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broke

/bɹəʊk/ /bɹoʊk/

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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."

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

Examples :

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

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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 broke her spirit, making her lose motivation for school. "

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To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief.

Examples :

"My heart is breaking."

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

Examples :

"The loud argument between the brothers broke the peaceful family dinner. "

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To ruin financially.

Examples :

"The recession broke some small businesses."

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To violate, to not adhere to.

Examples :

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

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

Examples :

"My little sister's fever broke last night, and she's feeling much better today. "

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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."

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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?"

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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 large waves broke as they reached the shallow water near the beach. "

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

Examples :

"The news of the promotion broke on the office bulletin board. "

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

Examples :

"The student broke from studying to eat lunch. "

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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 :

"My friend broke the news that the school dance was canceled. "

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(of a sound) To become audible suddenly.

Examples :

"The news of the promotion broke the silence in the office. "

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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."

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Of a male voice, to become deeper at puberty.

Examples :

"My brother's voice broke during his school presentation. "

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."

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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 student broke the school record in the 100-meter dash. "

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Examples :

"The student broke the window during recess. "

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

Examples :

"The sergeant was broke to a corporal for insubordination. "

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To end (a connection), to disconnect.

Examples :

"The team broke their connection with the sponsor after the controversy. "

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(of an emulsion) To demulsify.

Examples :

"The oil and water mixture in the science experiment broke, separating into distinct layers. "

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To counter-attack

Examples :

"The student broke the teacher's argument with a strong counterpoint. "

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

Examples :

"The teacher broke the news about the upcoming test, explaining the topics to be covered. "

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

Examples :

"The long illness broke her; she was much weaker after recovering. "

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To fail in business; to become bankrupt.

Examples :

"The small bakery business broke because it couldn't compete with the larger chain stores. "

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To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of.

Examples :

"to break flax"

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

Examples :

"The school principal broke the student's suspension, officially ending the punishment. "

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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 :

"My best friend and I broke after a big argument about the school play. "

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To terminate the execution of a program before normal completion.

Examples :

"The computer program broke during the calculations, so we had to restart it. "

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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 program to examine why the spreadsheet wasn't calculating correctly. "

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adjective

Financially ruined, bankrupt.

Examples :

"The company went broke after losing a lot of money. "

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adjective

Without any money, penniless.

Examples :

"dead broke; flat broke"

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adjective

Examples :

"The vase was broke after the cat jumped on it. "

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Demoted, deprived of a commission.

Examples :

"He was broke and rendered unfit to serve His Majesty at sea."

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noun

(papermaking) Paper or board that is discarded and repulped during the manufacturing process.

Examples :

"The paper mill recycled the broke to make new paper. "

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A fragment, remains, a piece broken off.

Examples :

"The vase fell and shattered into many small broke. "

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To act as a broker; to transact business for another.

Examples :

"My uncle broke a deal for me, arranging the sale of my old bicycle. "

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To act as procurer in love matters; to pimp.

Examples :

"He broke for the troubled teenager, arranging meetings with older men. "

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Broke off, rich, wealthy

Examples :

"The family was broke but still generous, donating to the school's fundraising drive. "

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