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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "break"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āĻ­āĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻž, āϭ⧇āϙ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞāĻž

to separate something into more pieces, often in a sudden way
Transitive: to break sth
to break definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The storm 's strong winds can break branches off the trees.
āĻāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāϞ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ āĻ—āĻžāϛ⧇āϰ āĻĄāĻžāϞ āϭ⧇āϙ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
1.1

āĻ­āĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻž, āϭ⧇āϙ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞāĻž

to become damaged and separated into pieces because of a blow, shock, etc.
Intransitive
to break definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The plate slipped from her grasp and broke into shards.
āĻĒā§āϞ⧇āϟāϟāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āϞ⧇ āĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϭ⧇āϙ⧇ āϟ⧁āĻ•āϰ⧋ āϟ⧁āĻ•āϰ⧋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞāĨ¤
02

āϞāĻ™ā§āϘāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ­āĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻž

to fail to obey the law
Transitive: to break a law
to break definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company will face consequences if they break environmental regulations.
03

āĻĒāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to manage to get away from captivity
to break definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She used her strength to break loose from the kidnapper's grip.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ…āĻĒāĻšāϰāĻŖāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀āϰ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻŋāĻĒ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒ⧇āϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
04

āĻ­āĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻž, āĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ­āĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻž

to cause a crack and a separation in one of the bones of the body
Transitive: to break a bone
to break definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He had broken his arm at the elbow.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ•āύ⧁āχāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻžāϤ āϭ⧇āϙ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
05

āĻ­āĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻž, āĻ–āĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

(of a piece of equipment) to become inoperative or unusable
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I ca n't play my favorite video game because the console broke.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻ­āĻŋāĻĄāĻŋāĻ“ āϗ⧇āĻŽ āϖ⧇āϞāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻ›āĻŋ āύāĻž āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āύāϏ⧋āϞ āϭ⧇āϙ⧇ āϗ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
06

āĻ­āĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻž, āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to end or interrupt something, particularly a sentence, remark, or course of action
Transitive: to break a situation or course of action
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The loud music next door broke my concentration while I was studying.
āĻĒāĻžāĻļ⧇āϰ āĻœā§‹āϰ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§€āϤ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ— āϭ⧇āϙ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
6.1

āĻŦāĻŋāϰāϤāĻŋ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˜ā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to put a temporary halt to something, particularly in order to have a drink or eat something
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We 'll break briefly and then get back to work.
āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāϤāĻŋ āύ⧇āĻŦ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϤāĻžāϰāĻĒāϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡ āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻŦāĨ¤
6.2

āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāύ, āĻ­āĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻž

to try to lessen the force or impact of a fall
Transitive: to break a fall
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Grab onto something to break your fall if you slip on the wet floor.
āĻ­āĻŋāĻœā§‡ āĻŽā§‡āĻā§‡āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āϞ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϧāĻžāĻ•ā§āĻ•āĻž āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁āϤ⧇ āϧāϰ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧁āύāĨ¤
6.3

āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to excel in doing something compared to anyone else who has ever tried it
Transitive: to break a record
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Their teamwork and dedication to the project broke all previous records of success.
āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĻāϞāĻ—āϤ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻž āφāϗ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŦ āϏāĻžāĻĢāĻ˛ā§āϝ⧇āϰ āϰ⧇āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻĄ āϭ⧇āϙ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
6.4

āĻ­āĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻž, āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋

to do one's best to make a habit go away
Transitive: to break a habit
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
It 's challenging to break the habit of biting your nails.
āύāĻ– āĻ•āĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āĻ…āĻ­ā§āϝāĻžāϏ āĻ­āĻžāĻ™āĻž āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧇āĻžā§āϜāĻŋāĻ‚āĨ¤
07

āĻ­āĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻž, āĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻ‚āϏ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to shatter someone's mental resilience
Transitive: to break sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The prisoner 's isolation was intended to break him psychologically.
āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§€āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύāϤāĻž āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϭ⧇āϙ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āωāĻĻā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļā§āϝ⧇ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
7.1

āĻ­āĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻž, āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to negate a strike, particularly by replacing the striking workers
Transitive: to break a strike
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They brought in temporary workers to break the strike and keep production going.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϧāĻ°ā§āĻŽāϘāϟ āĻ­āĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻžāϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ āϚāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€ āĻļā§āϰāĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻāϏ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
7.2

āĻ­āĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻž, āĻŦāĻļā§€āĻ­ā§‚āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to force someone into obedience, confession, or submission, often using physical or psychological pressure
Transitive: to break sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The harsh regime sought to break political prisoners.
āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ āĻļāĻžāϏāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āϰāĻžāϜāύ⧈āϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϭ⧇āϙ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
7.3

āĻ­āĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻž, āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āĻŦāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to weaken someone or something in order to destroy them
Transitive: to break sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The betrayal by his closest friend nearly broke his trust in people.
āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŦāĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āϘāύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ  āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āϰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāϘāĻžāϤāĻ•āϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āϭ⧇āϙ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
08

āĻ­āĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻž, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž (āĻ•āĻŖā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāϰ)

(of a boy's voice at the age of 13 or older) to become permanently deeper
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After a few months, his voice began to break, and he no longer sounded like a child.
āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ• āĻŽāĻžāϏ āĻĒāϰ, āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻŖā§āĻ  āϭ⧇āϙ⧇ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇, āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏ⧇ āφāϰ āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧋ āĻļā§‹āύāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĨ¤
8.1

āϭ⧇āϙ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻ•āĻžāρāĻĻā§‹ āĻ•āĻžāρāĻĻā§‹ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

(of a person's voice) to change in tone due to going through intense emotion
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
During the emotional farewell, his voice broke as he said goodbye.
āφāĻŦ⧇āĻ—āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻŖ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻŖā§āĻ  āϭ⧇āϙ⧇ āĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝāĻ–āύ āϏ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāϞāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
09

āĻ­āĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻž, āφāĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to unravel the secret or find the meaning behind something
Transitive: to break a secret or complex problem
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Breaking the code required both skill and patience.
āϕ⧋āĻĄ āĻ­āĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻž āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϧ⧈āĻ°ā§āϝ āωāĻ­āϝāĻŧāχ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύāĨ¤
10

āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϜāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž

(of news) to be released or made known to the public
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The scandal finally broke after months of rumors.
āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ• āĻŽāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āϗ⧁āϜāĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻ…āĻŦāĻļ⧇āώ⧇ āϕ⧇āϞ⧇āĻ™ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻĒ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
10.1

āĻŦāϞāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to tell someone some important news, often bad news
Ditransitive: to break news to sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They decided to break the news to their parents together.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž-āĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻ–āĻŦāϰ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
11

āĻŦāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ­āĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻž

(of wrestlers or boxers) to let go of or come out of a grappling position, particularly when asked by the referee
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
It 's important for wrestlers to know when to break to avoid penalties.
āĻĒ⧇āύāĻžāĻ˛ā§āϟāĻŋ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻ•āĻ–āύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻšāĻŦ⧇ āϤāĻž āϕ⧁āĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ—ā§€āϰāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāĻžāύāĻž āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤
12

āĻ­āĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻž, āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž

to cut through the surface level of the skin and cause bleeding
Transitive: to break the skin
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The knife slipped, and it barely broke the skin on my finger.
āϛ⧁āϰāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āϞ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞ, āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāϟāĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āφāϙ⧁āϞ⧇āϰ āϚāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āϏāĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϟāϞāĨ¤
13

āĻ­āĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻž, āĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻ‚āϏ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make a set become incomplete, particularly by taking or destroying one of its parts
Transitive: to break a set
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She decided to break the collection into smaller groups for display.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϛ⧋āϟ āĻĻāϞ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
14

āĻ­āĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻž, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to exchange a sum of money for the same amount but in smaller bills or coins
Transitive: to break a bill
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Do you have change to break this ÂŖ 50 note?
āĻāχ ā§Ģā§Ļ āĻĒāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§‡āϰ āύ⧋āϟāϟāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāĻ™āĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āφāϛ⧇?
15

āĻŦā§āϰ⧇āĻ• āĻ•āϰāĻž, āφāϘāĻžāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

(primarily in the game of billiards, snooker, or pool) to be the first player who strikes at the beginning of a game
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In this round, I 'll let you break and see how the balls scatter.
āĻāχ āϰāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§‡, āφāĻŽāĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻŦā§āϰ⧇āĻ• āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻŦ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻŦ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦāϞāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ­āĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻž, āωāĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāϗ⧇ āφāϏāĻž

to rise through the surface of sea, pool, etc.
Transitive: to break the surface of water
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
When the buoyant object broke the surface, it bobbed gently on the water.
āϝāĻ–āύ āĻ­āĻžāϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϟāĻŋ āĻĒ⧃āĻˇā§āĻ āϕ⧇ āϭ⧇āϙ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ, āĻāϟāĻŋ āϜāϞ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āφāϞāϤ⧋ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻā§‹āϞ āϖ⧇āϤ⧇ āϞāĻžāĻ—āϞāĨ¤
17

āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻšāĻ āĻžā§Ž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ

(of weather conditions) to experience a drastic change, particularly after a period of stability
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After days of foggy conditions, the weather broke, revealing clear blue skies.
āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ•āĻĻāĻŋāύ āϧāϰ⧇ āϕ⧁āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻļāĻžāĻšā§āĻ›āĻ¨ā§āύ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ, āφāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āύ⧀āϞ āφāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
17.1

āĻ­āĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻž, āϟ⧁āĻ•āϰ⧋ āϟ⧁āĻ•āϰ⧋ āĻ•āϰāĻž

(of waves of water) to fall or be dissolved into foam, particularly on the shoreline
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Surfers love the challenge of riding the waves as they break.
āϏāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĢāĻžāϰāϰāĻž āϤāϰāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ āϚāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧇āĻžā§āϜ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϝāĻ–āύ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϭ⧇āϙ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤
17.2

āϭ⧇āϙ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻž

(of a day, dawn, or a storm) to begin
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Night was breaking, and the stars were fading.
āϰāĻžāϤ āĻ­āĻžāĻ™āĻž āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻŽā§āϞāĻžāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
17.3

āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

(of clouds) to clear out or show an opening
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
When the rain stopped, the clouds began to break, promising a nicer afternoon.
āĻŦ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāĻŽāϞ⧇ āĻŽā§‡āϘāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏ⧁āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϕ⧇āϞ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻļā§āϰ⧁āϤāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻ­āĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻž, āĻœā§‹āϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž

to use force in order to open something secure such as a safe
Transitive: to break a safe compartment
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Criminals attempted to break open the bank's safe during the heist.
āĻ…āĻĒāϰāĻžāϧ⧀āϰāĻž āĻĄāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϤāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ‚āϕ⧇āϰ āϏ⧇āĻĢāϟāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāĻ™āĻžāϰ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
01

āĻŦāĻŋāϰāϤāĻŋ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ

a rest from the work or activity we usually do
break definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I need a short break before I continue working.
āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āϚāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϛ⧋āϟ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāϤāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύāĨ¤
02

āĻĒāϞāĻžāϝāĻŧāύ, āĻ­āĻžāĻ—āĻž

an escape from a place, typically where one is being held against their will
break definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The thieves made a daring break from the scene of the crime, disappearing into the night.
03

āĻĢā§āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āϚāĻžāϰ, āĻ­āĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ—āύ

a fracture in bone or other hard tissue
break definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He suffered a clean break in his arm.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻĢā§āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āϚāĻžāϰ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
04

āĻŦāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāĻĒāύ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāϤāĻŋ, āĻŦāĻžāĻŖāĻŋāĻœā§āϝāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāϰāϤāĻŋ

a short pause in a TV or radio program for advertisement
break definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
During the break in the program, viewers are typically shown a series of advertisements for products and services.
05

āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻž, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāϤāĻŋ

a sudden stop or pause that interrupts an activity or flow
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A phone call created a break in his concentration.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĢā§‹āύ āĻ•āϞ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āϗ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāϤāĻŋ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
06

āϏ⧁āϝ⧋āĻ—, āĻ…āĻŦāϏāϰ

an unexpected fortunate event, particularly one that leads to success
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The new product launch was a break for the struggling company.
āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻĒāĻŖā§āϝ āϚāĻžāϞ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽāϰāϤ āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāϤāĻŋ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
07

āĻ­āĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ—āύ, āĻĢāĻžāϟāϞ

the event of something being damaged or separated into pieces
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He examined the break in the bone.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻ­āĻžāĻ™āύ āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
08

āĻŦāĻŋāĻšā§āϛ⧇āĻĻ, āĻ­āĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ—āύ

a split or separation in personal or social relations
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The politician tried to heal the break within the party.
āϰāĻžāϜāύ⧀āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ āĻĻāϞ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻšā§āϛ⧇āĻĻ āϏāĻžāϰāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
09

āĻšā§āϝ⧁āϤāĻŋ, āĻĢāĻžāϟāϞ

a fracture in the earth's crust caused by movement of one side against the other
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Geologists studied the break running through the valley.
āĻ­ā§‚āϤāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāϰāĻž āωāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻ­ā§‚-āĻšā§āϝ⧁āϤāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ§ā§āϝāϝāĻŧāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
10

āĻĒāϞāĻžāϝāĻŧāύ, āĻāĻžāρāĻĒ

a sudden, fast movement toward a goal or objective
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She saw an opening and took a quick break past the defenders.
āϏ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĢāĻžāρāĻ• āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ break āύāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
11

āĻŦā§āϰ⧇āĻ•, āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁āϰ āĻļāϟ

(in billiards or pool) the first shot of a game that spreads the racked balls across the table
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She practiced her break until she could pocket a ball every time.
āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϰ⧇āĻ• āĻ…āύ⧁āĻļā§€āϞāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝāϤāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āύāĻž āϏ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāϞ āĻĒāϕ⧇āϟ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāϤāĨ¤
12

āĻŦā§āϝāĻ°ā§āĻĨ āύāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ, āĻ–āĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻŽ

(in bowling) a frame where the player does not manage either a strike or a spare
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A single break in the tenth frame cost her the win.
āĻĻāĻļāĻŽ āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻŽā§‡ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ āϭ⧁āϞ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āϜāϝāĻŧ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻžā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
13

āĻŦā§āϰ⧇āĻ•, āϏāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ­āĻŋāϏ āĻŦā§āϰ⧇āĻ•

(in tennis) a win in a game when the opponent is serving
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The crowd cheered at the surprise break.
āĻ­āĻŋāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ…āĻŦāĻžāĻ• āĻŦā§āϰ⧇āĻ• āĻ āωāĻ˛ā§āϞāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰāϞāĨ¤
14

āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ—āύ, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāϤāĻŋ

a sudden shift in a person's voice, often at puberty or from strong emotion
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Teenagers often experience a break in their voices.
āĻ•āĻŋāĻļā§‹āϰ-āĻ•āĻŋāĻļā§‹āϰ⧀āϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāχ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻŖā§āϠ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­āĻŦ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
15

āĻŦāĻŋāϰāϤāĻŋ, āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻŽ

a period of time during which a specific activity, event, or process is temporarily paused or interrupted
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The documentary included a break to highlight key statistics on screen.
āĻĄāϕ⧁āĻŽā§‡āĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϰāĻŋāϟāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŽā§‚āϞ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻžāύ āϤ⧁āϞ⧇ āϧāϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāϤāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāĻ°ā§āϭ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
16

āĻŦāĻŋāϰāϤāĻŋ, āĻŦā§āϰ⧇āĻ•

a period of time during the school day when students are not in class, often used for relaxation, refreshment, or other activities
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Teachers use the break to prepare materials for their next class.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻ•āϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āωāĻĒāĻ•āϰāĻŖ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāϤāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

breaker
breaking
break
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