break

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terminate
reduce to bankruptcy
surpass in excellence
a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
an unexpected piece of good luck
(geology) a crack in the earth´s crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
a pause from doing something (as work)
the act of breaking something
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
breaking of hard tissue such as bone
the occurrence of breaking
an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)
the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
(tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
a sudden dash
any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare
an escape from jail
become separated into pieces or fragments
render inoperable or ineffective
ruin completely
destroy the integrity of
move away or escape suddenly
scatter or part
force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
prevent completion
enter someone´s (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
make submissive, obedient, or useful
fail to agree with
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
come into being
stop operating or functioning
interrupt a continued activity
make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one´s own by quitting or fleeing
curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves
lessen in force or effect
be broken in
come to an end
vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity
cause to give up a habit
give up
come forth or begin from a state of latency
happen or take place
cause the failure or ruin of
invalidate by judicial action
discontinue an association or relation
assign to a lower position
change directions suddenly
emerge from the surface of a body of water
break down, literally or metaphorically
do a break dance
exchange for smaller units of money
destroy the completeness of a set of related items
make the opening shot that scatters the balls
separate from a clinch, in boxing
go to pieces
break a piece from a whole
become punctured or penetrated
pierce or penetrate
be released or become known
cease an action temporarily
interrupt the flow of current in
undergo breaking
find a flaw in
find the solution or key to
change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another
happen
become fractured
crack
fall sharply
fracture a bone of
diminish or discontinue abruptly
weaken or destroy in spirit or body
To strain apart
To lay open as by breaking
To lay open, as a purpose
To infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or promise
To interrupt
To destroy the completeness of
To destroy the arrangement of
To shatter to pieces
To exchange for other money or currency of smaller denomination
To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of
To weaken or impair, as health, spirit, or mind
To diminish the force of
To impart, as news or information
To tame
To destroy the financial credit of
To destroy the official character and standing of
To come apart or divide into two or more pieces, usually with suddenness and violence
To open spontaneously, or by pressure from within, as a bubble, a tumor, a seed vessel, a bag
To burst forth
To burst forth violently, as a storm
To open up
To become weakened in constitution or faculties
To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief
To fall in business
To make an abrupt or sudden change
To fail in musical quality
To fall out
An opening made by fracture or disruption
An interruption of continuity
A projection or recess from the face of a building
An opening or displacement in the circuit, interrupting the electrical current
An interruption
An interruption in continuity in writing or printing, as where there is an omission, an unfilled line, etc
The first appearing, as of light in the morning
A large four-wheeled carriage, having a straight body and calash top, with the driver´s seat in front and the footman´s behind
A device for checking motion, or for measuring friction

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