Definition of break

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Break (v. i.) To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose health or strength.

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Tough :: Tough (superl.) Having the quality of flexibility without brittleness; yielding to force without breaking; capable of resisting great strain; as, the ligaments of animals are remarkably tough..
Pause :: Pause (n.) A break or paragraph in writing.
Shipwreck :: Shipwreck (n.) The breaking in pieces, or shattering, of a ship or other vessel by being cast ashore or driven against rocks, shoals, etc., by the violence of the winds and waves..
Pestle :: Pestle (n.) An implement for pounding and breaking or braying substances in a mortar.
Dissociation :: Dissociation (n.) The process by which a compound body breaks up into simpler constituents; -- said particularly of the action of heat on gaseous or volatile substances; as, the dissociation of the sulphur molecules; the dissociation of ammonium chloride into hydrochloric acid and ammonia..
Rake :: Rake (n.) An implement consisting of a headpiece having teeth, and a long handle at right angles to it, -- used for collecting hay, or other light things which are spread over a large surface, or for breaking and smoothing the earth..
Interruption :: Interruption (n.) The state of being interrupted; a breach or break, caused by the abrupt intervention of something foreign; intervention; interposition..
Haematoplastic :: Haematoplastic (a.) Blood formative; -- applied to a substance in early fetal life, which breaks up gradually into blood vessels..
Break :: Break (v. i.) To fall out; to terminate friendship.
Break :: Break (v. i.) To burst forth; to make its way; to come to view; to appear; to dawn.
Broach :: Broach (n.) To cause to begin or break out.
Ruction :: Ruction (n.) An uproar; a quarrel; a noisy outbreak.
Break :: Break (v. t.) To destroy the financial credit of; to make bankrupt; to ruin.
Breach :: Breach (n.) A breaking out upon; an assault.
Sewel :: Sewel (n.) A scarecrow, generally made of feathers tied to a string, hung up to prevent deer from breaking into a place..
Breaking :: Breaking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Brea.
Consecutive :: Consecutive (a.) Following in a train; succeeding one another in a regular order; successive; uninterrupted in course or succession; with no interval or break; as, fifty consecutive years..
Icequake :: Icequake (n.) The crash or concussion attending the breaking up of masses of ice, -- often due to contraction from extreme cold..
Crumble :: Crumble (v. t.) To break into small pieces; to cause to fall in pieces.
Gap :: Gap (n.) An opening in anything made by breaking or parting; as, a gap in a fence; an opening for a passage or entrance; an opening which implies a breach or defect; a vacant space or time; a hiatus; a mountain pass..
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