Definition of break

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Break (v. t.) To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of; as, to break flax..

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Break :: Break (v. i.) To burst forth; to make its way; to come to view; to appear; to dawn.
Orthoclastic :: Orthoclastic (a.) Breaking in directions at right angles to each other; -- said of the monoclinic feldspars.
Breachy :: Breachy (a.) Apt to break fences or to break out of pasture; unruly; as, breachy cattle..
Bolter :: Bolter (n.) One who bolts; esp.: (a) A horse which starts suddenly aside. (b) A man who breaks away from his party.
Interruption :: Interruption (n.) The act of interrupting, or breaking in upon..
Fraction :: Fraction (n.) The act of breaking, or state of being broken, especially by violence..
Dismember :: Dismember (v. t.) To tear limb from limb; to dilacerate; to disjoin member from member; to tear or cut in pieces; to break up.
Running :: Running (a.) Successive; one following the other without break or intervention; -- said of periods of time; as, to be away two days running; to sow land two years running..
Mace :: Mace (n.) A heavy staff or club of metal; a spiked club; -- used as weapon in war before the general use of firearms, especially in the Middle Ages, for breaking metal armor..
Drag :: Drag (v. t.) To break, as land, by drawing a drag or harrow over it; to harrow; to draw a drag along the bottom of, as a stream or other water; hence, to search, as by means of a drag..
Infringe :: Infringe (v. i.) To break, violate, or transgress some contract, rule, or law; to injure; to offend..
Break-circuit :: Break-circuit (n.) A key or other device for breaking an electrical circuit.
Falsify :: Falsify (a.) To violate; to break by falsehood; as, to falsify one's faith or word..
Pistillation :: Pistillation (n.) The act of pounding or breaking in a mortar; pestillation.
Destroy :: Destroy (v. t.) To unbuild; to pull or tear down; to separate virulently into its constituent parts; to break up the structure and organic existence of; to demolish.
Break :: Break (v. t.) To destroy the completeness of; to remove a part from; as, to break a set..
Denutrition :: Denutrition (n.) The opposition of nutrition; the failure of nutrition causing the breaking down of tissue.
Craze :: Craze (v. t.) To break into pieces; to crush; to grind to powder. See Crase.
Diffract :: Diffract (v. t.) To break or separate into parts; to deflect, or decompose by deflection, a/ rays of light..
Break :: Break (v. i.) To fall out; to terminate friendship.
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