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breaking

/ˈbɹeɪkɪŋ/

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To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.

Examples :

"If the vase falls to the floor, it might break."

action process material

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To divide (something, often money) into smaller units.

Examples :

"Can you break a hundred-dollar bill for me?"

business finance

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To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of.

Examples :

"The constant criticism from her teachers was breaking her spirit. "

mind emotion character person

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To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief.

Examples :

"My heart is breaking."

emotion suffering mind

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To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate.

Examples :

"The loud music was breaking my concentration while I tried to study. "

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To ruin financially.

Examples :

"The recession broke some small businesses."

business finance economy

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To violate, to not adhere to.

Examples :

"He broke his vows by cheating on his wife."

law moral action

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(of a fever) To pass the most dangerous part of the illness; to go down, in terms of temperature.

Examples :

""The doctor said the fever was breaking, so we knew my son was finally getting better." "

medicine disease physiology

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(of a spell of settled weather) To end.

Examples :

"The forecast says the hot weather will break by midweek."

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(of a storm) To begin; to end.

Examples :

"Around midday the storm broke, and the afternoon was calm and sunny."

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(of morning, dawn, day etc.) To arrive.

Examples :

"Morning has broken."

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To render (a game) unchallenging by altering its rules or exploiting loopholes or weaknesses in them in a way that gives a player an unfair advantage.

Examples :

"Changing the rules to let white have three extra queens would break chess."

game computing entertainment action technical

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To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.

Examples :

"Did you two break the trolley by racing with it?"

function machine technology device

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To cause (a barrier) to no longer bar.

Examples :

"break a seal"

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To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to pierce.

Examples :

"The cavalry were not able to break the British squares."

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(of a wave of water) To collapse into surf, after arriving in shallow water.

Examples :

"The wave was breaking close to the shore, sending white foam onto the sand. "

ocean nautical nature weather

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To burst forth; to make its way; to come into view.

Examples :

"The sun broke through the clouds, lighting up the schoolyard. "

action process appearance event

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To interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily.

Examples :

"The construction workers are breaking for lunch now. "

work job business action

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To interrupt (a fall) by inserting something so that the falling object does not (immediately) hit something else beneath.

Examples :

"He survived the jump out the window because the bushes below broke his fall."

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To disclose or make known an item of news, etc.

Examples :

"The news anchor is breaking the story about the car accident. "

media communication

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(of a sound) To become audible suddenly.

Examples :

"The silence in the library was broken by a child's laughter suddenly breaking through. "

sound phonetics

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To change a steady state abruptly.

Examples :

"His coughing broke the silence."

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To suddenly become.

Examples :

"The arrest was standard, when suddenly the suspect broke ugly."

action process event

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Of a male voice, to become deeper at puberty.

Examples :

""Michael's voice is breaking, so it sounds a little funny sometimes." "

physiology body age

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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.

Examples :

"His voice breaks when he gets emotional."

sound physiology human body emotion

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To surpass or do better than (a specific number), to do better than (a record), setting a new record.

Examples :

"The runner broke the school record in the 100-meter dash. "

achievement sport number

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Examples :

"Definition: : (as a verb) interrupting the flow or continuity of something Sentence: The loud music was breaking my concentration while I was trying to study. "

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(most often in the passive tense) To demote, to reduce the military rank of.

Examples :

"After the scandal, the officer was broken to the rank of private. "

military government

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To end (a connection), to disconnect.

Examples :

"She is breaking the internet connection to focus on her homework. "

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(of an emulsion) To demulsify.

Examples :

"The homemade salad dressing started breaking, separating into oil and vinegar. "

chemistry process

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To counter-attack

Examples :

"After blocking his opponent's punch, the boxer was breaking with a swift jab of his own. "

military action war

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To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or communicate.

Examples :

"She was breaking the news of her engagement to her family at dinner. "

communication language

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To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose health or strength.

Examples :

"After years of hard labor in the factory, his body was breaking under the strain. "

medicine physiology body condition

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To fail in business; to become bankrupt.

Examples :

"After years of struggling, the small bakery was finally breaking under the weight of its debts. "

business economy finance

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To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of.

Examples :

"to break flax"

action condition

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To destroy the official character and standing of; to cashier; to dismiss.

Examples :

"The company was breaking the contract with the supplier due to consistent quality issues. "

government military law job

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To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change the gait.

Examples :

"to break into a run or gallop"

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To fall out; to terminate friendship.

Examples :

"After arguing about the project, Maria and Sarah were breaking, and they stopped talking to each other. "

family human character society emotion

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To terminate the execution of a program before normal completion.

Examples :

"The teacher was breaking the simulation because it was running too slowly and giving inaccurate results. "

computing technology

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To suspend the execution of a program during debugging so that the state of the program can be investigated.

Examples :

"The programmer broke the execution of the game to investigate why the character wasn't moving. "

computing technology technical internet electronics

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noun

The act by which something is broken.

Examples :

"The breaking of the vase made a loud noise and scattered shards of glass everywhere. "

action process event

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noun

A change of a vowel to a diphthong

Examples :

"The linguistic study of Old English reveals fascinating examples of vowel breaking, where a single vowel sound shifted into a combination of two vowel sounds over time. "

language grammar phonetics linguistics

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noun

A form of ornamentation in which groups of short notes are used instead of long ones

Examples :

"The pianist's interpretation of the melody included generous breaking, transforming the slow chords into a flurry of rapid notes. "

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noun

Examples :

"The school talent show featured an impressive display of breaking. "

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