Definition of break

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Break (v. t.) To weaken or impair, as health, spirit, or mind..

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Shatter :: Shatter (n.) A fragment of anything shattered; -- used chiefly or soley in the phrase into shatters; as, to break a glass into shatters..
Ruption :: Ruption (n.) A breaking or bursting open; breach; rupture.
F :: F () F is the sixth letter of the English alphabet, and a nonvocal consonant. Its form and sound are from the Latin. The Latin borrowed the form from the Greek digamma /, which probably had the value of English w consonant. The form and value of Greek letter came from the Phoenician, the ultimate source being probably Egyptian. Etymologically f is most closely related to p, k, v, and b; as in E. five, Gr. pe`nte; E. wolf, L. lupus, Gr. ly`kos; E. fox, vixen ; fragile, break; fruit, brook, v. t.;
Carronade :: Carronade (n.) A kind of short cannon, formerly in use, designed to throw a large projectile with small velocity, used for the purpose of breaking or smashing in, rather than piercing, the object aimed at, as the side of a ship. It has no trunnions, but is supported on its carriage by a bolt passing through a loop on its under side..
Ripple :: Ripple (v. i.) To make a sound as of water running gently over a rough bottom, or the breaking of ripples on the shore..
Roll :: Roll (v.) A heavy cylinder used to break clods.
Disunite :: Disunite (v. t.) To alienate in spirit; to break the concord of.
Heartbreak :: Heartbreak (n.) Crushing sorrow or grief; a yielding to such grief.
Interruption :: Interruption (n.) The act of interrupting, or breaking in upon..
Trucebreaker :: Trucebreaker (n.) One who violates a truce, covenant, or engagement..
Spalt :: Spalt (a.) Liable to break or split; brittle; as, spalt timber..
Infringe :: Infringe (v. t.) To break; to violate; to transgress; to neglect to fulfill or obey; as, to infringe a law or contract..
Crash :: Crash (n.) Ruin; failure; sudden breaking down, as of a business house or a commercial enterprise..
Break :: Break (v. t.) To destroy the completeness of; to remove a part from; as, to break a set..
Rough :: Rough (v. t.) To break in, as a horse, especially for military purposes..
Rail :: Rail (n.) The light, fencelike structures of wood or metal at the break of the deck, and elsewhere where such protection is needed..
Lithotriptist :: Lithotriptist (n.) One skilled in breaking and extracting stone in the bladder.
Discussion :: Discussion (n.) The act or process of discussing by breaking up, or dispersing, as a tumor, or the like..
Breakdown :: Breakdown (n.) Any rude, noisy dance performed by shuffling the feet, usually by one person at a time..
To- :: To- (prep.) An obsolete intensive prefix used in the formation of compound verbs; as in to-beat, to-break, to-hew, to-rend, to-tear. See these words in the Vocabulary. See the Note on All to, or All-to, under All, adv..
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