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breaking definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb break 16 of 63 senses of break Sense 1 interrupt, break => break, hold on stop => cut short, break short, break off => freeze, suspend Sense 2 break, separate, split up fall apart, come apart => burst, split, break open => puncture => burst, bust => ladder, run => snap, crack => break up fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise => crush Sense 3 break => shatter => fracture => break in => smash, dash Sense 5 break, bust => break down Sense 6 transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break => sin => sin, blunder, boob, goof => conflict, run afoul, infringe, contravene => trespass => trespass, intrude Sense 10 break, break off discontinue, stop => fracture => bog down bog => interrupt, disrupt, break up cut off Sense 15 disclose, let on bring out reveal, discover, expose, declare, divulge, impart, break, give away let out => blackwash => muckrake => blow => out => come out of the closet, out come out => spring => betray, bewray => confide => leak => talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out blab out Sense 17 fail go bad give way die, give out conk out go break, break down => crash, go down => blow out burn out blow => misfire => malfunction, misfunction Sense 21 dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break => deafen Sense 33 separate, part split up split, break, break up => disunify, break apart => disassociate, dissociate, divorce, disunite, disjoint => break with => divorce, split up => secede, splinter, break away => break, break away Sense 34 demote, bump, relegate, break, kick downstairs => reduce Sense 38 collapse, fall in cave in give give way break, founder => implode, go off => buckle, crumple => flop => break => slump, slide down sink Sense 44 break, wear, wear out bust, fall apart => fray, frazzle Sense 49 break, get out get around => leak, leak out Sense 50 pause, intermit, break => rest, breathe, catch one's breath, take a breather => take five => take ten Sense 58 crack, check, break => crack Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb break 16 of 63 senses of break Sense 1 interrupt, break => break, hold on stop => cut short, break short, break off => hang up => freeze, suspend Sense 2 break, separate, split up fall apart, come apart => burst, split, break open => blow => stave, stave in => puncture => burst, bust => shatter => ladder, run => snap, crack => break up fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise => atomize, atomise => grind, mash, crunch, bray, comminute => pulp => pestle => mill => pound => sunder => splinter, sliver => rag => crumb => brecciate => crush => bruise => grate, grind => gnash => chew, masticate, manducate, jaw => chomp, champ => champ => mumble, gum => chaw => crunch, munch => gnaw => crush Sense 3 break => shatter => fracture => break in => stave in => smash, dash Sense 5 break, bust => break down Sense 6 transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break => sin => fall => sin, blunder, boob, goof => conflict, run afoul, infringe, contravene => trespass => trespass, intrude => break in break Sense 10 break, break off discontinue, stop => fracture => bog down bog => interrupt, disrupt, break up cut off => cut, cut off => punctuate => break => put away => pause, intermit, break => rest, breathe, catch one's breath, take a breather => take five => take ten => chime in cut in put in butt in chisel in barge in break in => interrupt, disrupt => cut in => cut short => burst in on burst upon => heckle, harass => interject, come in interpose, put in throw in inject => jam, block => take off take time off Sense 15 disclose, let on bring out reveal, discover, expose, declare, divulge, impart, break, give away let out => blackwash => muckrake => blow => out => come out of the closet, out come out => spring => betray, bewray => confide => unbosom, relieve => leak => talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out blab out Sense 17 fail go bad give way die, give out conk out go break, break down => crash, go down => blow out burn out blow => misfire => malfunction, misfunction => jam Sense 21 dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break => deafen Sense 33 separate, part split up split, break, break up => disunify, break apart => disassociate, dissociate, divorce, disunite, disjoint => break with => divorce, split up => secede, splinter, break away => break, break away Sense 34 demote, bump, relegate, break, kick downstairs => reduce Sense 38 collapse, fall in cave in give give way break, founder => implode, go off => buckle, crumple => flop => break => slump, slide down sink Sense 44 break, wear, wear out bust, fall apart => fray, frazzle Sense 49 break, get out get around => leak, leak out Sense 50 pause, intermit, break => rest, breathe, catch one's breath, take a breather => take five => take ten Sense 58 crack, check, break => crack => chap => craze => alligator Entailment of verb break Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb break 63 senses of break Sense 1 interrupt, break => end terminate Sense 2 break, separate, split up fall apart, come apart => change integrity Also See-> break up#17 Sense 3 break => separate, divide Sense 4 break => damage Sense 5 break, bust => destroy, ruin Also See-> break up#8; break apart#1; break off#5; break up#10; break down#1 Sense 6 transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break => disrespect Sense 7 break, break out break away => escape, get away break loose Sense 8 break => disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out Sense 9 break, burst, erupt => express emotion, express feelings Sense 10 break, break off discontinue, stop => end terminate Sense 11 break in break => trespass, intrude Sense 12 break in break => domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, tame Sense 13 violate, go against, break Sense 14 better, break => surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount Sense 15 disclose, let on bring out reveal, discover, expose, declare, divulge, impart, break, give away let out => tell Sense 16 break => become go get Sense 17 fail go bad give way die, give out conk out go break, break down => change Sense 18 break, break away => separate, part split up split, break, break up Sense 19 break => flee, fly, take flight Sense 20 break => collapse, fall in cave in give give way break, founder Sense 21 dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break => deaden, blunt Sense 22 break => change Sense 23 break => end finish, terminate, cease Sense 24 break => change, alter, vary Sense 25 break Sense 26 break => discontinue, stop, cease, give up quit lay off Sense 27 break => come forth, emerge Sense 28 break => happen, hap, go on pass off occur, pass, come about take place Sense 29 break => ruin Sense 30 break => invalidate, annul, quash, void, avoid, nullify Sense 31 break => cancel, call off Sense 32 break => divide, split, split up separate, dissever, carve up Sense 33 separate, part split up split, break, break up Sense 34 demote, bump, relegate, break, kick downstairs => delegate, designate, depute, assign Sense 35 bankrupt, ruin, break => impoverish Sense 36 break => switch, shift, change Sense 37 break => appear Sense 38 collapse, fall in cave in give give way break, founder => change Sense 39 break dance, break-dance, break => dance, trip the light fantastic Sense 40 break => change, exchange, commute, convert Sense 41 break, break up => change, alter Sense 42 break => shoot Sense 43 break => separate, disunite, divide, part Sense 44 break, wear, wear out bust, fall apart => decay, crumble, delapidate Also See-> break away#1; break off#3; break up#4; break apart#2 Sense 45 break, break off snap off => detach Sense 46 break => pierce Sense 47 break Sense 48 break => penetrate Sense 49 break, get out get around Sense 50 pause, intermit, break => interrupt, disrupt, break up cut off Sense 51 break => interrupt, disrupt, break up cut off Sense 52 break => diphthongize Sense 53 break => destroy, ruin Sense 54 break => solve, work out figure out puzzle out lick, work Sense 55 break => switch, shift, change Sense 56 break, hold on stop => interrupt, break Sense 57 break, recrudesce, develop => happen, hap, go on pass off occur, pass, come about take place Also See-> break out#1; break through#2 Sense 58 crack, check, break => change Sense 59 break => change state, turn Sense 60 break => decrease, diminish, lessen, fall Sense 61 fracture, break Sense 62 break => decrease, diminish, lessen, fall Sense 63 break => weaken Familiarity of verb break break used as a verb is extremely familiar (polysemy count = 63) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb break Sense 2 break, separate, split up fall apart, come apart => change integrity Sense 3 break => separate, divide -------------- Sense 4 break => damage Sense 17 fail go bad give way die, give out conk out go break, break down => change -------------- Sense 5 break, bust => destroy, ruin Sense 44 break, wear, wear out bust, fall apart => decay, crumble, delapidate -------------- Sense 7 break, break out break away => escape, get away break loose Sense 19 break => flee, fly, take flight -------------- Sense 12 break in break => domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, tame Sense 22 break => change -------------- Sense 15 disclose, let on bring out reveal, discover, expose, declare, divulge, impart, break, give away let out => tell Sense 49 break, get out get around -------------- Sense 25 break Sense 26 break => discontinue, stop, cease, give up quit lay off -------------- Sense 40 break => change, exchange, commute, convert Sense 41 break, break up => change, alter -------------- Sense 46 break => pierce Sense 47 break Sense 48 break => penetrate -------------- Sense 53 break => destroy, ruin Sense 54 break => solve, work out figure out puzzle out lick, work -------------- Sense 1 interrupt, break => end terminate -------------- Sense 6 transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break => disrespect -------------- Sense 8 break => disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out -------------- Sense 9 break, burst, erupt => express emotion, express feelings -------------- Sense 10 break, break off discontinue, stop => end terminate -------------- Sense 11 break in break => trespass, intrude -------------- Sense 13 violate, go against, break -------------- Sense 14 better, break => surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount -------------- Sense 16 break => become go get -------------- Sense 18 break, break away => separate, part split up split, break, break up -------------- Sense 20 break => collapse, fall in cave in give give way break, founder -------------- Sense 21 dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break => deaden, blunt -------------- Sense 23 break => end finish, terminate, cease -------------- Sense 24 break => change, alter, vary -------------- Sense 27 break => come forth, emerge -------------- Sense 28 break => happen, hap, go on pass off occur, pass, come about take place -------------- Sense 29 break => ruin -------------- Sense 30 break => invalidate, annul, quash, void, avoid, nullify -------------- Sense 31 break => cancel, call off -------------- Sense 32 break => divide, split, split up separate, dissever, carve up -------------- Sense 33 separate, part split up split, break, break up -------------- Sense 34 demote, bump, relegate, break, kick downstairs => delegate, designate, depute, assign -------------- Sense 35 bankrupt, ruin, break => impoverish -------------- Sense 36 break => switch, shift, change -------------- Sense 37 break => appear -------------- Sense 38 collapse, fall in cave in give give way break, founder => change -------------- Sense 39 break dance, break-dance, break => dance, trip the light fantastic -------------- Sense 42 break => shoot -------------- Sense 43 break => separate, disunite, divide, part -------------- Sense 45 break, break off snap off => detach -------------- Sense 50 pause, intermit, break => interrupt, disrupt, break up cut off -------------- Sense 51 break => interrupt, disrupt, break up cut off -------------- Sense 52 break => diphthongize -------------- Sense 55 break => switch, shift, change -------------- Sense 56 break, hold on stop => interrupt, break -------------- Sense 57 break, recrudesce, develop => happen, hap, go on pass off occur, pass, come about take place -------------- Sense 58 crack, check, break => change -------------- Sense 59 break => change state, turn -------------- Sense 60 break => decrease, diminish, lessen, fall -------------- Sense 61 fracture, break -------------- Sense 62 break => decrease, diminish, lessen, fall -------------- Sense 63 break => weaken -------------- Grep of noun breaking breaking breaking and entering breaking away breaking ball breaking off breaking point breaking wind groundbreaking housebreaking law-breaking prison-breaking strikebreaking Overview of noun breaking The noun breaking has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) breakage, break, breaking -- (the act of breaking something "the breakage was unavoidable") Overview of verb break The verb break has 63 senses (first 22 from tagged texts) 1. (15) interrupt, break -- (end prematurely; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak") 2. (13) break, separate, split up fall apart, come apart -- (become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart") 3. (11) break -- (destroy the integrity of usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments; "He broke the glass plate"; "She broke the match") 4. (9) break -- (render inoperable or ineffective; "You broke the alarm clock when you took it apart!") 5. (8) break, bust -- (ruin completely; "He busted my radio!") 6. (6) transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break -- (act in disregard of laws and rules "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law") 7. (4) break, break out break away -- (move away or escape suddenly; "The horses broke from the stable"; "Three inmates broke jail") 8. (4) break -- (scatter or part "The clouds broke after the heavy downpour") 9. (4) break, burst, erupt -- (force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up "break into tears"; "erupt in anger") 10. (4) break, break off discontinue, stop -- (prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break the silence") 11. (3) break in break -- (enter someone's 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!") 12. (3) break in break -- (make submissive, obedient, or useful, as of wild animals or new items: "The horse was tough to break"; used metaphorically for people) 13. (2) violate, go against, break -- (fail to agree with be in violation of as of rules or patterns; "He violated the agreement to stay away from his ex-wife"; "You are breaking the law!") 14. (2) better, break -- (surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record") 15. (2) disclose, let on bring out reveal, discover, expose, declare, divulge, impart, break, give away let out -- (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") 16. (2) break -- (come into being "light broke over the horizon"; "Voices broke in the air") 17. (2) fail go bad give way die, give out conk out go break, break down -- (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") 18. (1) break, break away -- (interrupt a continued activity; "She had broken with the traditional patterns") 19. (1) break -- (make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing (military usage); "The ranks broke") 20. (1) break -- (curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves; "The surf broke") 21. (1) dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break -- (lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall") 22. (1) break -- (be broken in "If the new teacher won't break, we'll add some stress") 23. break -- (come to an end "The heat wave finally broke yesterday") 24. break -- (vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity; "The flat plain was broken by sharply mesas") 25. break -- (cause to give up a habit; "She finally broke herself of smoking cigarettes") 26. break -- (give up: "break cigarette smoking") 27. break -- (come forth or begin from a state of latency; "The first winter storm broke over New York") 28. break -- (happen or take place "Things have been breaking pretty well for us in the past few months" (informal)) 29. break -- (cause the failure or ruin of "His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage"; "This play will either make or break the playwright") 30. break -- (invalidate by judicial action "The will was broken") 31. break -- (stop or interrupt; "He broke the engagement"; "We had to break our plans for a trip to China") 32. break -- (divide into pieces, as by bending or cutting; "break the loaf of bread"; "break the crackers") 33. separate, part split up split, break, break up -- (discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up") 34. demote, bump, relegate, break, kick downstairs -- (assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up") 35. bankrupt, ruin, break -- (reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!") 36. break -- (change directions suddenly) 37. break -- (emerge from the surface, as of fish in water; "The whales broke") 38. collapse, fall in cave in give give way break, founder -- (break down literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice") 39. break dance, break-dance, break -- (do a break dance; "Kids were break-dancing at the street corner") 40. break -- (exchange for smaller units of money; "I had to break a $100 bill just to buy the candy") 41. break, break up -- (destroy the completeness of a set of related items; "The book dealer would not break the set") 42. break -- (make the opening shot that scatters the balls, in billiards or pool) 43. break -- (separate from a clinch, in boxing; "The referee broke the boxers") 44. break, wear, wear out bust, fall apart -- (go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely") 45. break, break off snap off -- (break a piece from a whole; "break a branch from a tree") 46. break -- (pierce the surface of "The fish broke the water") 47. break -- (become punctured or penetrated: "The skin broke") 48. break -- (pierce or penetrate; "The blade broke her skin") 49. break, get out get around -- (be released or become known of news "News of her death broke in the morning") 50. pause, intermit, break -- (cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch") 51. break -- (interrupt the flow of current in "break a circuit") 52. break -- (undergo breaking; "The simple vowels broke in many Germanic languages") 53. break -- (find a flaw in: "break an alibi") 54. break -- (find the solution or key to "break the code") 55. break -- (change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another; "Her voice broke to a whisper when she started to talk about her children") 56. break, hold on stop -- (stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; "Hold on a moment!"; "We broke at noon") 57. break, recrudesce, develop -- (happen, as of an event; "Report the news as it develops"; "These political movements recrudesce from time to time") 58. crack, check, break -- (become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated") 59. break -- (of the male voice in puberty; "his voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir") 60. break -- (fall sharply; "stock prices broke") 61. fracture, break -- (fracture a bone of: "I broke my foot while playing hockey") 62. break -- (diminish or discontinue abruptly; "The patient's fever broke last night") 63. break -- (weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "For a hero loves the world till it breaks him"--Yeats) Overview of adj breaking The adj breaking has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) breaking -- ((of waves) curling over and crashing into surf or spray: "the breaking waves") Antonyms of adj breaking Similarity of adj breaking 1 sense of breaking Sense 1 breaking Participle of verb break (Sense 20) =>break => collapse, fall in cave in give give way break, founder Attributes of adj breaking Familiarity of adj breaking breaking used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj breaking backbreaking breaking heartbreaking record-breaking Overview of noun breaking The noun breaking has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) breakage, break, breaking -- (the act of breaking something "the breakage was unavoidable") Overview of verb break The verb break has 63 senses (first 22 from tagged texts) 1. (15) interrupt, break -- (end prematurely; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak") 2. (13) break, separate, split up fall apart, come apart -- (become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart") 3. (11) break -- (destroy the integrity of usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments; "He broke the glass plate"; "She broke the match") 4. (9) break -- (render inoperable or ineffective; "You broke the alarm clock when you took it apart!") 5. (8) break, bust -- (ruin completely; "He busted my radio!") 6. (6) transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break -- (act in disregard of laws and rules "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law") 7. (4) break, break out break away -- (move away or escape suddenly; "The horses broke from the stable"; "Three inmates broke jail") 8. (4) break -- (scatter or part "The clouds broke after the heavy downpour") 9. (4) break, burst, erupt -- (force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up "break into tears"; "erupt in anger") 10. (4) break, break off discontinue, stop -- (prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break the silence") 11. (3) break in break -- (enter someone's 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!") 12. (3) break in break -- (make submissive, obedient, or useful, as of wild animals or new items: "The horse was tough to break"; used metaphorically for people) 13. (2) violate, go against, break -- (fail to agree with be in violation of as of rules or patterns; "He violated the agreement to stay away from his ex-wife"; "You are breaking the law!") 14. (2) better, break -- (surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record") 15. (2) disclose, let on bring out reveal, discover, expose, declare, divulge, impart, break, give away let out -- (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") 16. (2) break -- (come into being "light broke over the horizon"; "Voices broke in the air") 17. (2) fail go bad give way die, give out conk out go break, break down -- (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") 18. (1) break, break away -- (interrupt a continued activity; "She had broken with the traditional patterns") 19. (1) break -- (make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing (military usage); "The ranks broke") 20. (1) break -- (curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves; "The surf broke") 21. (1) dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break -- (lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall") 22. (1) break -- (be broken in "If the new teacher won't break, we'll add some stress") 23. break -- (come to an end "The heat wave finally broke yesterday") 24. break -- (vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity; "The flat plain was broken by sharply mesas") 25. break -- (cause to give up a habit; "She finally broke herself of smoking cigarettes") 26. break -- (give up: "break cigarette smoking") 27. break -- (come forth or begin from a state of latency; "The first winter storm broke over New York") 28. break -- (happen or take place "Things have been breaking pretty well for us in the past few months" (informal)) 29. break -- (cause the failure or ruin of "His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage"; "This play will either make or break the playwright") 30. break -- (invalidate by judicial action "The will was broken") 31. break -- (stop or interrupt; "He broke the engagement"; "We had to break our plans for a trip to China") 32. break -- (divide into pieces, as by bending or cutting; "break the loaf of bread"; "break the crackers") 33. separate, part split up split, break, break up -- (discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up") 34. demote, bump, relegate, break, kick downstairs -- (assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up") 35. bankrupt, ruin, break -- (reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!") 36. break -- (change directions suddenly) 37. break -- (emerge from the surface, as of fish in water; "The whales broke") 38. collapse, fall in cave in give give way break, founder -- (break down literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice") 39. break dance, break-dance, break -- (do a break dance; "Kids were break-dancing at the street corner") 40. break -- (exchange for smaller units of money; "I had to break a $100 bill just to buy the candy") 41. break, break up -- (destroy the completeness of a set of related items; "The book dealer would not break the set") 42. break -- (make the opening shot that scatters the balls, in billiards or pool) 43. break -- (separate from a clinch, in boxing; "The referee broke the boxers") 44. break, wear, wear out bust, fall apart -- (go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely") 45. break, break off snap off -- (break a piece from a whole; "break a branch from a tree") 46. break -- (pierce the surface of "The fish broke the water") 47. break -- (become punctured or penetrated: "The skin broke") 48. break -- (pierce or penetrate; "The blade broke her skin") 49. break, get out get around -- (be released or become known of news "News of her death broke in the morning") 50. pause, intermit, break -- (cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch") 51. break -- (interrupt the flow of current in "break a circuit") 52. break -- (undergo breaking; "The simple vowels broke in many Germanic languages") 53. break -- (find a flaw in: "break an alibi") 54. break -- (find the solution or key to "break the code") 55. break -- (change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another; "Her voice broke to a whisper when she started to talk about her children") 56. break, hold on stop -- (stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; "Hold on a moment!"; "We broke at noon") 57. break, recrudesce, develop -- (happen, as of an event; "Report the news as it develops"; "These political movements recrudesce from time to time") 58. crack, check, break -- (become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated") 59. break -- (of the male voice in puberty; "his voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir") 60. break -- (fall sharply; "stock prices broke") 61. fracture, break -- (fracture a bone of: "I broke my foot while playing hockey") 62. break -- (diminish or discontinue abruptly; "The patient's fever broke last night") 63. break -- (weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "For a hero loves the world till it breaks him"--Yeats) Overview of adj breaking The adj breaking has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) breaking -- ((of waves) curling over and crashing into surf or spray: "the breaking waves")
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