Definition of break

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Break (v. i.) To come apart or divide into two or more pieces, usually with suddenness and violence; to part; to burst asunder..

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Bolt :: Bolt (v. i.) To refuse to support a nomination made by a party or a caucus with which one has been connected; to break away from a party.
Parting :: Parting (n.) The breaking, as of a cable, by violence..
Breakneck :: Breakneck (a.) Producing danger of a broken neck; as, breakneck speed..
Poach :: Poach (v. & n.) To cook, as eggs, by breaking them into boiling water; also, to cook with butter after breaking in a vessel..
Unspell :: Unspell (v. t.) To break the power of (a spell); to release (a person) from the influence of a spell; to disenchant.
Martel De Fer :: Martel de fer () A weapon resembling a hammer, often having one side of the head pointed; -- used by horsemen in the Middle Ages to break armor..
Pound-breach :: Pound-breach (n.) The breaking of a public pound for releasing impounded animals.
Break :: Break (v. t.) To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or communicate..
Fallow :: Fallow (n.) To plow, harrow, and break up, as land, without seeding, for the purpose of destroying weeds and insects, and rendering it mellow; as, it is profitable to fallow cold, strong, clayey land..
Rupture :: Rupture (v. t.) To part by violence; to break; to burst; as, to rupture a blood vessel..
Harrow :: Harrow (n.) To draw a harrow over, as for the purpose of breaking clods and leveling the surface, or for covering seed; as, to harrow land..
Enchantment :: Enchantment (n.) The effect produced by the act; the state of being enchanted; as, to break an enchantment..
Flute :: Flute (n.) A long French breakfast roll.
Strand :: Strand (v. t.) To break a strand of (a rope).
Shim :: Shim (n.) A kind of shallow plow used in tillage to break the ground, and clear it of weeds..
Hackle :: Hackle (v. t.) To tear asunder; to break in pieces.
Faller :: Faller (n.) A part which acts by falling, as a stamp in a fulling mill, or the device in a spinning machine to arrest motion when a thread breaks..
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..
Snap :: Snap (n.) To break upon suddenly with sharp, angry words; to treat snappishly; -- usually with up..
Shortcake :: Shortcake (n.) An unsweetened breakfast cake shortened with butter or lard, rolled thin, and baked..
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