Look up: BREAK

1. break
   Type: Term Pronunciation: brāk Definitions: 1. Separation into parts.
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2. Break
   A rapid and sharp price decline.
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3. break
   [n] - the occurrence of breaking 2. [n] - an unexpected piece of good luck 3. [n] - the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool 4. [n] - (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving 5. [n] - an act of delaying or interrupting t...
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4. Break
   (see also Commercial Break)
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5. Break
   A command stored in the C: directory that disables a script file that is being executed.
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6. break
   break, break period: an interruption from work or duty for rest, relaxation or recreation Category: Law • an extensive crack,break,or fracture in the rocks Category: The cosmos • an open(disconnected)circuit condition caused by a switch,damage to a conductor,etc. Category:...
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7. Break
   A signal to 'break in' when the opposite party or unit is sending. A feature of dial point-to-point teletypewriter systems operating in half duplex.
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8. break
   A short rest away from the computer, essential if a user is spending long periods at a workstation. A user should have a short break every 50 minutes and regularly look away from the screen to refocus on distant objects.
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9. Break
   Break (brāk) transitive verb [ imperfect broke (brōk), (Obsolete Brake ); past participle Broken (brō'k'n), (Obsolete Broke ); prese...
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10. Break
    Break (brāk) intransitive verb 1. To come apart or divide into two or more pieces, usually with suddenness and violence; to part; to burst asunder. 2. To open spontaneously, or by pressure from within, as a bubble, a tumor, a seed ...
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11. Break
    Break ( [ 1913 Webster]) noun [ See Break , transitive verb , and confer Brake (the instrument), Breach , Brack a crack.] 1. An opening made by fracture or disruption. 2. An interru...
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12. break
    1. To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock. ... 2. To lay open as by breaking; to divide; as, to break a package of goods. ... 3. To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, d...
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13. break
    wear verb go to pieces; `The lawn mower finally broke`; `The gears wore out`; `The old chair finally fell apart completely`
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14. break
    separate 3 split up verb become separated into pieces or fragments; `The figurine broke`; `The freshly baked loaf fell apart`
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15. break
    burst verb force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up; `break into tears`; `erupt in anger`
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16. break
    jailbreak noun an escape from jail; `the breakout was carefully planned`
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17. break
    happy chance noun an unexpected piece of good luck; `he finally got his big break`
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18. break
    disruption 2 gap noun an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; `it was presented without commercial breaks`; `there was a gap in his account`
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19. break
    noun (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving; `he was up two breaks in the second set`
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20. break
    discontinue verb prevent completion; `stop the project`; `break off the negotiations`
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21. break
    verb move away or escape suddenly; `The horses broke from the stable`; `Three inmates broke jail`; `Nobody can break out--this prison is high security`
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22. break
    verb break a piece from a whole; `break a branch from a tree`
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23. break
    get around verb be released or become known; of news; `News of her death broke in the morning`
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24. Break
    A rapid and sharp price decline. Related: Crash.
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25. Break
    • (v. t.) An interruption in continuity in writing or printing, as where there is an omission, an unfilled line, etc. • (v. t.) To lay open as by breaking; to divide; as, to break a package of goods. • (v. i.) To open up; to be scattered; to be dissipated; as, the clouds are breaking....
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