breakbreɪk
break (v)
- present
- breaks
- past
- broke
- past participle
- broken
- present participle
- breaking
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English Definitions:
interruption, break (noun)
some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
"the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt"
break, good luck, happy chance (noun)
an unexpected piece of good luck
"he finally got his big break"
fault, faulting, geological fault, shift, fracture, break (noun)
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
"they built it right over a geological fault"; "he studied the faulting of the earth's crust"
rupture, breach, break, severance, rift, falling out (noun)
a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
"they hoped to avoid a break in relations"
respite, recess, break, time out (noun)
a pause from doing something (as work)
"we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate"
breakage, break, breaking (noun)
the act of breaking something
"the breakage was unavoidable"
pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension (noun)
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
fracture, break (noun)
breaking of hard tissue such as bone
"it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall"
break (noun)
the occurrence of breaking
"the break in the dam threatened the valley"
break (noun)
an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)
"then there was a break in her voice"
break (noun)
the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
break, break of serve (noun)
(tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
"he was up two breaks in the second set"
break, interruption, disruption, gap (noun)
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
"it was presented without commercial breaks"; "there was a gap in his account"
break (noun)
a sudden dash
"he made a break for the open door"
open frame, break (noun)
any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare
"the break in the eighth frame cost him the match"
break, breakout, jailbreak, gaolbreak, prisonbreak, prison-breaking (verb)
an escape from jail
"the breakout was carefully planned"
interrupt, break (verb)
terminate
"She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"
break, separate, split up, fall apart, come apart (verb)
become separated into pieces or fragments
"The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart"
break (verb)
render inoperable or ineffective
"You broke the alarm clock when you took it apart!"
break, bust (verb)
ruin completely
"He busted my radio!"
break (verb)
destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments
"He broke the glass plate"; "She broke the match"
transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break (verb)
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
"offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"
break, break out, break away (verb)
move away or escape suddenly
"The horses broke from the stable"; "Three inmates broke jail"; "Nobody can break out--this prison is high security"
break (verb)
scatter or part
"The clouds broke after the heavy downpour"
break, burst, erupt (verb)
force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
"break into tears"; "erupt in anger"
break, break off, discontinue, stop (verb)
prevent completion
"stop the project"; "break off the negotiations"
break in, break (verb)
enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
"Someone broke in while I was on vacation"; "They broke into my car and stole my radio!"; "who broke into my account last night?"
break in, break (verb)
make submissive, obedient, or useful
"The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern"
violate, go against, break (verb)
fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
"This sentence violates the rules of syntax"
better, break (verb)
surpass in excellence
"She bettered her own record"; "break a record"
unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, let out (verb)
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
"The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case"
break (verb)
come into being
"light broke over the horizon"; "Voices broke in the air"
fail, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go, break, break down (verb)
stop operating or functioning
"The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident"
break, break away (verb)
interrupt a continued activity
"She had broken with the traditional patterns"
break (verb)
make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing
"The ranks broke"
break (verb)
curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves
"The surf broke"
dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break (verb)
lessen in force or effect
"soften a shock"; "break a fall"
break (verb)
be broken in
"If the new teacher won't break, we'll add some stress"
break (verb)
come to an end
"The heat wave finally broke yesterday"
break (verb)
vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity
"The flat plain was broken by tall mesas"
break (verb)
cause to give up a habit
"She finally broke herself of smoking cigarettes"
break (verb)
give up
"break cigarette smoking"
break (verb)
come forth or begin from a state of latency
"The first winter storm broke over New York"
break (verb)
happen or take place
"Things have been breaking pretty well for us in the past few months"
break (verb)
cause the failure or ruin of
"His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage"; "This play will either make or break the playwright"
break (verb)
invalidate by judicial action
"The will was broken"
separate, part, split up, split, break, break up (verb)
discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
"The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up"
demote, bump, relegate, break, kick downstairs (verb)
assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
"She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant"
bankrupt, ruin, break, smash (verb)
reduce to bankruptcy
"My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him"
break (verb)
change directions suddenly
break (verb)
emerge from the surface of a body of water
"The whales broke"
collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder (verb)
break down, literally or metaphorically
"The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"
break dance, break-dance, break (verb)
do a break dance
"Kids were break-dancing at the street corner"
break (verb)
exchange for smaller units of money
"I had to break a $100 bill just to buy the candy"
break, break up (verb)
destroy the completeness of a set of related items
"The book dealer would not break the set"
break (verb)
make the opening shot that scatters the balls
break (verb)
separate from a clinch, in boxing
"The referee broke the boxers"
break, wear, wear out, bust, fall apart (verb)
go to pieces
"The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
break, break off, snap off (verb)
break a piece from a whole
"break a branch from a tree"
break (verb)
become punctured or penetrated
"The skin broke"
break (verb)
pierce or penetrate
"The blade broke her skin"
break, get out, get around (verb)
be released or become known; of news
"News of her death broke in the morning"
pause, intermit, break (verb)
cease an action temporarily
"We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch"
break (verb)
interrupt the flow of current in
"break a circuit"
break (verb)
undergo breaking
"The simple vowels broke in many Germanic languages"
break (verb)
find a flaw in
"break an alibi"; "break down a proof"
break (verb)
find the solution or key to
"break the code"
break (verb)
change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another
"Her voice broke to a whisper when she started to talk about her children"
break, recrudesce, develop (verb)
happen
"Report the news as it develops"; "These political movements recrudesce from time to time"
crack, check, break (verb)
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
"The glass cracked when it was heated"
break (verb)
crack; of the male voice in puberty
"his voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir"
break (verb)
fall sharply
"stock prices broke"
fracture, break (verb)
fracture a bone of
"I broke my foot while playing hockey"
break (verb)
diminish or discontinue abruptly
"The patient's fever broke last night"
break (verb)
weaken or destroy in spirit or body
"His resistance was broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death"
break (Noun)
An instance of breaking something into two pieces.
break (Noun)
A physical space that opens up in something or between two things.
break (Noun)
A short section of music, often between verses, in which some performers stop while others continue.
break (Noun)
A rest or pause, usually from work; a breaktime.
break (Noun)
A temporary split (with a romantic partner).
break (Noun)
An interval or intermission between two parts of a performance, for example a theatre show, broadcast, or sports game.
break (Noun)
A significant change in circumstance, attitude, perception, or focus of attention: big break, lucky break, bad break.
break (Noun)
a change; the end of a spell of persistent good or bad weather
break (Noun)
The beginning (of the morning).
break (Verb)
To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.
break (Verb)
To divide (something, often money) into smaller units.
break (Verb)
To cause (a person) to lose his or her spirit or will; to crush the spirits of; to ruin (a person) emotionally.
break (Verb)
To cause an animal to lose its will, to tame.
break (Verb)
To cause (a habit) to no longer exist.
break (Verb)
To ruin financially.
break (Verb)
To do that which is forbidden by (a rule, promise, etc.).
break (Verb)
To pass the most dangerous part of the illness; to go down, temperaturewise.
break (Verb)
To design or use a powerful (yet legal) strategy that unbalances the game in a player's favor.
break (Noun)
An act of escaping.
break (Noun)
A place where waves break (that is, where waves pitch or spill forward creating white water).
break (Noun)
break (Verb)
To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.
break (Verb)
To cause (a barrier) to no longer bar.
break (Verb)
To collapse into surf, after arriving in shallow water.
break (Verb)
To end.
break (Verb)
To interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily.
break (Verb)
To interrupt (a fall) by inserting something so that the falling object not hit something else beneath.
break (Verb)
To disclose or make known an item of news, etc.
break (Verb)
To arrive.
break (Verb)
To become audible suddenly.
break (Verb)
To change a steady state abruptly.
break (Verb)
To suddenly become.
break (Verb)
Of a voice, to alter in type: in men generally to go up, in women sometimes to go down; to crack.
break (Verb)
To surpass or do better than (a specific number), to do better than (a record), setting a new record.
break (Verb)
break (Verb)
To demote, to reduce the military rank of.
break (Verb)
To end (a connection), to disconnect.
break (Verb)
To demulsify.
break (Verb)
To counter-attack
Break
In popular music, a break is an instrumental or percussion section or interlude during a song derived from or related to stop-time – being a "break" from the main parts of the song or piece. A solo break in jazz occurs when the rhythm section stops playing behind a soloist for a brief period, usually two or four bars leading into the soloist's first chorus. A notable recorded example is Charlie Parker's solo break at the beginning of his solo on "A Night in Tunisia". In DJ parlance, a break is where all elements of a song, except for percussion, disappear for a time. This is distinguished from a breakdown, a section where the composition is deliberately deconstructed to minimal elements, all other parts having been gradually or suddenly cut out. The distinction between breaks and breakdowns may be described as, "Breaks are for the drummer; breakdowns are for hands in the air". In hip hop and electronica, a short break is also known as a "cut", and the reintroduction of the full bass line and drums is known as a "drop", which is sometimes accented by cutting off everything, even the percussion.
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CONFIG.SYS is the primary configuration file for the DOS and OS/2 operating systems. It is a special ASCII text file that contains user-accessible setup or configuration directives evaluated by the operating system's DOS BIOS (typically residing in IBMBIO.COM or IO.SYS) during boot. CONFIG.SYS was introduced with DOS 2.0.
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