ALL meanings of break
break
B b - verb transitive break to succeed in solving 3
- verb transitive break to make (a will) invalid by legal process 3
- verb transitive break to prove (an alibi) to be false 3
- verb transitive break to begin; open; start 3
- verb transitive break to exchange (a bill or coin) for smaller units 3
- verb transitive break to open (a rifle or shotgun) at the breech 3
- verb transitive break to win a game from (an opponent who is serving) 3
- intransitive verb break to split into pieces; come apart; burst 3
- intransitive verb break to scatter; disperse 3
- intransitive verb break to force one's way (through obstacles or resistance) 3
- intransitive verb break to quarrel; stop associating (with) 3
- intransitive verb break to become unusable or inoperative; go out of order 3
- intransitive verb break to suffer a sudden fall in prices, financial condition, etc. 3
- intransitive verb break to change suddenly, as by a sharp rise, fall, turn, shift, etc. 3
- intransitive verb break to move away suddenly 3
- intransitive verb break to move apart, or withdraw, from a clinch in boxing 3
- intransitive verb break to move into a gait other than the trot or pace required 3
- intransitive verb break to begin suddenly to utter, perform, etc. 3
- intransitive verb break to come suddenly into being, evidence, or general knowledge 3
- intransitive verb break to appear suddenly above water, as a periscope, fish, etc. 3
- intransitive verb break to stop activity temporarily 3
- intransitive verb break to fall apart slowly; disintegrate 3
- intransitive verb break to dash apart, as a wave on the shore 3
- intransitive verb break to suffer a collapse of health, vitality, spirit, etc. 3
- intransitive verb break to change into a diphthong 3
- intransitive verb break to curve, dip, or rise near the plate 3
- intransitive verb break to begin a game of pocket billiards with a break (sense 56) 3
- intransitive verb break to happen in a certain way 3
- noun break a breaking open or apart; breach; fracture 3
- noun break a breaking in, out, or forth 3
- noun break a sudden move away or toward; rush; dash 3
- noun break the result of a breaking; broken place; separation; crack 3
- noun break a beginning or appearance 3
- noun break an interruption of a regular or continuous arrangement, action, etc. 3
- noun break the result of this; a gap, interval, pause, omission, rest, etc. 3
- noun break a breach in friendly relations 3
- noun break a sudden change, as in weather 3
- noun break an escape, as from prison 3
- noun break a sudden lowering or drop, as of prices 3
- noun break an imperfection; flaw 3
- noun break an unbroken series or sequence, as of points in billiards 3
- noun break the opening shot in a game of pocket billiards, in which the cue ball must come into contact with at least one ball in the rack; often, a shot that scatters the racked balls 3
- noun break fast break 3
- noun break a piece of luck, often specif. of good luck 3
- noun break an advantage or opportunity 3
- noun break exceptional or favorable treatment 3
- noun break the point where one register changes to another 3
- noun break the abrupt change in quality of a voice or instrument at this point 3
- noun break in jazz, a brief, usually improvised passage by one band member who continues to play while the others stop 3
- noun break a space between paragraphs 3