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41break — 1. verb 1) the mirror broke Syn: shatter, smash, crack, snap, fracture, fragment, splinter, fall to bits, fall to pieces; split, burst; informal bust 2) she had broken her leg Syn …
42break up — phrasal verb Word forms break up : present tense I/you/we/they break up he/she/it breaks up present participle breaking up past tense broke up past participle broken up 1) a) [transitive] to break something to make smaller pieces Break the… …
43break something to pieces — smash/break/tear etc/something to pieces phrase to break something into so many pieces that it is completely destroyed The furniture had been smashed to pieces. Thesaurus: to destroy or severely damage somethingsynonym to breaksynonym …
44break - brake — These words are both pronounced . ◊ break If you break something, you damage it badly, usually by hitting it or dropping it so that it divides into two or more pieces. I tried to break the porthole, but with no success. She will spank her child… …
45break — I. verb (broke; broken; breaking) Etymology: Middle English breken, from Old English brecan; akin to Old High German brehhan to break, Latin frangere Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to separate into parts with suddenness or… …
46break — [[t]breɪk[/t]] v. broke, bro•ken, break•ing, n. 1) to smash, split, or divide into parts violently 2) to disable or destroy by or as if by shattering or crushing: I broke my watch[/ex] 3) to violate or disregard (a law, promise, etc.) 4) to… …
47break — break1 verb (past broke; past participle broken) 1》 separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain. ↘(of waves) curl over and dissolve into foam. ↘(of the amniotic fluid surrounding a fetus) be discharged when the sac is… …
48break away — verb 1. move away or escape suddenly (Freq. 2) The horses broke from the stable Three inmates broke jail Nobody can break out this prison is high security • Syn: ↑break, ↑break out • Derivationally relat …
49break — There is no general term; the main usages follow. 1. As a stick or bones broken in two. Ha i, haha i, uha i, haki, hahaki, hakihaki, uhaki; manunu; break easily, ha i wale. 2. As a flat surface split or broken into pieces. Wāhi; wāwahi (for …
50break down — verb 1. make ineffective (Freq. 3) Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination • Syn: ↑crush • Derivationally related forms: ↑breakdown • Hypernyms: ↑change, ↑ …
