| break dancing |
a style of dancing involving acrobatic movements, such as spinning headstands, pantomime, and jerky, robotlike movements. |
| break down |
to become ineffective or unable to function. [2 definitions] |
| break even |
to emerge from a transaction without profits or losses. |
| break in |
to enter forcefully and illicitly. [2 definitions] |
| break in(to) |
to enter by force without permission. |
| break the ice |
to relieve social tensions caused by formality or awkwardness. [2 definitions] |
| break the law |
to do something that is not allowed by the law. |
| break up |
to break or be broken (into pieces or sections). [6 definitions] |
| break-even |
of or designating a point at which credits and debits are equal, as in a business that shows neither a profit nor a loss. |
| coffee break |
a short rest from work, usu. in mid-morning or mid-afternoon, for coffee or other refreshments. |
| fast break |
a play, esp. in basketball, in which a team advances quickly down the playing area to try to score before the defense is prepared. |
| service break |
an instance of winning a game on the opponent's serve, as in tennis. |
| station break |
an interval, during or between radio or television program broadcasting, that allows a station or network to make announcements, identify itself, present commercials, or the like. |