Definition of break

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Break (v. t.) A device for checking motion, or for measuring friction. See Brake, n. 9 & 10..

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Nutbreaker :: Nutbreaker (n.) The European nuthatch.
Breaker :: Breaker (n.) A small water cask.
Thrust :: Thrust (n.) The breaking down of the roof of a gallery under its superincumbent weight.
Peacebreaker :: Peacebreaker (n.) One who disturbs the public peace.
Break :: Break (v. t.) To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock..
Smash :: Smash (v. t.) To break in pieces by violence; to dash to pieces; to crush.
To- :: To- (prep.) An obsolete intensive prefix used in the formation of compound verbs; as in to-beat, to-break, to-hew, to-rend, to-tear. See these words in the Vocabulary. See the Note on All to, or All-to, under All, adv..
Fracture :: Fracture (n.) The breaking of a bone.
Guard :: Guard (v. t.) An interleaved strip at the back, as in a scrap book, to guard against its breaking when filled..
Interrupt :: Interrupt (v. t.) To divide; to separate; to break the monotony of; as, the evenness of the road was not interrupted by a single hill..
Gall :: Gall (v. t.) To fret and wear away by friction; to hurt or break the skin of by rubbing; to chafe; to injure the surface of by attrition; as, a saddle galls the back of a horse; to gall a mast or a cable..
Interruption :: Interruption (n.) Obstruction caused by breaking in upon course, current, progress, or motion; stop; hindrance; as, the author has met with many interruptions in the execution of his work; the speaker or the argument proceeds without interruption..
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..
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..
Break-circuit :: Break-circuit (n.) A key or other device for breaking an electrical circuit.
Infractor :: Infractor (n.) One who infracts or infringes; a violator; a breaker.
Brake :: Brake (v. t.) A cart or carriage without a body, used in breaking in horses..
Snap :: Snap (v. t.) A sudden breaking or rupture of any substance.
Falsify :: Falsify (a.) To violate; to break by falsehood; as, to falsify one's faith or word..
Bolt :: Bolt (v. i.) A refusal to support a nomination made by the party with which one has been connected; a breaking away from one's party.
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