Break Meaning
There are 75 meaning(s) for word Break
Break Meaning 1 : weaken or destroy in spirit or body
Break Meaning 2 : vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity
Break Meaning 3 : undergo breaking
Break Meaning 4 : the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
Break Meaning 5 : the occurrence of breaking
Example : the break in the dam threatened the valley
Example : the break in the dam threatened the valley
Break Meaning 6 : scatter or part
Break Meaning 7 : separate from a clinch, in boxing
Break Meaning 8 : render inoperable or ineffective
Break Meaning 9 : make the opening shot that scatters the balls
Break Meaning 10 : pierce or penetrate
Break Meaning 11 : make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing
Break Meaning 12 : invalidate by judicial action
Break Meaning 13 : interrupt the flow of current in
Example : break a circuit
Example : break a circuit
Break Meaning 14 : happen or take place
Example : Things have been breaking pretty well for us in the past few months
Example : Things have been breaking pretty well for us in the past few months
Break Meaning 15 : find the solution or key to
Example : break the code
Example : break the code
Break Meaning 16 : give up
Example : break cigarette smoking
Example : break cigarette smoking
Break Meaning 17 : fall sharply
Break Meaning 18 : find a flaw in
Example : break an alibi,break down a proof
Example : break an alibi,break down a proof
Break Meaning 19 : exchange for smaller units of money
Example : I had to break a $100 bill just to buy the candy
Example : I had to break a $100 bill just to buy the candy
Break Meaning 20 : emerge from the surface of a body of water
Break Meaning 21 : diminish or discontinue abruptly
Break Meaning 22 : destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments
Break Meaning 23 : curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves
Break Meaning 24 : crack; of the male voice in puberty
Example : his voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir
Example : his voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir
Break Meaning 25 : come into being
Break Meaning 26 : come to an end
Break Meaning 27 : come forth or begin from a state of latency
Break Meaning 28 : change directions suddenly
Break Meaning 29 : change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another
Break Meaning 30 : cause to give up a habit
Break Meaning 31 : cause the failure or ruin of
Example : This play will either make or break the playwright
Example : This play will either make or break the playwright
Break Meaning 32 : become punctured or penetrated
Break Meaning 33 : be broken in
Example : If the new teacher won't break, we'll add some stress
Example : If the new teacher won't break, we'll add some stress
Break Meaning 34 : a sudden dash
Example : he made a break for the open door
Example : he made a break for the open door
Break Meaning 35 : an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)
Example : then there was a break in her voice
Example : then there was a break in her voice
Break Meaning 36 : an unexpected piece of good luck
Example : he finally got his big break
Synonyms : good luck, happy chance
Example : he finally got his big break
Synonyms : good luck, happy chance
Break Meaning 37 : cease an action temporarily
Example : let's break for lunch
Synonyms : intermit, pause
Example : let's break for lunch
Synonyms : intermit, pause
Break Meaning 38 : destroy the completeness of a set of related items
Example : The book dealer would not break the set
Synonyms : break up
Example : The book dealer would not break the set
Synonyms : break up
Break Meaning 39 : some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
Example : there was a break in the action when a player was hurt
Synonyms : interruption
Example : there was a break in the action when a player was hurt
Synonyms : interruption
Break Meaning 40 : a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
Example : they hoped to avoid a break in relations
Synonyms : breach, falling out, rift, rupture, severance
Example : they hoped to avoid a break in relations
Synonyms : breach, falling out, rift, rupture, severance
Break Meaning 41 : move away or escape suddenly
Example : Nobody can break out--this prison is high security
Synonyms : break away, break out
Example : Nobody can break out--this prison is high security
Synonyms : break away, break out
Break Meaning 42 : a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
Synonyms : intermission, interruption, pause, suspension
Synonyms : intermission, interruption, pause, suspension
Break Meaning 43 : make submissive, obedient, or useful
Example : The horse was tough to break
Synonyms : break in
Example : The horse was tough to break
Synonyms : break in
Break Meaning 44 : break a piece from a whole
Example : break a branch from a tree
Synonyms : break off, snap off
Example : break a branch from a tree
Synonyms : break off, snap off
Break Meaning 45 : (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
Synonyms : fault, faulting, fracture, geological fault, shift
Synonyms : fault, faulting, fracture, geological fault, shift
Break Meaning 46 : assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
Synonyms : bump, demote, kick downstairs, relegate
Synonyms : bump, demote, kick downstairs, relegate
Break Meaning 48 : reduce to bankruptcy
Example : My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!
Synonyms : bankrupt, ruin, smash
Example : My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!
Synonyms : bankrupt, ruin, smash
Break Meaning 49 : stop operating or functioning
Synonyms : break down, conk out, die, fail, give out, give way, go, go bad
Synonyms : break down, conk out, die, fail, give out, give way, go, go bad
Break Meaning 50 : a pause from doing something (as work)
Example : we took a 10-minute break
Synonyms : recess, respite, time out
Example : we took a 10-minute break
Synonyms : recess, respite, time out
Break Meaning 52 : break down, literally or metaphorically
Synonyms : cave in, collapse, fall in, founder, give, give way
Synonyms : cave in, collapse, fall in, founder, give, give way
Break Meaning 53 : the act of breaking something
Example : the breakage was unavoidable
Synonyms : breakage, breaking
Example : the breakage was unavoidable
Synonyms : breakage, breaking
Break Meaning 55 : discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
Synonyms : break up, part, separate, split, split up
Synonyms : break up, part, separate, split, split up
Break Meaning 56 : terminate
Example : break a lucky streak,break the cycle of poverty
Synonyms : interrupt
Example : break a lucky streak,break the cycle of poverty
Synonyms : interrupt
Break Meaning 57 : make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
Synonyms : bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let on, let out, reveal, uncover, unwrap
Synonyms : bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let on, let out, reveal, uncover, unwrap
Break Meaning 58 : become separated into pieces or fragments
Synonyms : come apart, fall apart, separate, split up
Synonyms : come apart, fall apart, separate, split up
Break Meaning 59 : prevent completion
Example : break off the negotiations
Synonyms : break off, discontinue, stop
Example : break off the negotiations
Synonyms : break off, discontinue, stop
Break Meaning 60 : do a break dance
Example : Kids were break-dancing at the street corner
Synonyms : break-dance, break dance
Example : Kids were break-dancing at the street corner
Synonyms : break-dance, break dance
Break Meaning 62 : act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
Example : break a law,break a promise
Synonyms : breach, go against, infract, offend, transgress, violate
Example : break a law,break a promise
Synonyms : breach, go against, infract, offend, transgress, violate
Break Meaning 65 : any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare
Example : the break in the eighth frame cost him the match
Synonyms : open frame
Example : the break in the eighth frame cost him the match
Synonyms : open frame
Break Meaning 66 : force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
Example : break into tears
Synonyms : burst, erupt
Example : break into tears
Synonyms : burst, erupt
Break Meaning 67 : interrupt a continued activity
Synonyms : break away
Synonyms : break away
Break Meaning 68 : an escape from jail
Example : the breakout was carefully planned
Synonyms : breakout, gaolbreak, jailbreak, prison-breaking, prisonbreak
Example : the breakout was carefully planned
Synonyms : breakout, gaolbreak, jailbreak, prison-breaking, prisonbreak
Break Meaning 69 : lessen in force or effect
Example : break a fall
Synonyms : damp, dampen, soften, weaken
Example : break a fall
Synonyms : damp, dampen, soften, weaken
Break Meaning 70 : an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
Example : it was presented without commercial breaks
Synonyms : disruption, gap, interruption
Example : it was presented without commercial breaks
Synonyms : disruption, gap, interruption
Break Meaning 71 : fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
Synonyms : go against, violate
Synonyms : go against, violate
Break Meaning 72 : be released or become known; of news
Synonyms : get around, get out
Synonyms : get around, get out
Break Meaning 73 : enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
Synonyms : break in
Synonyms : break in
Break Meaning 74 : breaking of hard tissue such as bone
Example : the break seems to have been caused by a fall
Synonyms : fracture
Example : the break seems to have been caused by a fall
Synonyms : fracture
Break Meaning 75 : (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
Example : he was up two breaks in the second set
Synonyms : break of serve
Example : he was up two breaks in the second set
Synonyms : break of serve