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break Browse the words alphabetically around "break" See entries that contain "break" | | | | | Syllables: | | break | | | Parts of speech: | | transitive verb , intransitive verb , noun | | | Phrases: | | break down , break in | | |  | Part of Speech | | transitive verb |
 | Pronunciation | | brek |
| | Inflected Forms | | broke, broken, breaking, breaks |
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Definition | 1. | to cause to separate suddenly or forcefully into pieces; smash. |
| | Synonyms | | smash (1) , demolish (2) , snap (1) , shatter (1) |
| | Crossref. Syn. | | rift , rupture , fragment , fracture , burst , part , split , crash |
| | Similar Words | | tear2 , sunder , crush , clip1 , fracture , mangle1 , mash , rend , pulverize , splinter (vt, vi) , split , grind , mince |
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Definition | 2. | to crack, destroy, or make inoperative or unusable. |
| | Synonyms | | wreck (1) , ruin (1) , destroy (1) , demolish (3) , shatter (2) |
| | Crossref. Syn. | | bust , crash , crack |
| | Similar Words | | mangle1 , damage , bust2 , total , annihilate , crack , blast |
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Definition | 3. | to forcefully overcome the strength or resistance of. |
| | Example | | She broke his spirit; ; The company broke the strike. |
| | Synonyms | | crush (3) , wreck (3) , defeat (2) , quash1 , overcome (1) |
| | Crossref. Syn. | | bust , batter , tame , subdue |
| | Similar Words | | overpower , suppress , demolish , frustrate , subdue , overwhelm , thwart , put down {put (PHR)} , tame , annihilate , dash , stamp out {stamp} |
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Definition | 4. | to move suddenly or forcefully out of; escape from. |
| | Synonyms | | escape (1) |
| | Similar Words | | flee |
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Definition | 5. | to end the sameness of; interrupt. |
| | Example | | A change breaks the monotony. |
| | Synonyms | | interrupt (1) |
| | Crossref. Syn. | | relieve , violate |
| | Similar Words | | discontinue , change , disrupt |
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Definition | 6. | to make bankrupt. |
| | Synonyms | | bust2 (2) , bankrupt |
| | Similar Words | | ruin , impoverish , cripple |
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Definition | 7. | to make known. |
| | Example | | The papers broke the story. |
| | Synonyms | | expose (1) , uncover (2) , divulge , reveal (1) , disclose (1) |
| | Similar Words | | bare , betray |
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Definition | 8. | to fail to act in accordance with. |
| | Example | | They broke the law. |
| | Synonyms | | disobey , breach (2) , infringe , violate (1) , transgress (1) , defy (1) |
| | Crossref. Syn. | | contravene , betray |
| | Similar Words | | disregard , contravene , shirk , oppose , neglect |
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Definition | 9. | to soften the impact of. |
| | Example | | The bushes broke his fall. |
| | Synonyms | | cushion (1) , soften |
| | Similar Words | | check , lessen |
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Definition | 10. | to outdo. |
| | Example | | She may break the world record. |
| | Synonyms | | surpass (2) , outdo , top1 (3) , exceed (2) , better (2) |
| | Similar Words | | outstrip , cap1 , beat , overcome , eclipse |
| | | | | | Related Words | | wring , part , section , give away , kill , spring , offend , crumb , gentle , separate , snap , beggar , chink , jam |
| | | | | Part of Speech | | intransitive verb |
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Definition | 1. | to become separated into pieces; shatter. |
| | Synonyms | | shatter , smash (1) , snap (1) , crack (1) |
| | Crossref. Syn. | | disintegrate , fragment , fracture , split , crash |
| | Similar Words | | tear2 , clip1 , fracture , splinter (vt, vi) , split |
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Definition | 2. | to become ruined or unusable. |
| | Synonyms | | collapse (2) |
| | Crossref. Syn. | | bust |
| | Similar Words | | bust2 , fail , crack |
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Definition | 3. | to burst or collapse. |
| | Synonyms | | collapse (1) , split (2) , burst (1) , rupture |
| | Crossref. Syn. | | give , crash |
| | Similar Words | | explode |
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Definition | 4. | to stop or disappear suddenly. |
| | Example | | The fever has finally broken. |
| | Synonyms | | halt1 , cease , stop (1,2) , check (3) |
| | Similar Words | | vanish , end , disappear |
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Definition | 5. | to suddenly erupt, as a storm. |
| | Crossref. Syn. | | burst |
| | Similar Words | | erupt , appear , occur , happen , explode |
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Definition | 6. | to come into public notice, as news. |
| | Similar Words | | unfold , transpire , emerge |
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Definition | 7. | to move away suddenly and rapidly. |
| | Example | | The deer broke from cover. |
| | Synonyms | | flee |
| | Similar Words | | fly1 , run , move , fly the coop {coop (PHR)} , dash , escape |
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Definition | 8. | of a pitch in baseball, to curve sharply. |
| | Synonyms | | curve |
| | Similar Words | | dip |
| | | | | | Related Words | | fold , damage , burst , part , die , act up , pause , spring , chip , snap , give way , cleave |
| | | | | | Phrase | | break down |
| | | | | | Phrase | | break in |
| | | | | Part of Speech | | noun |
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Definition | 1. | the act or result of breaking or separating into pieces. |
| | Synonyms | | smash (1) , fracture (1) , breach (1) |
| | Crossref. Syn. | | rupture , fracture , split , flaw , crack |
| | Similar Words | | tear2 , rent2 , chip1 , fissure , leak , rift , cut , rupture , splinter , snap , slit , split , crack |
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Definition | 2. | a rapid movement away; escape. |
| | Synonyms | | escape (1) , flight2 |
| | Similar Words | | run |
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Definition | 3. | a suspending of activity; interruption. |
| | Synonyms | | suspension (2) , pause (1) , hiatus (1) , interruption (1) , discontinuance (1) |
| | Crossref. Syn. | | rest , halt , recess , cease , interval , catch , relaxation |
| | Similar Words | | stop , interlude , stoppage , recess , interval , respite , gap , intermission , cessation |
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Definition | 4. | an opportunity. |
| | Example | | The film was a big break for her. |
| | Synonyms | | opportunity (1) , opening (6) , chance (4) |
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Definition | 5. | a severed connection. |
| | Example | | a break in relations. |
| | Synonyms | | severance , split (2) , separation (1) , breach (4) , rift (2) |
| | Crossref. Syn. | | rupture , rent , flaw |
| | Similar Words | | division , schism , estrangement {estrange} |
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Definition | 6. | a sudden change, as in pitch or direction. |
| | Example | | a break in his voice; ; a break in his curve ball. |
| | Similar Words | | modulation , alteration , modification , change |
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Definition | 7. | the first shot in a billiards game, which scatters the balls. |
| | | | | | Related Words | | chasm , vacation , layoff , lull , collapse , void , departure , cleft , breach |
| | | | | | Derived Forms | | breakable, adj. |
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