Definition of break

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Break (v. i.) To open spontaneously, or by pressure from within, as a bubble, a tumor, a seed vessel, a bag..

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Breakfasting :: Breakfasting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Breakfas.
Rupture :: Rupture (v. t.) To part by violence; to break; to burst; as, to rupture a blood vessel..
Cobwork :: Cobwork (a.) Built of logs, etc., laid horizontally, with the ends dovetailed together at the corners, as in a log house; in marine work, often surrounding a central space filled with stones; as, a cobwork dock or breakwater..
Surf :: Surf (n.) The swell of the sea which breaks upon the shore, esp. upon a sloping beach..
Eccoriate :: Eccoriate (v. t.) To strip or wear off the skin of; to abrade; to gall; to break and remove the cuticle of, in any manner, as by rubbing, beating, or by the action of acrid substances..
Housebreaking :: Housebreaking (n.) The act of breaking open and entering, with a felonious purpose, the dwelling house of another, whether done by day or night. See Burglary, and To break a house, under Break..
Rough :: Rough (v. t.) To break in, as a horse, especially for military purposes..
Fractious :: Fractious (a.) Apt to break out into a passion; apt to scold; cross; snappish; ugly; unruly; as, a fractious man; a fractious horse..
Burst :: Burst (n.) A sudden breaking forth; a violent rending; an explosion; as, a burst of thunder; a burst of applause; a burst of passion; a burst of inspiration..
Crash :: Crash (v. t. ) To break in pieces violently; to dash together with noise and violence.
Buck :: Buck (v. t.) To break up or pulverize, as ores..
Break :: Break (v. i.) To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose health or strength.
Swallow :: Swallet (n.) Water breaking in upon the miners at their work; -- so called among tin miners.
Trowel :: Trowel (n.) A mason's tool, used in spreading and dressing mortar, and breaking bricks to shape them..
Trachyte :: Trachyte (n.) An igneous rock, usually light gray in color and breaking with a rough surface. It consists chiefly of orthoclase feldspar with sometimes hornblende and mica..
Osteoclasis :: Osteoclasis (n.) The operation of breaking a bone in order to correct deformity.
Pounding :: Pounding (n.) The act of beating, bruising, or breaking up; a beating..
Hanch :: Hanch () A sudden fall or break, as the fall of the fife rail down to the gangway..
Lithotriptist :: Lithotriptist (n.) One skilled in breaking and extracting stone in the bladder.
Heartbreaking :: Heartbreaking (a.) Causing overpowering sorrow.
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