Definition of break

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Break (v. i.) To burst forth violently, as a storm..

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Outbreaking :: Outbreaking (n.) That which bursts forth.
Strike :: Strike (v. i.) To break forth; to commence suddenly; -- with into; as, to strike into reputation; to strike into a run..
Drag :: Drag (v. t.) A heavy harrow, for breaking up ground..
Break :: Break (v. t.) To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate; as, to break silence; to break one's sleep; to break one's journey..
Cut-out :: Cut-out (n.) A device for breaking or separating a portion of circuit.
Imbricated :: Imbricated (a.) Lying over each other in regular order, so as to break joints, like tiles or shingles on a roof, the scales on the leaf buds of plants and the cups of some acorns, or the scales of fishes; overlapping each other at the margins, as leaves in aestivation..
Sponge :: Sponge (v. t.) Fig.: To get by imposition or mean arts without cost; as, to sponge a breakfast..
Attenuate :: Attenuate (v. t.) To make thin or less consistent; to render less viscid or dense; to rarefy. Specifically: To subtilize, as the humors of the body, or to break them into finer parts..
Denutrition :: Denutrition (n.) The opposition of nutrition; the failure of nutrition causing the breaking down of tissue.
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..
Pace :: Pace (v. t.) To develop, guide, or control the pace or paces of; to teach the pace; to break in..
Sting :: Sting (v. t.) A sharp-pointed hollow hair seated on a gland which secrets an acrid fluid, as in nettles. The points of these hairs usually break off in the wound, and the acrid fluid is pressed into it..
Saxifragant :: Saxifragant (n.) That which breaks or destroys stones.
Break :: Break (v. i.) To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose health or strength.
Tewtaw :: Tewtaw (v. t.) To beat; to break, as flax or hemp..
Entry :: Entry (n.) The act in addition to breaking essential to constitute the offense or burglary.
Stave :: Stave (n.) To suffer, or cause, to be lost by breaking the cask..
Erumpent :: Erumpent (a.) Breaking out; -- said of certain fungi which burst through the texture of leaves.
Discuss :: Discuss (v. t.) To break to pieces; to shatter.
Break-circuit :: Break-circuit (n.) A key or other device for breaking an electrical circuit.
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