Synonyms:
interruption, break
Meaning: 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"
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break, good_luck, happy_chance
Meaning: an unexpected piece of good luck; "he finally got his big break"
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fault, faulting, geological_fault, shift, fracture, break
Meaning: (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"
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rupture, breach, break, severance, rift, falling_out
Meaning: a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations"
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respite, recess, break, time_out
Meaning: a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate"
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breakage, break, breaking
Meaning: the act of breaking something; "the breakage was unavoidable"
verb
meaning of the word
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interrupt, break
Meaning: terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"
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break, separate, split_up, fall_apart, come_apart
Meaning: become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart"
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break
Meaning: render inoperable or ineffective; "You broke the alarm clock when you took it apart!"
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break, bust
Meaning: ruin completely; "He busted my radio!"
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break
Meaning: destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments; "He broke the glass plate"; "She broke the match"
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transgress, offend, infract, violate, go_against, breach, break
Meaning: 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"
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break, break_out, break_away
Meaning: move away or escape suddenly; "The horses broke from the stable"; "Three inmates broke jail"; "Nobody can break out--this prison is high security"
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break
Meaning: scatter or part; "The clouds broke after the heavy downpour"
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break, burst, erupt
Meaning: force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up; "break into tears"; "erupt in anger"
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break, break_off, discontinue, stop
Meaning: prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negotiations"
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break_in, break
Meaning: 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?"
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break_in, break
Meaning: make submissive, obedient, or useful; "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern"
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violate, go_against, break
Meaning: fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns; "This sentence violates the rules of syntax"
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better, break
Meaning: surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record"
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unwrap, disclose, let_on, bring_out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, break, give_away, let_out
Meaning: 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"
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break
Meaning: come into being; "light broke over the horizon"; "Voices broke in the air"
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fail, go_bad, give_way, die, give_out, conk_out, go, break, break_down
Meaning: 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"
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break, break_away
Meaning: interrupt a continued activity; "She had broken with the traditional patterns"
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break
Meaning: make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing; "The ranks broke"
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break
Meaning: curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves; "The surf broke"
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dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break
Meaning: lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"
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break
Meaning: be broken in; "If the new teacher won't break, we'll add some stress"