Definition of 'break'
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense breaks
, present participle breaking
, past tense broke
, past participle broken
1. verb
When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit
or dropped.
2. verb
If you break a part of your body such as your leg, your arm, or your nose, or if a bone breaks, you are injured because a bone cracks or splits.
3. verb
If a surface, cover, or seal breaks or if something breaks it, a hole or tear is made in it, so that a substance can pass through.
Once you've broken the seal of a bottle there's no way you can put it back together
again. [VERB noun]
4. verb
When a tool or piece of machinery breaks or when you break it, it is damaged and no longer works.
[Also V-ed] 5. verb
If you break a rule, promise, or agreement, you do something that you should not do according
to that rule, promise, or agreement.
6. verb
If you break free or loose, you free yourself from something or escape from it.
7. verb
If someone breaks something, especially a difficult or unpleasant situation that has existed for some
time, they end it or change it.
The country is heading towards elections which may break the party's long hold on
power. [VERB noun]
8. verb
If someone or something breaks a silence, they say something or make a noise after a long period of silence.
9. countable noun
10. verb
If you break with a group of people or a traditional way of doing things, or you break your connection with them, you stop being involved with that group or stop doing
things in that way.
[Also VERB noun] 11. verb
If you break a habit or if someone breaks you of it, you no longer have that habit.
The professor hoped to break the students of the habit of looking for easy answers. [VERB noun + of]
12. verb
To break someone means to destroy their determination and courage, their success, or their career.
13. verb
If someone breaks for a short period of time, they rest or change from what they are doing for a short
period.
14. countable noun
A break is a short period of time when you have a rest or a change from what you are doing,
especially if you are working or if you are in a boring or unpleasant situation.
15. See also lunch break, tea break
17. verb
If you break your journey somewhere, you stop there for a short time so that you can have a rest.
18. verb
To break the force of something such as a blow or fall means to weaken its effect, for example
by getting in the way of it.
19. verb
When a piece of news breaks, people hear about it online, or from the newspapers, television, or radio.
20. verb
When you break a piece of bad news to someone, you tell it to them, usually in a kind way.
21. countable noun
A break is a lucky opportunity that someone gets to achieve something.
[informal]
23. See also record-breaking
24. verb
25. See also daybreak
26. verb
27. verb
If you break a secret code, you work out how to understand it.
28. verb
29. verb
When a boy's voice breaks, it becomes deeper and sounds more like a man's voice.
30. verb
31. verb
In tennis, if you break your opponent's serve, you win a game in which your opponent is serving.
32. See also broke, broken, heartbreak, heartbreaking, heartbroken, outbreak
33.
34.
See give sb a break
35.
37. to break cover
38. to break even
42. to break the ice
43. to break ranks
44. to break wind
Phrasal verbs:
See break away
See break down
See break in
See break into
See break off
See break out
See break through
See break up
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Word Frequency
break in British English
verbWord forms: breaks, breaking, broke, broken
1.
to separate or become separated into two or more pieces
this cup is broken
3.
to crack or become cracked without separating
4.
to burst or cut the surface of (skin, etc)
7. (transitive)
to fail to observe (an agreement, promise, law, etc)
to break one's word
8. (foll by with)
to discontinue an association (with)
11. (transitive)
to divide (something complete or perfect)
to break a set of books
12.
to bring or come to an end
the summer weather broke at last
13. (transitive)
to bring to an end by or as if by force
to break a strike
14. (when intr, often foll by out)
to escape (from)
they broke jail
they broke out of jail
15.
to weaken or overwhelm or be weakened or overwhelmed, as in spirit
16. (transitive)
to cut through or penetrate
a cry broke the silence
17. (transitive)
to improve on or surpass
to break a record
18. (transitive; often foll by in)
19. (transitive; often foll by of)
to cause (a person) to give up (a habit)
this cure will break you of smoking
20. (transitive)
to weaken the impact or force of
this net will break his fall
22. (transitive)
to lose the order of
to break ranks
24. (when intr, foll by into)
to obtain, give, or receive smaller units in exchange for; change
to break a ten-pound note
26. (intr; often foll by from or out of)
to proceed suddenly
27. (intransitive)
to come into being
light broke over the mountains
28. (intr; foll by into or out into)
a.
to burst into song, laughter, etc
b.
to change to a faster pace
29. (transitive)
to open with explosives
to break a safe
30. (intransitive) (of waves)
a. (often foll by against)
to strike violently
31. (intransitive)
(esp of fish) to appear above the surface of the water
32. (intransitive)
(of the amniotic fluid surrounding an unborn baby) to be released when the amniotic sac ruptures in the first stage of labour
her waters have broken
33. (intransitive) informal, mainly US
to turn out in a specified manner
things are breaking well
35. (intransitive)
to make a sudden effort, as in running, horse racing, etc
38. (intransitive) billiards, snooker
to scatter the balls at the start of a game
41. (intransitive) music
a.
(of the male voice) to undergo a change in register, quality, and range at puberty
b.
(of the voice or some instruments) to undergo a change in tone, quality, etc, when
changing registers
42. (intransitive) phonetics
(of a vowel) to turn into a diphthong, esp as a development in the language
43. (transitive)
44. (transitive)
to interrupt the flow of current in (an electrical circuit)
Compare make1 (sense 27)46. See break bread
47. See break camp
48. See break ground
49. See break one's back
50. See break the back of
51. See break the bank
52. See break the ice
53. See break the mould
54. See break service
55. See break wind
noun
56.
the act or result of breaking; fracture
57.
a crack formed as the result of breaking
59.
a sudden rush, esp to escape
to make a break for freedom
61.
any sudden interruption in a continuous action
62. British
a short period between classes at school
US and Canadian equivalent: recess65.
(esp in a stock exchange) a sudden and substantial decline in prices
67. billiards, snooker
a.
a series of successful shots during one turn
b.
the points scored in such a series
68. billiards, snooker
a.
the opening shot with the cue ball that scatters the placed balls
b.
the right to take this first shot
69. Also called: service break, break of serve tennis
the act or instance of breaking an opponent's service
70.
one of the intervals in a sporting contest
71. horse racing
the start of a race
an even break
72.
(in tenpin bowling) failure to knock down all the pins after the second attempt
74.
a discontinuity in an electrical circuit
75.
access to a radio channel by a citizens' band operator
76. a variant spelling of brake1 (sense 6)
exclamation
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Word origin
Old English brecan; related to Old Frisian breka, Gothic brikan, Old High German brehhan, Latin frangere Sanskrit bhráj bursting forth
Word Frequency
break in American English
verb transitiveWord forms: broke, ˈbroken, ˈbreaking
1.
to cause to come apart by force; split or crack sharply into pieces; smash; burst
2.
a.
to cut open the surface of (soil, the skin, etc.)
b.
to fracture a bone of
4.
to make unusable or inoperative by cracking, disrupting, etc.
7.
to lower in rank or grade; demote
8.
a.
to reduce to poverty or bankruptcy
b.
to ruin the chance for success of
c.
to wreck the health, spirit, etc. of
9.
to surpass (a record)
10.
to fail to follow the terms of (a law, promise, agreement, etc.); violate
11.
a.
to open or enter by force
now chiefly in break and enterb.
to escape from by force
to break prison
12.
to disrupt the order or completeness of; make irregular
the troops broke formation and ran
13.
to interrupt (a journey, electric circuit, etc.)
14.
to reduce the force of by interrupting (a fall, the wind, etc.)
15.
to bring to a sudden end
to break a tie
16.
a.
to make or create (a path, way, etc.) as by removing obstructions
b.
to cut through or penetrate (silence, darkness, etc.)
17.
to make known; tell; disclose
18.
a.
to decipher
to break a code
b.
to succeed in solving
to break a criminal case
19.
to make (a will) invalid by legal process
20.
to prove (an alibi) to be false
21.
to begin; open; start
22.
to exchange (a bill or coin) for smaller units
24. Tennis
to win a game from (an opponent who is serving)
verb intransitive
25.
to split into pieces; come apart; burst
26.
to scatter; disperse
to break and run
27.
to force one's way (through obstacles or resistance)
28.
to quarrel; stop associating (with)
29.
to become unusable or inoperative; go out of order
30.
to suffer a sudden fall in prices, financial condition, etc.
31.
to change suddenly, as by a sharp rise, fall, turn, shift, etc.
his voice broke; the hot spell broke
32.
a.
to move away suddenly
the base runner broke for second
b.
to move apart, or withdraw, from a clinch in boxing
34.
to begin suddenly to utter, perform, etc.
with into, forth in, or out in to break into song
35.
to come suddenly into being, evidence, or general knowledge
day was breaking; the story broke
36.
to appear suddenly above water, as a periscope, fish, etc.
37. US
to stop activity temporarily
we broke for lunch
39.
to suffer a collapse of health, vitality, spirit, etc.
40.
to change into a diphthong
said of vowels41. US
to curve, dip, or rise near the plate
said of a pitched baseball43. Informal
to happen in a certain way
things were breaking badly
noun
44.
a breaking open or apart; breach; fracture
46.
the result of a breaking; broken place; separation; crack
47.
a beginning or appearance
the break of day
48.
an interruption of a regular or continuous arrangement, action, etc.
49.
the result of this; a gap, interval, pause, omission, rest, etc.
50.
a breach in friendly relations
51.
a sudden change, as in weather
52. US
an escape, as from prison
53. US
a sudden lowering or drop, as of prices
54.
an imperfection; flaw
55.
an unbroken series or sequence, as of points in billiards
56. US
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
58. US
a.
a piece of luck, often specif. of good luck
b.
an advantage or opportunity
c.
exceptional or favorable treatment
59. Music
a.
the point where one register changes to another
b.
the abrupt change in quality of a voice or instrument at this point
c.
in jazz, a brief, usually improvised passage by one band member who continues to
play while the others stop
60. Printing
a.
a space between paragraphs
b.
the place at which a column or page of text stops, to be continued as on another
column or page
c.
a point at which a word is divided, as at the end of a line
Idioms:
SYNONYMY NOTE: break, the most general of these terms, expresses their basic idea of separating into pieces
as a result of impact, stress, etc.; smash, crash1 add connotations of suddenness, violence, and noise; crush suggests a crumpling or pulverizing pressure; shatter, sudden fragmentation and a scattering of pieces; crack1, incomplete separation of parts or a sharp, snapping noise in breaking; split, separation lengthwise, as along the direction of grain or layers; fracture, the breaking of a hard or rigid substance, as bone or rock; splinter, the splitting of wood, etc. into long, thin, sharp pieces. All of these terms are
used figuratively to imply great force or damage [to break someone's heart, smash someone's hopes, crush the opposition, shatter someone's nerves, etc.]Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Word Frequency
break in American English
(breik) (verb broke or archaic brake, broken or archaic broke, breaking)
transitive verb
1.
to smash, split, or divide into parts violently; reduce to pieces or fragments
He broke a vase
4.
to fracture a bone of (some part of the body)
He broke his leg
6.
to destroy or interrupt the regularity, uniformity, continuity, or arrangement of; interrupt
The bleating of a foghorn broke the silence
The troops broke formation
7.
to put an end to; overcome; stop
His touchdown run broke the tie
She found it hard to break the cigarette habit
8.
to discover the system, key, method, etc., for decoding or deciphering (a cryptogram), esp. by the methods of cryptanalysis
9.
to remove a part from (a set or collection)
She had to break the set to sell me the two red ones I wanted
10.
to exchange for or divide into smaller units or components
She broke a dollar bill into change
The prism broke the light into all the colors of the rainbow
11.
to make a way through; penetrate
The stone broke the surface of the water
12. Law
a.
to open or force one's way into (a dwelling, store, etc.)
b.
to contest (a will) successfully by judicial action
13.
to make one's way out of, esp. by force
to break jail
14.
to better (a given score or record)
He never broke 200 in bowling or 80 in golf
16.
to solve
The police needed only a week to break that case
17.
to rupture (a blood vessel)
She almost broke a blood vessel from laughing so hard
19.
to cause (a blister, boil, or the like) to burst, as by puncturing
She broke the blister with a needle
20.
to ruin financially; make bankrupt
They threatened to break him if he didn't stop discounting their products
21.
to overcome or wear down the spirit, strength, or resistance of; to cause to yield,
esp. under pressure, torture, or the like
They broke him by the threat of blackmail
22.
to dismiss or reduce in rank
25. (usually fol. by of)
to train away from a habit or practice
27. Journalism
a.
to release (a story) for publication or airing on radio or television
They will break the story tomorrow
b.
to continue (a story or article) on another page, esp. when the page is not the following
one
29. Sport
a. (of a pitcher, bowler, etc.)
to hurl (a ball) in such a way as to cause it to change direction after leaving the hand
He broke a curve over the plate for a strike
b. (in tennis and other racket games)
to score frequently or win against (an opponent's serve)
31.
to prove the falsity or show the lack of logic of
The FBI broke his alibi by proving he knew how to shoot a pistol
32.
to begin or initiate (a plan or campaign), esp. with much publicity
They were going to break the sales campaign with a parade in April
33.
to open the breech or action of (a shotgun, rifle, or revolver), as by snapping open the hinge between the barrel and the butt
intransitive verb
34.
to shatter, burst, or become broken; separate into parts or fragments, esp. suddenly
and violently
The glass broke on the floor
35.
to become suddenly discontinuous or interrupted; stop abruptly
She pulled too hard and the string broke
36. (usually fol. by away, off, or from)
to become detached, separated, or disassociated
The knob broke off in his hand
37.
to become inoperative or to malfunction, as through wear or damage
The television set broke this afternoon
38.
to begin suddenly or violently or change abruptly into something else
War broke over Europe
39.
to begin uttering a sound or series of sounds or to be uttered suddenly
She broke into song
When they entered, a cheer broke from the audience
40.
to express or start to express an emotion or mood
His face broke into a smile
41. (often fol. by away)
to free oneself or escape suddenly, as from restraint or dependency
He broke away from the arresting officer
She finally broke away from her parents and got an apartment of her own
42. (usually fol. by for)
to run or dash toward something suddenly
The pass receiver broke for the goal line
43. (usually fol. by in, into, or through)
to force a way
The hunters broke through the underbrush
44.
to burst or rupture
A blood vessel broke in his nose
The blister broke when he pricked it
45. (usually fol. by in, into, forth, or from)
to interrupt or halt an activity
Don't break in on the conversation
Let's break for lunch
46. (usually fol. by in, into, or out)
to appear or arrive suddenly
A deer broke into the clearing
A rash broke out on her arm
47.
to dawn
The day broke hot and sultry
48.
to begin violently and suddenly
The storm broke
49. (of a storm, foul weather, etc.)
to cease
The weather broke after a week, and we were able to sail for home
50.
to part the surface of water, as a jumping fish or surfacing submarine
51.
to give way or fail, as health, strength, or spirit; collapse
After years of hardship and worry, his health broke
52.
to yield or submit to pressure, torture, or the like
He broke under questioning
53. (of the heart)
to be overwhelmed with sorrow
Her heart broke when he told her that he no longer loved her
54. (of the voice or a musical instrument)
to change harshly from one register or pitch to another
After his voice broke, he could no longer sing soprano parts
55. (of the voice)
to cease, waver, or change tone abruptly, esp. from emotional strain
His voice broke when he mentioned her name
56. (of value or prices)
to drop sharply and considerably
58.
to break dance
60. Botany
to mutate; sport
61. Linguistics
to undergo breaking
62. Billiards & Pool
to make a break; take the first turn in a game
63. Sport (of a pitched or bowled ball)
to change direction
The ball broke over the plate
64. Horse Racing & Athletics
to leave the starting point
The horses broke fast from the gate
65. Boxing
to step back or separate from a clinch
The fighters fell into a clinch and broke on the referee's order
66.
to take place; occur
67. Journalism
to become known, published, or aired
The story broke in the morning papers
68. Horticulture
to produce flowers or leaves
69. See break away
70. See break back
71. See break bulk
72. See break camp
73. See break down
74. See break even
75. See break ground
76. See break in
77. See break in on
78. See break into
79. See break it down
80. See break off
81. See break someone's heart
82. See break out
83. See break service
84. See break sheer
85. See break step
86. See break up
87. See break wind
88. See break with
noun
SYNONYMS 1. fracture, splinter, shiver. break, crush, shatter, smash mean to reduce to parts, violently or by force. break means to divide by means of a blow, a collision, a pull, or the like: to break a chair, a leg, a strap. To crush is to subject to (usually heavy or violent) pressure so as to press out of shape
or reduce to shapelessness or to small particles: to crush a beetle. To shatter is to break in such a way as to cause the pieces to fly in many directions: to shatter a light globe. To smash is to break noisily and suddenly into many pieces: to smash a glass. 2. disobey, contravene. 6. disrupt. 14. surpass, beat. 22. demote. 34. fragment, smash. 89. rent, tear, rip, rift, split; breach, fissure, crack. 94. stop, hiatus, lacuna, pause, caesura.ANTONYMS 1. repair.89.
an act or instance of breaking; disruption or separation of parts; fracture; rupture
There was a break in the window
90.
an opening made by breaking; gap
The break in the wall had not been repaired
91.
a rush away from a place; an attempt to escape
a break for freedom
92.
a sudden dash or rush, as toward something
When the rain lessened, I made a break for home
93.
a suspension of or sudden rupture in friendly relations
94.
an interruption of continuity; departure from or rupture with
Abstract painters made a break with the traditions of the past
95.
an abrupt or marked change, as in sound or direction, or a brief pause
They noticed a curious break in his voice
96. informal
a.
an opportunity or stroke of fortune, esp. a lucky one
b.
a chance to improve one's lot, esp. one unlooked for or undeserved
97. See the breaks
98.
a brief rest, as from work
The actors took a ten-minute break from rehearsal
99. Radio & Television
a brief, scheduled interruption of a program or broadcasting period for the announcement of advertising or station identification
100. Prosody
a pause or caesura
101. Jazz
a solo passage, usually of from 2 to 12 bars, during which the rest of the instruments
are silent
102. Music
the point in the scale where the quality of voice of one register changes to that
of another, as from chest to head
103. See break dancing
104.
a sharp and considerable drop in the prices of stock issues
105. Electricity
an opening or discontinuity in a circuit
107.
the place, after a letter, where a word is or may be divided at the end of a line
108.
a collapse of health, strength, or spirit; breakdown
110. Billiards & Pool
a series of successful strokes; run
111. Pool
the opening play, in which the cue ball is shot to scatter the balls
112. Sport
a change in direction of a pitched or bowled ball
113. Horse Racing & Athletics
the start of a race
114. (in harness racing)
an act or instance of a horse's changing from a trot or pace into a gallop or other
step
115. Tenpin Bowling
a failure to knock down all ten pins in a single frame
116. Boxing
an act or instance of stepping back or separating from a clinch
a clean break
118. Botany
a sport
119. Journalism
the point at the bottom of a column where a printed story is carried over to another
column or page
120. Nautical
the place at which a superstructure, deckhouse, or the like, rises from the main deck of a vessel
121. See breaks
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Derived forms
breakable adjective
breakableness
noun
breakably
adverb
breakless
adjective
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- American English: break /ˈbreɪk/
- Arabic: كَسْر
- Brazilian Portuguese: fratura
- Chinese: 弄断
- Croatian: prijelom
- Czech: přestávka
- Danish: brud
- Dutch: breuk
- European Spanish: fractura
- Finnish: murtuma
- French: cassure
- German: Bruch
- Greek: σπάσιμο
- Italian: frattura
- Japanese: 破壊
- Korean: 골절
- Norwegian: pause
- Polish: złamanie
- European Portuguese: fractura
- Romanian: ruptură
- Russian: перерыв
- Latin American Spanish: ruptura
- Swedish: rast
- Thai: การแตกหัก
- Turkish: kırık
- Ukrainian: перелом
- Vietnamese: sự vỡ
British English: break
/breɪk/ VERB
smash When something breaks, or when you break it, it goes into pieces.
I dropped a plate and it broke.
- American English: break /ˈbreɪk/
- Arabic: يَكْسِر
- Brazilian Portuguese: quebrar
- Chinese: 打破
- Croatian: slomiti
- Czech: rozbít
- Danish: brække
- Dutch: breken
- European Spanish: romper
- Finnish: rikkoa
- French: casser
- German: brechen
- Greek: σπάω
- Italian: rompere
- Japanese: 割る
- Korean: ...을 깨다 금이 가다
- Norwegian: brekke
- Polish: złamać
- European Portuguese: quebrar
- Romanian: a sparge
- Russian: прерывать
- Latin American Spanish: romper
- Swedish: ha sönder
- Thai: แตก, หัก
- Turkish: kırmak
- Ukrainian: розбивати
- Vietnamese: làm vỡ
British English: break
/breɪk/ VERB
stop working If a machine breaks, or if you break it, it stops working.
My brother broke the television.
- American English: break /ˈbreɪk/
- Arabic: يَكْسِرُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: quebrar
- Chinese: 弄坏
- Croatian: razviti
- Czech: rozbít (se)stroj
- Danish: ødelægge
- Dutch: kapot gaan
- European Spanish: romper
- Finnish: rikkoa
- French: arrêter arrêter de fonctionner
- German: brechen
- Greek: χαλώ
- Italian: rompere
- Japanese: 壊れる/壊す
- Korean: 중단하다
- Norwegian: ødelegge
- Polish: zepsuć
- European Portuguese: estragar
- Romanian: a se strica
- Russian: сломать
- Latin American Spanish: romper fallar
- Swedish: gå sönder
- Thai: ทำลาย, หัก, เสีย, ชำรุด
- Turkish: bozmak
- Ukrainian: ламати
- Vietnamese: hỏng hóc
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Learning English: Going shopping
Discover some useful English expressions to use while you're out at the shops in this week's Learning English blog.
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Sting-Nettle Day
We're taking a closer look at the intriguing expressions and customs that have grown up around one of the most versatile plants out there - the stinging nettle.
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Learning English: Saying goodbye
Learn informal ways to say goodbye in British English - from 'Goodbye' to 'See ya!' with examples and tips for everyday use.
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Scrabble: Spoilt for Choice
Strategize your Scrabble moves based on anagrams on the board, score, vowel placement, and hooks to get the best score you can.
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Collins English Dictionary Apps
Download our English Dictionary apps - available for both iOS and Android.
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Collins Dictionaries for Schools
Our new online dictionaries for schools provide a safe and appropriate environment for children. And best of all it's ad free, so sign up now and start using at home or in the classroom.
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Word lists
We have almost 200 lists of words from topics as varied as types of butterflies, jackets, currencies, vegetables and knots!
Amaze your friends with your new-found knowledge!
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