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Definition break

Etymology 1

From Middle English breken, from Old English brecan (“to break”), from Proto-Germanic *brekan? (“to break”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?reg- (“to break”). The word is a doublet of bray.

  • (intransitive) To burst forth; to make its way; to come into view.
  • (intransitive) To interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily.
  • (transitive) To interrupt (a fall) by inserting something so that the falling object does not (immediately) hit something else beneath.
  • (transitive, ergative) To disclose or make known an item of news, etc.
  • (intransitive, of a sound) To become audible suddenly.
  • (transitive) To change a steady state abruptly.
  • (copulative, informal) To suddenly become.
  • (intransitive) Of a male voice, to become deeper at puberty.
  • (intransitive) Of a voice, to alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men generally to go up, in women sometimes to go down; to crack.
  • (transitive) To surpass or do better than (a specific number), to do better than (a record), setting a new record.
  • (sports and games):
    1. (transitive, tennis) To win a game (against one's opponent) as receiver.
    2. (intransitive, billiards, snooker, pool) To make the first shot; to scatter the balls from the initial neat arrangement.
    3. (transitive, backgammon) To remove one of the two men on (a point).
  • (transitive, military, most often in the passive tense) To demote, to reduce the military rank of.
  • (transitive) To end (a connection), to disconnect.
  • (intransitive, of an emulsion) To demulsify.
  • (intransitive, sports) To counter-attack
  • (transitive, obsolete) To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or communicate.
  • (intransitive) To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose health or strength.
  • (intransitive, obsolete) To fail in business; to become bankrupt.
  • (transitive) To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of.
  • (transitive) To destroy the official character and standing of; to cashier; to dismiss.
  • (intransitive) To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change the gait.
  • (intransitive, archaic) To fall out; to terminate friendship.
  • Noun

    break (plural breaks)

    1. An instance of breaking something into two or more pieces.
    2. A physical space that opens up in something or between two things.
    3. A rest or pause, usually from work.
    4. (Britain) a time for students to talk or play.
    5. A short holiday.
    6. A temporary split with a romantic partner.
    7. An interval or intermission between two parts of a performance, for example a theatre show, broadcast, or sports game.
    8. A significant change in circumstance, attitude, perception, or focus of attention.
    9. The beginning (of the morning).
    10. An act of escaping.
    11. (computing) The separation between lines or paragraphs of a written text.
    12. (Britain, weather) A change, particularly the end of a spell of persistent good or bad weather.
    13. (sports and games):
      1. (tennis) A game won by the receiving player(s).
      2. (billiards, snooker, pool) The first shot in a game of billiards
      3. (snooker) The number of points scored by one player in one visit to the table
      4. (soccer) The counter-attack
      5. (surfing) A place where waves break (that is, where waves pitch or spill forward creating white water).
    14. (dated) A large four-wheeled carriage, having a straight body and calash top, with the driver's seat in front and the footman's behind.
    15. (equitation) A sharp bit or snaffle.
    16. (music) A short section of music, often between verses, in which some performers stop while others continue.
    17. (music) The point in the musical scale at which a woodwind instrument is designed to overblow, that is, to move from its lower to its upper register.
    18. (geography) usu. plural An area along a river that features steep banks, bluffs, or gorges (e.g., Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, US).

    Etymology 2

    Clipping of breakdown (the percussion break of songs chosen by a DJ for use in hip-hop music) and see also breakdancing.

    Noun

    break (plural breaks)

    1. (music) A section of extended repetition of the percussion break to a song, created by a hip-hop DJ as rhythmic dance music.

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