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- pronunciation:
- breIk
aUt
- See:
- break
| part of speech: |
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| definition 1: |
to escape from a place where one is incarcerated.
They had broken out of prison the night before and were now in hiding. |
| definition 2: |
of a war or other violent conflict, to erupt; start.
He was out of the country when war broke out and was not able to return until it was over.- synonyms:
- erupt, start
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| definition 3: |
of a disease, to begin to infect people and spread.
Yellow fever broke out in Boston in 1693. |
| definition 4: |
to erupt in a rash or blemishes (sometimes fol. by "in").
She hoped her face would not break out before the wedding.First he broke out in a rash and then he developed a fever. |
| definition 5: |
to go in a completely new direction, leaving others or one's old ways behind.
The artist was bored with his style of painting and decided it was time to break out. |
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