break /breɪk/ vb (breaks, breaking, broke, broken) to separate or become separated into two or more pieces to damage or become damaged so as to be inoperative: my radio is broken to crack or become cracked without separating to burst or cut the surface of (skin, etc) to discontinue or become discontinued: they broke for lunch, to break a journey to disperse or become dispersed: the clouds broke (transitive) to fail to observe (an agreement, promise, law, etc): to break ones word (followed by with) to discontinue an association (with) to disclose or be disclosed: he broke the news gently (transitive) to fracture (a bone) in (a limb, etc) (transitive) to divide (something complete or perfect): to break a set of books to bring or come to an end: the summer weather broke at last (transitive) to bring to an end by or as if by force: to break a strike when intr, often followed by out: to escape (from): he broke jail, he broke out of jail to weaken or overwhelm or be weakened or overwhelmed, as in spirit
Posted on: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 09:47:36 +0000
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