,
heedless hap, henpeck, hesitation, hiatus, hit the skids, hitch,
hole, holiday, hot circuit, house-train, housebreak, how they fall,
humble, humiliate, hurt, ignore, impart, impoverish, impropriety,
improve, improvement, inaugurate, incise, incision, indecorum,
indeterminacy, indeterminateness, infract, infringe, initiate,
injure, injury, innovate, interfere, interim, interject, interlude,
intermezzo, intermission, intermit, intermittence, interpose,
interregnum, interrupt, interruption, interval, intervene,
intimidate, intrude, inure, irregularity, issuance, issue,
jailbreak, jangle, jar, jew down, jibe, jibe all standing, joint,
jostle, keep down, keep under, kick, kick upstairs, kloof,
knock off, lacerate, laceration, lack, lacuna, languish, lapse,
lateral circuit, law of averages, lay off, layoff, leak, leakage,
leave, leg, lesion, let go, let out, letup, liberation,
lick into shape, lift, light, lighten, liquidate, litter,
live circuit, look-in, loop, lord it over, lot, lower, lowering,
luck, lucky break, lucky strike, lull, magnetic circuit, maim,
make mincemeat of, make public, make redundant, manage, mark down,
markdown, master, maul, meliorate, melioration, microcircuit, milk,
mismatch, mismate, miss stays, missing link, mitigate, mitigation,
moat, modification, modulate, modulation, moira, mortal wound,
multiple circuit, multiple series, mutate, mutilate, mutilation,
naturalize, need, negate, nose dive, nose-dive, notch, nullah,
nurse, nurture, object, occasion, occur, off market, off-time,
offend, omission, open, open rupture, opening, opportunity,
oppress, orient, orientate, oust, out, outage, outlet, overawe,
overbear, overcome, overmaster, override, overthrow, overwhelm,
pare, parenthesis, pass, pass on, passage, path, pauper, pauperize,
pause, peak, peg out, penetrate, pension, pension off, peter out,
pierce, pine, plateau, plummet, plummeting, plunge, ply,
point of repose, poop out, popple, practice, prepare,
press heavy on, price cut, price fall, price reduction,
principle of indeterminacy, printed circuit, prisonbreak,
probability, problematicness, prostrate, puncture, purge,
put about, put back, put down, put in tune, put to school,
puzzle out, qualification, quell, quiet spell, radical change,
raise, random sample, ravine, re-creation, read out of, ready,
realignment, rear, rebut, recall of ambassadors, recess, redesign,
reduce, reduction, reform, reformation, refute, rehearse, relax,
release, relief, remaking, remission, remove, remove from office,
rend, renewal, renounce, rent, replace, repress, repudiate, rescue,
reshaping, resolve, respite, rest, resting point, restructuring,
retire, retreating market, reveal, reversal, revival, revive,
revivification, revolution, riddance, ride down, ride over,
ride roughshod over, rift, rime, rip, rise, rise and fall, risk,
rive, rob, roll, round a point, rub down, ruin, run, run of luck,
rupture, sack, saddle, sag, sagging market, savage, scald, scale,
scape, scatter, scend, schism, scissure, scorch, scotch, scrape,
scratch, scuff, scuttle, seam, season, second-degree burn,
see the light, send, send to school, separate forcibly, separation,
serendipity, series multiple, set at defiance, set at naught,
set naught by, set up, setting-free, sever, shard, shatter, shave,
sheer, shift, shiver, short, short circuit, shortage, shot, show,
shut down, sink, skin, slash, slew, slice, slit, slot, slump,
smash, snap, snap the thread, soft market, solecism, sore, spell,
splinter, split, sprain, spread, spread about,
spread like wildfire, spring a leak, squeak, stab, stab wound,
stand-down, start, statistical probability, stay, stick, stop,
stop for breath, strain, streak of luck, strip, strip of office,
strip of rank, stroke of luck, subdue, subjugate, sudden change,
superannuate, suppress, surcease, surge, surplus, suspend,
suspension, swell, swerve, swing round, swing the stern, switch,
tack, take a break, take a recess, take a rest, take a turn,
take five, take in hand, take ten, take the plunge, take time out,
tame, tea break, tear, tell, ten, tend, terrorize, the breaks,
theory of probability, third-degree burn, throw about, time,
time off, time out, toss, total change, train, trample down,
trample on, trample underfoot, trample upon, transgress,
transition, transmit, transpire, trauma, traumatize, tread down,
tread underfoot, tread upon, trench, trespass, trim, truce, turn,
turn aside, turn back, turn into, turn off, turn out, turn over,
turn the corner, turnabout, tyrannize, tyrannize over, ullage,
uncertainty, uncertainty principle, unchurch, undergo a change,
undermine, undulate, unevenness, unfold, unfrock, unman, unravel,
unriddle, unsaddle, unseat, unthrone, upheaval, vacation, valley,
vanquish, variation, variety, vary, vector field, veer, vent,
violate, violent change, void, wadi, walk all over, walk over,
want, wantage, warp, water, wave, weaken, wean, wear, wear away,
wear out, wear ship, wear thin, weary, weigh heavy on,
whatever comes, wilt, wind, wont, worsen, worsening, wound,
wounds immedicable, wrench, yaw, yield, yoke
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
n. 休息,中断;
v. 打破,弄破,弄坏;
n.[计算机] DOS命令:确定是否检查Ctrl-C,以便决定是否中止正在执行的DOS命令;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 中断,休息时间,中止
vt. 打破,折断,破碎;使中止,打断;破坏
vi. 打破,破碎
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