break

verbA1US /bɹeɪk/

To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.ergative, intransitive, transitive

To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.

To crack or fracture (bone) under a physical strain.ergative, intransitive, transitive
To make the first shot; to scatter the balls from the initial neat arrangement.ergative, intransitive, transitive
To divide (something, often money) into smaller units.ergative, figuratively, intransitive, transitive

To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly. / To divide (something, often money) into smaller units.

To use a high-value denomination of currency, thus necessitating being given change in smaller denominations.ergative, figuratively, intransitive, transitive

To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.

To change the orderliness or compactness of an arrangement.ergative, intransitive, transitive
To disrupt the surface of and turn over the body of a substance.ergative, intransitive, transitive

To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of.transitive

To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of.

To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief.intransitive, transitive
To turn an animal into a beast of burden.transitive

To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of.transitive

To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of.

To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose health or strength.intransitive, transitive
To destroy the official character and standing of; to cashier; to dismiss.transitive
To demote; to reduce the military rank of.transitive
To end (something) as a meaningful force.transitive
To win a game (against one's opponent) as receiver.transitive
To remove one of the two men on (a point).transitive

To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate.transitive

To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate.

To end (a connection); to disconnect.transitive
To ruin financially; to harm.transitive
To end the run of (a play).transitive
Of prices on the stock exchange: to fall suddenly.intransitive, transitive
To violate a contract or end the applicability of a will.transitive
To end the continuity or consistency of something.transitive

To change a steady state abruptly.transitive

To change a steady state abruptly.

To disrupt a surface.transitive
To make by forcing one's way through.transitive
To force one's way through.transitive
To escape.dated, intransitive, transitive
To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change gait.intransitive, transitive
To (attempt to) disengage and flee to; to make a run for.transitive
To burst forth; to make its way; to come into view.intransitive, transitive
To collapse into surf, after arriving in shallow water.intransitive, transitive
To solve a code or case.transitive

To change a steady state abruptly. / To end a fever.

To go down, in terms of temperature, indicating that the most dangerous part of the illness has passed.intransitive, transitive
To successfully treat or resist (a fever).transitive

To change a steady state abruptly.

To end.intransitive, transitive
To begin or end.intransitive, transitive
To arrive.intransitive, transitive
To counter-attack.intransitive, transitive
To disclose or make known an item of news, a band, etc.ergative, transitive
To cause, or allow the occurrence of, a line break.transitive

To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.intransitive, transitive

To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.

To violate; to fail to adhere to.intransitive, transitive
To render (a game) unchallenging by altering its rules or exploiting loopholes or weaknesses in them in a way that gives a player an unfair advantage.intransitive, slang, transitive
To prove a falsity.intransitive, transitive
To cause (a barrier) to no longer bar; to rupture; to render a barrier ineffective.intransitive, transitive

To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether. / To cause (a barrier) to no longer bar; to rupture; to render a barrier ineffective.

To cause the shell of (an egg) to crack, so that the inside (yolk) is accessible.intransitive, specifically, transitive
To open (a safe) without using the correct key, combination, or the like.intransitive, specifically, transitive

To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.

To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to pierce.intransitive, transitive

To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether. / To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to pierce.

To cause (some feature of a program or piece of software) to stop functioning properly; to cause a regression.intransitive, specifically, transitive

To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.

To interrupt (a fall) by inserting something or by being place such that the falling object does not (immediately) hit something else beneath.intransitive, transitive
To surpass or do better than (a specific number); to do better than (a record), setting a new record.intransitive, transitive

To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether. / To surpass or do better than (a specific number); to do better than (a record), setting a new record.

To do better than a specified value.intransitive, transitive
To get past defenders, resulting in a specified run.intransitive, transitive

To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.

To terminate the execution of a program before normal completion.intransitive, transitive
To suspend the execution of a program during debugging so that the state of the program can be investigated.intransitive, transitive

To suddenly become.copulative, informal

To suddenly become. / To lose a texture.

To de-emulsify.copulative, informal, intransitive, transitive
To become overwhipped and thus lose its texture.copulative, informal, intransitive, transitive, usually

To suddenly become.

To become audible suddenly.copulative, informal, intransitive
To become deeper at puberty.copulative, informal, intransitive
To alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men, generally to go up, in women, sometimes to go down; to crack.copulative, informal, intransitive
To interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily; to go on break.copulative, informal, intransitive

To open a break-action breechloader.
To B-boy; to breakdance.slang
To brake.rare

Forms

he/she/it: breaks, brucks
-ing form: breaking, brucking
past: broke, breaked, brucked
past participle: broken, breaked, brucked
other spelling: bruck

Example sentences4699 results

I slept a little during lunch break because I was so tired.

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Aaah!! My computer is broken!

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