ALL meanings of break wind
break wind
B b - noun break wind to emit wind from the anus 3
- noun break wind to release intestinal gas through the anus 3
- noun break wind to expel gas from the bowels 3
- noun break wind Billiards, Pool. a series of successful strokes; run. 1
- noun break wind Pool. the opening play, in which the cue ball is shot to scatter the balls. 1
- noun break wind Sports. a change in direction of a pitched or bowled ball. 1
- noun break wind Horse Racing, Track. the start of a race. 1
- noun break wind (in harness racing) an act or instance of a horse's changing from a trot or pace into a gallop or other step. 1
- noun break wind Bowling. a failure to knock down all ten pins in a single frame. 1
- noun break wind Boxing. an act or instance of stepping back or separating from a clinch: a clean break. 1
- noun break wind any of several stages in the grinding of grain in which the bran is separated from the kernel. 1
- noun break wind Botany. a sport. 1
- noun break wind Journalism. the point at the bottom of a column where a printed story is carried over to another column or page. 1
- noun break wind Nautical. the place at which a superstructure, deckhouse, or the like, rises from the main deck of a vessel. 1
- noun break wind breaks, Physical Geography. an area dissected by small ravines and gullies. 1
- noun break wind Mining. a fault or offset, as in a vein or bed of ore. 1
- verb with object break wind to smash, split, or divide into parts violently; reduce to pieces or fragments: He broke a vase. 1
- verb with object break wind to infringe, ignore, or act contrary to (a law, rule, promise, etc.): She broke her promise. 1
- verb with object break wind to dissolve or annul (often followed by off): to break off friendly relations with another country. 1
- verb with object break wind to fracture a bone of (some part of the body): He broke his leg. 1
- verb with object break wind to lacerate; wound: to break the skin. 1
- verb with object break wind to destroy or interrupt the regularity, uniformity, continuity, or arrangement of; interrupt: The bleating of a foghorn broke the silence. The troops broke formation. 1
- verb with object break wind to put an end to; overcome; stop: His touchdown run broke the tie. She found it hard to break the cigarette habit. 1
- verb with object break wind to discover the system, key, method, etc., for decoding or deciphering (a cryptogram), especially by the methods of cryptanalysis. 1
- verb with object break wind to remove a part from (a set or collection): She had to break the set to sell me the two red ones I wanted. 1
- verb with object break wind to exchange for or divide into smaller units or components: She broke a dollar bill into change. The prism broke the light into all the colors of the rainbow. 1
- verb with object break wind to make a way through; penetrate: The stone broke the surface of the water. 1
- verb with object break wind Law. to open or force one's way into (a dwelling, store, etc.). to contest (a will) successfully by judicial action. 1
- verb with object break wind to make one's way out of, especially by force: to break jail. 1
- verb with object break wind to better (a given score or record): He never broke 200 in bowling or 80 in golf. 1
- verb with object break wind to disclose or divulge personally in speech or writing: He broke the good news to her at dinner. 1
- verb with object break wind to solve: The police needed only a week to break that case. 1
- verb with object break wind to rupture (a blood vessel): She almost broke a blood vessel from laughing so hard. 1
- verb with object break wind to disable or destroy by or as if by shattering or crushing: to break a watch. 1
- verb with object break wind to cause (a blister, boil, or the like) to burst, as by puncturing: She broke the blister with a needle. 1
- verb with object break wind to ruin financially; make bankrupt: They threatened to break him if he didn't stop discounting their products. 1
- verb with object break wind to overcome or wear down the spirit, strength, or resistance of; to cause to yield, especially under pressure, torture, or the like: They broke him by the threat of blackmail. 1
- verb with object break wind to dismiss or reduce in rank. 1
- verb with object break wind to impair or weaken the power, effect, or intensity of: His arm broke the blow. 1
- verb with object break wind to train to obedience; tame: to break a horse. 1
- verb with object break wind to train away from a habit or practice (usually followed by of). 1
- verb with object break wind Electricity. to render (a circuit) incomplete; stop the flow of (a current). 1
- verb with object break wind Journalism. to release (a story) for publication or airing on radio or television: They will break the story tomorrow. to continue (a story or article) on another page, especially when the page is not the following one. 1
- verb with object break wind Pool. to cause (racked billiard balls) to scatter by striking with the cue ball. 1
- verb with object break wind Sports. (of a pitcher, bowler, etc.) to hurl (a ball) in such a way as to cause it to change direction after leaving the hand: He broke a curve over the plate for a strike. (in tennis and other racket games) to score frequently or win against (an opponent's serve). 1
- verb with object break wind Nautical. to unfurl (a flag) suddenly by an easily released knot. 1
- verb with object break wind to prove the falsity or show the lack of logic of: The FBI broke his alibi by proving he knew how to shoot a pistol. 1
- verb with object break wind to begin or initiate (a plan or campaign), especially with much publicity: They were going to break the sales campaign with a parade in April. 1
- verb with object break wind to open the breech or action of (a shotgun, rifle, or revolver), as by snapping open the hinge between the barrel and the butt. 1
- verb without object break wind to shatter, burst, or become broken; separate into parts or fragments, especially suddenly and violently: The glass broke on the floor. 1