Look up: break


  1. break
    Type: Term Pronunciation: brāk Definitions: 1. Separation into parts.
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=12268

  2. Break
    A rapid and sharp price decline.
    Found op http://www.nytimes.com/library/financial/glossary/bfglosb.htm

  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)
    Found op http://www.agbnielsen.net/glossary/glossaryQ.asp?type=alpha&jump=none

  5. Break
    A command stored in the C: directory that disables a script file that is being executed.
    Found op http://www.amigahistory.co.uk/b.html

  6. 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.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20957

  7. 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.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php

  8. Break
    Break (brāk) transitive verb [ imperfect broke (brōk), (Obsolete Brake ); past participle Broken (brō'k'n), (Obsolete Broke ); prese...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/94

  9. 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 ...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/94

  10. 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...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/94

  11. 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...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?break

  12. break
    wear verb go to pieces; `The lawn mower finally broke`; `The gears wore out`; `The old chair finally fell apart completely`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=break



  1. 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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  2. break
    burst verb force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up; `break into tears`; `erupt in anger`
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  3. break
    jailbreak noun an escape from jail; `the breakout was carefully planned`
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  4. break
    happy chance noun an unexpected piece of good luck; `he finally got his big break`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=break

  5. 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`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=break

  6. break
    noun (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving; `he was up two breaks in the second set`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=break

  7. break
    discontinue verb prevent completion; `stop the project`; `break off the negotiations`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=break

  8. 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`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=break

  9. break
    verb break a piece from a whole; `break a branch from a tree`
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  10. break
    get around verb be released or become known; of news; `News of her death broke in the morning`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=break

  11. Break
    A rapid and sharp price decline. Related: Crash.
    Found op http://www.duke.edu/~charvey/Classes/wpg/bfglosb.htm

  12. 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....
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/break/

  13. break
    either of two types of vehicle. One is a heavy four-wheeled carriage frame used for the training and exercising of horses, either singly or in teams ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/b/108

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