Definitions of breaking in various dictionaries:
noun -
the act of breaking something
verb -
terminate
verb -
become separated into pieces or fragments
verb -
render inoperable or ineffective
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ruin completely
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destroy the integrity of
verb -
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
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move away or escape suddenly
verb -
scatter or part
verb -
force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
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prevent completion
verb -
enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
verb -
make submissive, obedient, or useful
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fail to agree with
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surpass in excellence
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make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
verb -
come into being
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stop operating or functioning
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interrupt a continued activity
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make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing
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curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves
verb -
lessen in force or effect
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be broken in
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come to an end
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vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity
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cause to give up a habit
verb -
give up
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come forth or begin from a state of latency
verb -
happen or take place
verb -
cause the failure or ruin of
verb -
invalidate by judicial action
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discontinue an association or relation
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assign to a lower position
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reduce to bankruptcy
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change directions suddenly
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emerge from the surface of a body of water
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break down, literally or metaphorically
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do a break dance
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exchange for smaller units of money
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destroy the completeness of a set of related items
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make the opening shot that scatters the balls
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separate from a clinch, in boxing
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go to pieces
verb -
break a piece from a whole
verb -
become punctured or penetrated
verb -
pierce or penetrate
verb -
be released or become known
verb -
cease an action temporarily
verb -
interrupt the flow of current in
verb -
undergo breaking
verb -
find a flaw in
verb -
find the solution or key to
verb -
change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another
verb -
happen
verb -
become fractured
verb -
crack
verb -
fall sharply
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fracture a bone of
verb -
diminish or discontinue abruptly
verb -
weaken or destroy in spirit or body
The change of a simple vowel to a diphthong, often caused by the influence of neighboring consonants.
Break dancing.
noun - the change of a pure vowel to a diphthong