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BREAK — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ

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An escape from jail. Приклади
  • The breakout was carefully planned.
Any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare. Приклади
  • The break in the eighth frame cost him the match.
A sudden dash. Приклади
  • He made a break for the open door.
The act of breaking something. Приклади
  • The breakage was unavoidable.
An act of delaying or interrupting the continuity. Приклади
  • It was presented without commercial breaks.
(tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving. Приклади
  • He was up two breaks in the second set.
The opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool.
A pause from doing something (as work). Приклади
  • We took a 10-minute break.
  • He took time out to recuperate.
A personal or social separation (as between opposing factions). Приклади
  • They hoped to avoid a break in relations.
An unexpected piece of good luck. Приклади
  • He finally got his big break.
The occurrence of breaking. Приклади
  • The break in the dam threatened the valley.
Some abrupt occurrence that interrupts. Приклади
  • The telephone is an annoying interruption.
  • There was a break in the action when a player was hurt.
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other. Приклади
  • They built it right over a geological fault.
Breaking of hard tissue such as bone. Приклади
  • It was a nasty fracture.
  • The break seems to have been caused by a fall.
A time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something.
Weaken or destroy in spirit or body. Приклади
  • His resistance was broken.
  • A man broken by the terrible experience of near-death.
Diminish or discontinue abruptly. Приклади
  • The patient's fever broke last night.
Fracture a bone of. Приклади
  • I broke my foot while playing hockey.
Fall sharply. Приклади
  • Stock prices broke.
Make submissive, obedient, or useful. Приклади
  • The horse was tough to break.
  • I broke in the new intern.
Be broken in. Приклади
  • If the new teacher won't break, we'll add some stress.
Of the male voice in puberty. Приклади
  • His voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir.
Render inoperable or ineffective. Приклади
  • You broke the alarm clock when you took it apart!
Become separated into pieces or fragments. Приклади
  • The figurine broke.
  • The freshly baked loaf fell apart.
Destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments. Приклади
  • He broke the glass plate.
  • She broke the match.
Become fractured; break or crack on the surface only. Приклади
  • The glass cracked when it was heated.
Happen. Приклади
  • Report the news as it develops.
  • These political movements recrudesce from time to time.
Prevent completion. Приклади
  • Stop the project.
  • Break off the negociations.
Terminate. Приклади
  • She interrupted her pregnancy.
  • Break a lucky streak.
  • Break the cycle of poverty.
Lessen in force or effect. Приклади
  • Soften a shock.
  • Break a fall.
Stop operating or functioning. Приклади
  • 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.
Change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another. Приклади
  • Her voice broke to a whisper when she started to talk about her children.
Come into being. Приклади
  • Light broke over the horizon.
  • Voices broke in the air.
Find the solution or key to. Приклади
  • Break the code.
Find a flaw in. Приклади
  • Break an alibi.
  • Break down a proof.
Undergo breaking. Приклади
  • The simple vowels broke in many Germanic languages.
Interrupt the flow of current in. Приклади
  • Break a circuit.
Cease an action temporarily. Приклади
  • We pause for station identification.
  • Let's break for lunch.
Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret. Приклади
  • 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.
Be released or become known; of news. Приклади
  • News of her death broke in the morning.
Surpass in excellence. Приклади
  • She bettered her own record.
  • Break a record.
Pierce or penetrate. Приклади
  • The blade broke her skin.
Become punctured or penetrated. Приклади
  • The skin broke.
Break a piece from a whole. Приклади
  • Break a branch from a tree.
Go to pieces. Приклади
  • The lawn mower finally broke.
  • The gears wore out.
  • The old chair finally fell apart completely.
Ruin completely. Приклади
  • He busted my radio!
Separate from a clinch, in boxing. Приклади
  • The referee broke the boxers.
Make the opening shot that scatters the balls.
Destroy the completeness of a set of related items. Приклади
  • The book dealer would not break the set.
Exchange for smaller units of money. Приклади
  • I had to break a $100 bill just to buy the candy.
Force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up. Приклади
  • Break into tears.
  • Erupt in anger.
Do a break dance. Приклади
  • Kids were break-dancing at the street corner.
Curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves. Приклади
  • The surf broke.
Break down, literally or metaphorically. Приклади
  • 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.
Emerge from the surface of a body of water. Приклади
  • The whales broke.
Scatter or part. Приклади
  • The clouds broke after the heavy downpour.
Make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing. Приклади
  • The ranks broke.
Move away or escape suddenly. Приклади
  • The horses broke from the stable.
  • Three inmates broke jail.
  • Nobody can break out--this prison is high security.
Change directions suddenly.
Reduce to bankruptcy. Приклади
  • My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!
  • The slump in the financial markets smashed him.
Assign to a lower position; reduce in rank. Приклади
  • She was demoted because she always speaks up.
  • He was broken down to Sargeant.
Discontinue an association or relation; go different ways. Приклади
  • The business partners broke over a tax question.
  • The couple separated after 25 years of marriage.
  • My friend and I split up.
Invalidate by judicial action. Приклади
  • The will was broken.
Interrupt a continued activity. Приклади
  • She had broken with the traditional patterns.
Cause the failure or ruin of. Приклади
  • His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage.
  • This play will either make or break the playwright.
Act in disregard of laws and rules. Приклади
  • Offend all laws of humanity.
  • Violate the basic laws or human civilization.
  • Break a law.
Enter someone's property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act. Приклади
  • Someone broke in while I was on vacation.
  • They broke into my car and stole my radio!
Happen or take place. Приклади
  • Things have been breaking pretty well for us in the past few months.
Come forth or begin from a state of latency. Приклади
  • The first winter storm broke over New York.
Fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns. Приклади
  • This sentence violates the rules of syntax.
Give up. Приклади
  • Break cigarette smoking.
Cause to give up a habit. Приклади
  • She finally broke herself of smoking cigarettes.
Vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity. Приклади
  • The flat plain was broken by tall mesas.
Come to an end. Приклади
  • The heat wave finally broke yesterday.
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