break
Meaning of break
verb
- separate or cause to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain.
the branch broke with a loud snap
windows in the street were broken by the blast
- interrupt (a sequence, course, or continuous state).
his concentration was broken by a sound
- fail to observe (a law, regulation, or agreement).
the council says it will prosecute traders who break the law
the legally binding contract can only be broken by mutual consent
if I don't go, I'll be breaking my promise
- crush the emotional strength, spirit, or resistance of.
the idea was to better the prisoners, not to break them
- (of the weather) change suddenly, especially after a fine spell.
the weather broke and thunder rumbled through a leaden sky
- (of news or a scandal) suddenly become public.
since the news broke I've received thousands of wonderful letters
- (chiefly of an attacking player or team, or of a military force) make a rush or dash in a particular direction.
Mitchell won possession and broke quickly, allowing Hughes to score
- an interruption of continuity or uniformity.
the magazine has been published without a break since 1950
- a pause in work or during an activity or event.
I need a break from mental activity
those returning to work after a career break
a coffee break
- a gap or opening.
the track bends left through a break in the hedge
he stopped to wait for a break in the traffic
- an instance of breaking something, or the point where something is broken.
he was stretchered off with a break to the leg
- a rush or dash in a particular direction, especially by an attacking player or team.
Norwich scored on a rare break with 11 minutes left
- an opportunity or chance, especially one leading to professional success.
he got his break as an entertainer on a TV music hall show
- a consecutive series of successful shots, scoring a specified number of points.
a break of 83 put him in front for the first time
- a bud or shoot sprouting from a stem.
Old English brecan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch breken and German brechen, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin frangere ‘to break’.
noun- former term for breaking cart.
- another term for brake2.
mid 19th century: perhaps from 16th-century brake ‘cage’, later ‘framework’, of unknown origin.
Information about break
- The plural form of break is: breaks.
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Hyphenation of break
break
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- break is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
break synonyms
Meaning interruption:
Meaning fault:
fault, faulting, shift, fracture
Meaning rupture:
rupture, breach, severance, rift
Meaning respite:
Meaning breakage:
Meaning pause:
pause, intermission, interruption, suspension, intermit
Meaning fracture:
Meaning breakout:
breakout, jailbreak, gaolbreak, prisonbreak
Meaning interrupt:
Meaning separate:
Meaning bust:
Meaning transgress:
transgress, offend, infract, violate, breach
Meaning burst:
Meaning break off:
Meaning violate:
Meaning better:
Meaning unwrap:
unwrap, disclose, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, impart
Meaning fail:
Meaning dampen:
Meaning demote:
Meaning bankrupt:
Meaning collapse:
Meaning wear:
Meaning recrudesce:
Meaning crack:
Meaning break or cause to break suddenly and violently into pieces:
Meaning break suddenly and completely, typically with a sharp cracking sound:
Meaning break or cause to break into fragments:
Meaning break or cause to break into small sharp fragments:
Meaning break up into small parts as the result of impact or decay:
Meaning pull (something) apart or to pieces with force:
Meaning tear (something) into pieces:
Meaning divide by cutting or slicing, especially suddenly and forcibly:
Meaning separate or be separated into parts:
Meaning shake slightly and uncontrollably as a result of being cold, frightened, or excited:
Meaning interfere with the normal arrangement or functioning of:
Meaning offend against the prohibition or order of (a law, treaty, or code of conduct):
Meaning fail to obey (rules, a command, or someone in authority):
Meaning actively break the terms of (a law, agreement, etc.):
Meaning openly resist or refuse to obey:
Meaning openly disregard (a rule, law, or convention):
Meaning refuse to take notice of or acknowledge; disregard intentionally:
Meaning pay no attention to; ignore:
Meaning make (someone or something) different; alter or modify:
Meaning change in character or composition, typically in a comparatively small but significant way:
Meaning (of an insect or amphibian) undergo metamorphosis, especially into the adult form:
Meaning a pause or break in activity:
Meaning a pause or break in continuity in a sequence or activity:
Meaning an unfilled space; a gap:
Meaning a break in or lack of continuity:
Meaning an instance of movement, activity, or supply stopping or being stopped:
Meaning the fact or process of ending or being brought to an end:
Meaning (in Greek and Latin verse) a break between words within a metrical foot:
Meaning ending; cessation:
Meaning an instance or period of resting:
Meaning a temporary interval of quiet or lack of activity:
Meaning an intervening period of time; an interval:
Meaning an interval between two acts of a play or opera:
Meaning a brief pause for rest:
Meaning time during which a machine, especially a computer, is out of action or unavailable for use:
Meaning a rest from work for a smoke; a tea break:
Meaning an opportunity to achieve something:
Meaning a continuous area or expanse which is free, available, or unoccupied:
Meaning an aperture passing through something:
Meaning a narrow opening, typically one that admits light:
Meaning a long, narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking or splitting, especially in rock or earth:
Meaning past and past participle of cleave1:
Meaning a profound difference between people, viewpoints, feelings, etc:
Meaning a long, narrow cut or opening:
Meaning a tenant's regular payment to a landlord for the use of property or land:
Meaning a time or set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something:
Meaning an opportunity to do or achieve something:
break antonyms
Meaning restore (something damaged, faulty, or worn) to a good condition:
Meaning repair (something that is broken or damaged):
Meaning have or retain possession of:
Translation of break
- Spanish: partir, romper, despedazar, rajar, quebrar, mayorar, batir, superar, dañarse, dañar, fractura, contener, frenar, descontinuar, interrumpir, fracturar
- German: zerbrechen, brechen, übertreffen, Fraktur
- French: casser, battre, majorer, péter, fracture
- Italian: rompere, infrangere, battere, superare, rompersi, frattura, arrestare, contenere, interrompere, smettere, fratturarsi
- Portuguese: superar
Anagrams of break
Baker, baker, brake, kebar, Rebak
Words that rhyme with break
reak, barleybreak, budbreak, chainbreak, codebreak, daybreak, fastbreak, firebreak, forbreak, gaolbreak, halterbreak, heartbreak, housebreak, inbreak, jailbreak, jawbreak, lawbreak, minibreak, multibreak, newsbreak, offbreak, outbreak, overbreak, parbreak, prisonbreak, snowbreak, stonebreak, strikebreak, sunbreak, tiebreak, upbreak, weatherbreak, windbreak, wordbreak, acreak, creak, screak, acidfreak, ecofreak, freak, phreak, skreak, bestreak, dawnstreak, daystreak, hairstreak, interstreak, lapstreak, redstreak, streak
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