Definition of break

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Break (v. t.) An interruption of continuity; change of direction; as, a break in a wall; a break in the deck of a ship..

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Frangent :: Frangent (a.) Causing fracture; breaking.
Burst :: Burst (v. t.) To break or rend by violence, as by an overcharge or by strain or pressure, esp. from within; to force open suddenly; as, to burst a cannon; to burst a blood vessel; to burst open the doors..
Destroy :: Destroy (v. t.) To unbuild; to pull or tear down; to separate virulently into its constituent parts; to break up the structure and organic existence of; to demolish.
Shortcake :: Shortcake (n.) An unsweetened breakfast cake shortened with butter or lard, rolled thin, and baked..
Shell :: Shell (v. t.) To strip or break off the shell of; to take out of the shell, pod, etc.; as, to shell nuts or pease; to shell oysters..
Breach :: Breach (n.) The act of breaking, in a figurative sense..
Dwindle :: Dwindle (v. t.) To break; to disperse.
Break :: Break (v. t.) An interruption of continuity; change of direction; as, a break in a wall; a break in the deck of a ship..
Breakfast :: Breakfast (n.) A meal after fasting, or food in general..
Break :: Break (v. i.) To open up; to be scattered; to be dissipated; as, the clouds are breaking..
Snap :: Snap (v. t.) A sudden breaking or rupture of any substance.
Luddite :: Luddite (n.) One of a number of riotous persons in England, who for six years (1811-17) tried to prevent the use of labor-saving machinery by breaking it, burning factories, etc.; -- so called from Ned Lud, a half-witted man who some years previously had broken stocking frames..
Breakbone Fever :: Breakbone fever () See Dengue.
Flash :: Flash (v. i.) To burst forth like a sudden flame; to break out violently; to rush hastily.
Rut :: Rut (n.) Roaring, as of waves breaking upon the shore; rote. See Rote..
Breach :: Breach (n.) Specifically: A breaking or infraction of a law, or of any obligation or tie; violation; non-fulfillment; as, a breach of contract; a breach of promise..
Parting :: Parting (n.) The breaking, as of a cable, by violence..
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..
Fracture :: Fracture (v. t.) To cause a fracture or fractures in; to break; to burst asunder; to crack; to separate the continuous parts of; as, to fracture a bone; to fracture the skull..
Eruption :: Eruption (n.) The breaking out of pimples, or an efflorescence, as in measles, scarlatina, etc..
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