Break

Break [brāK]
Verb
== Origin ==
#Germanic: Braichenn
#German: Brechen
#Dutsch: Breken
#Old English: Brecan
#Then: Break
== Meanings ==
#Separate or cause to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain.
##Sustain an injury involving the fracture of a bone or bones in a part of the body.
##Cause a cut or graze in the skin.
##Make or become inoperative.
##Be or cause to be discharged when the sac is ruptured in the first stages of labor.
##[Informal] Open a safe forcibly.
##Use a piece of paper currency to pay for something and receive change out of the transaction.
##Come out of a clinch, especially at the referee's command.
##Unfurl a flag or sail.
##Succeed in deciphering.Deciphering: a code.
##Open a shotgun or rifle at the breech.
##Disprove an alibi.
##Invalidate a will through legal process.
#Interrupt a sequence, course, or continuous state.
##Put an end to the silence by speaking or making contact.
##[British] Make a pause in a journey.
##Stop proceedings in order to have a pause or vacation.
##Lessen the impact of a fall.
##Put an end to a tie in a game by making a score.
##Disconnect or interrupt an electrical circuit.
##Surpass a record.
#Fail to observe a law, regulation, or agreement.
##Fail to continue with a self-imposed discipline.
#Crush the emotional strength, spirit, or resistance of.
##Give away.
##Destroy the power of a movement or organization.
##Destroy the effectiveness of a strike, typically by bringing in other people to replace the striking workers.
##Tame or train a horse
#Change suddenly of the weather.
##Begin violently.
##Begin with the sun rising.
##Move apart and begin to disperse.
##Curl over and dissolve into foam.
##Falter and change tone, due to emotion.
##Change in tone and register at puberty.
##[Phonetics] Develop into a Diphthong, under the influence of an adjacent sound.
##Fall sharply.
##Make the first stroke at the beginning of a game of billiards, pool, or snooker.
#Suddenly become public of news or a scandal.
##Make bad news known to someone.
#Make a rush or dash in a particular direction.
##Curve or drop on its way toward the batter.
##Change direction on bouncing, due to spin.
##Rebound unpredictably of a ball.
#An interruption of continuity or uniformity.
##An act of separating oneself from a state of affairs.
##A change in the weather.
##A change of line, paragraph, or page.
##A change of tone in the voice due to emotion.
##[Tennis] The winning of a game against an opponent's serve.
#A pause in work or during an activity or event.
##A short vacation
##A short solo or instrumental passage in jazz or pop music.
#A gap or opening.
#An instance of breaking something, or the point where something is broken.
#A rush or dash in a particular direction, especially by an attacking player or team.
##[Informational] A breakout, especially from prison.
##A curve or drop in the path of a pitched baseball.
#[Informational] An opportunity or chance, especially one leading to professional success.
#[Billiards] A consecutive series of successful shots, scoring a specified number of points.
##A player's turn to make the opening shot of a game or a rack.
== Examples ==
#The branch broke with a loud snap.
#She had broken her leg in two places.
#She bite had scarcely broken the skin.
#The machine has broken and they can't fix it until next week.
#He realized her water had broken.
#He had to break a ten.
#I was acting as referee and telling them to break.
#Ciphers are easily broken by the new wonder machines.
#His concentration was broken by a sound.
#It was some time before he broke the silence.
#We will break our journey in Venice.
#At mid-morning they broke for coffee.
#She put out an arm to break her fall.
#A multimeter able to measure current without having to break the circuit under test.
#Try to break the habit of adding salt at the table.
#The movie broke box-office records.
#The district attorney says she will prosecute retailers who break the law.
#Diets started without preparation are broken all the time.
#The idea was to better the prisoners, not to break them.
#Her self-control finally broke.
== Definition ==
Category:Verbs
Category:B