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breaks
verb(break)
to separate into parts with suddenness or violence
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verb(break)
to cause (a bone) to separate into two or more pieces : fracture
breaks
verb(break)
to fracture a bone of (a bodily part)
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noun(break)
an act or action of breaking
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noun(break)
the opening shot in a game of pool or billiards
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noun(break)
a gap or opening caused or appearing as if caused by damage : a condition produced by or as if by breaking : gap
breaks
geographical name(break)
reservation in southwestern Utah northeast of Zion National Park containing a vast natural amphitheater
breaks
idiom(break)
—used to describe what happens when violent, destructive, and confused activity suddenly begins
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idiom(break)
—used to describe what happens when fluid suddenly comes from a pregnant woman's body because her baby will be born soon
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verb(break)
to detach oneself especially from a group : get away
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verb(break)
to depart from former or accustomed ways
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verb(break)
to pull away with a burst of speed
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verb(break)
to cause to fall or collapse by breaking or shattering
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verb(break)
to make ineffective
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verb(break)
to divide into parts or categories
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verb(break)
to enter something (such as a building or computer system) without consent or by force
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verb(break)
intrude
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verb(break)
to interrupt a conversation
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verb(break)
to stop abruptly
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verb(break)
to become detached
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verb(break)
to end a relationship
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verb(break)
to develop or emerge with suddenness or force
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verb(break)
to become covered
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verb(break)
to become affected with an eruption or inflammation of the skin

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