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n. 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, break of serve

n. (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving; "he was up two breaks in the second set"

Verbs (25)

break

v. to stop temporarily any action on the computer

break

v. find a flaw in; "break an alibi"; "break down a proof"

break

v. to step back or separate from a clinch

break

v. to score frequently or win against someone

break

v. interrupt the flow of current in; "break a circuit"

break

v. weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death"

break

v. 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

v. diminish or discontinue abruptly; "The patient's fever broke last night"

break

v. cause the failure or ruin of; "His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage"; "This play will either make or break the playwright"

break

v. crack; of the male voice in puberty; "his voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir"

break

v. make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing; "The ranks broke"

break

v. curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves; "The surf broke"

break

v. emerge from the surface of a body of water; "The whales broke"

better, break

v. surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record"

break, break away

v. interrupt a continued activity; "She had broken with the traditional patterns"

interrupt, break

v. terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"

break, burst, erupt

v. force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up; "break into tears"; "erupt in anger"

violate, go against, break

v. fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns; "This sentence violates the rules of syntax"

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Fuzzynyms (111)

cessation, surcease

n. a stopping; "a cessation of the thunder"

finish, finishing

n. the act of finishing; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause"

crumble, crumple, tumble, break down, collapse

v. fall apart; "the building crumbled after the explosion"; "Negotiations broke down"

bankrupt, ruin, break, smash

v. reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him"

deprive, impoverish

v. take away

crack, check, break

v. become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated"

separate, disunite, divide, part

v. force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"

detach

v. separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment; "detach a regiment"

detach, come off, come away

v. come to be detached; "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery"

sunder

v. break apart or in two, using violence

rip

v. move precipitously or violently; "The tornado ripped along the coast"

cut

v. grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"

cut

v. make an abrupt change of image or sound; "cut from one scene to another"

tear

v. to separate or be separated by force; "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars"

tear, rupture, snap, bust

v. separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"

crack

v. break into simpler molecules by means of heat; "The petroleum cracked"

hold on, stop

v. stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; "Hold on a moment!"

end, stop, finish, terminate, cease

v. have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"

restrict, curtail, curb, cut back

v. place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"

check, chink

v. make cracks or chinks in; "The heat checked the paint"

pry, prise, prize, lever, jimmy

v. to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock": "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"

break

v. crack; of the male voice in puberty; "his voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir"

interrupt, break

v. terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"

dampen, deaden, damp

v. make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message"

fail

v. get worse; "Her health is declining"

punch, perforate

v. make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation; "perforate the sheets of paper"

tear, rupture, snap, bust

v. separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"

pry, prise, prize, lever, jimmy

v. to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock": "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"

interrupt, break

v. terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"

break

v. weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death"

dampen, deaden, damp

v. make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message"

fail

v. get worse; "Her health is declining"

fracture

v. break (a bone); "She broke her clavicle"

shatter

v. cause to break into many pieces; "shatter the plate"

end, stop, finish, terminate, cease

conclude

v. bring to a close; "The committee concluded the meeting"

suspend, set aside

v. make inoperative or stop; "suspend payments on the loan"

suspend

v. cause to be held in suspension in a fluid; "suspend the particles"

pry, prise, prize, lever, jimmy

v. to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock": "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"

break

v. crack; of the male voice in puberty; "his voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir"

break

v. weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death"

dampen, deaden, damp

v. make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message"

fail

v. get worse; "Her health is declining"

relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage

v. provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"

mark

v. make or leave a mark on; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads"

replace

v. substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected); "He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced"

bolster, bolster up

v. support and strengthen; "bolster morale"

fracture

v. break (a bone); "She broke her clavicle"

shatter

v. cause to break into many pieces; "shatter the plate"

Synonyms (15)

bust up, wreck, wrack

v. smash or break forcefully; "The kid busted up the car"

chip, knap, cut off, break off

v. break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth"

scarify

v. break up; "scarify soil"

sever, break up

v. set or keep apart; "sever a relationship"

analyze, analyse, break down, dissect, take apart

v. make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features; "analyze a specimen"; "analyze a sentence"; "analyze a chemical compound"

Antonyms (9)

union

n. the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts; "lightning produced an unusual union of the metals"

repair, resort

v. move, travel, or proceed toward some place; "He repaired to his cabin in the woods"

patch, patch up

v. mend by putting a patch on; "patch a hole"

piece, patch

v. repair by adding pieces; "She pieced the china cup"

make

v. consider as being; "It wasn't the problem some people made it"

conform to

v. observe; "conform to the rules"

break

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