broke

İngilizce - Türkçe

broke teriminin İngilizce Türkçe sözlükte anlamı

Tom'un ilk karısı onu aldattı, ve o, Mary ile tanıştığında beş parasızdı. - Tom's first wife fleeced him, and he was broke when he met Mary.

Tom bana beş parasız görünmüyor. - Tom doesn't look broke to me.

züğürt

O ayın sonunda her zaman züğürttür. - He's always broke at the end of the month.

Tom ayın sonuna kadar her zaman züğürt. - Tom is always broke by the end of the month.

meteliksiz

Tom Mary'nin meteliksiz olduğunu söyledi. - Tom said Mary is broke.

Tom Mary'nin meteliksiz olduğunu söyledi. - Tom says Mary is broke.

{s} beş parasız (Argo)

{f} kır

Bu pencere kim tarafından kırıldı? - By whom was this window broken?

Bu pencere bir aydır kırıktır. - This window has been broken for a month.

{s} cebi delik

{s} iflas etmiş

break kesil/kes/kırıl/kır

Pencereyi kırmak için bir çekiç kullanıldı. - A hammer was used to break the window.

Tom Mary'nin kalbini kırmak istemiyordu. - Tom didn't want to break Mary's heart.

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mola

İşin yarısını yaptım ve şimdi bir mola verebilirim. - I've done half the work, and now I can take a break.

Oralarda bir yerde bir çay molası verelim. - Let's have a tea break somewhere around there.

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kopmak

İskoçya, İngiltere'den kopmak istiyor. - Scotland wants to break away from England.

Erkek arkadaşın sorunlu bir kişi ama bırakmak ya da kopmak için yeterince iyi bir neden değil. - Your boyfriend is a problematic person, but that's not a good enough reason to give up or break off your relationship.

break

{f} kırılmak

break

bozmak

Ben bu 100 dolarlık banknotu, dört tane 20 dolarlık banknot ve yirmi tane tekliğe bozmak istiyorum. - I'd like to break this 100 dollar bill into four 20 dollar bills and twenty singles.

Biz bu müzakereyi bozmak istiyoruz. - We want to break off this negotiation.

break

{i} ara

Kahvaltı sabah 07:00-11:00 arası servis edilir. - Breakfast is served from 7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Hırsız arabaya girmek için bir tornavida kullandı. - The thief used a screwdriver to break into the car.

bir yere zorla girmek

I just broke up with the girl i love.

broke with

ile kırdı

broke to the wide

(deyim) meteleksiz

broke to the wide

meteliksiz

broke to the wide

(deyim) meteliğe kurşun atan

broke to the wide

(deyim) cebidelik

{i} teneffüs

{f} yenmek

Bu benim büyük fırsatım. - This is my big break.

Bana bir fırsat ver. Söyleyecek bir şeyin varsa, surat asmayı bırak ve onu söyle. - Give me a break. If you have something to say, stop making faces and say it.

break

{f} bozdurmak

break

kaçmak

Biz bu gece kaçmak zorundayız, yoksa çıldıracağım. - We've got to break out tonight or I'll go crazy!

{i} fren

pot

Mola vermek istemediğinden emin misin? - Are you sure you don't want to take a break?

Bence şimdi bir mola vermek en iyisi. - I think it's best to take a break now.

Bir mola vermeni ve biraz dinlenmeni öneriyorum. - I suggest that you take a break and cool off a little.

Eğer Jane daha fazla dinlenmezse, O bir sinir krizi geçirebilir. - If Jane does not rest more, she may have a nervous breakdown.

(Bilgisayar) kesme bitir

break

(Bilgisayar) sayfa sonu

O, ara vermeden 30 dakika boyunca konuştu. - She spoke for 30 minutes without a break.

Dün gece ara vermeden çalıştı. - He worked last night without taking a break.

(Bilgisayar) bitir

Sabah kahvaltını bitirdin mi? - Are you through with your breakfast?

Onunla ilişkimi tamamen bitirmeye kesin karar verdim. - I resolved to break up with her cleanly.

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(Bilgisayar) çık

Ben dün kahvaltı etmeden evden çıktım. - I left home without having breakfast yesterday.

Savaş çıksa ne yaparsın? - What would you do if war were to break out?

break

şafak atmak

break

(Bilgisayar) satır sonu

break

çıtlatmak

stony broke

meteliğe kurşun atmak

bedlam broke loose

kızılca kıyamet koptu

Tom şafak vaktinde okula gitti. - Tom left for school at the break of dawn.

Hükümet, aile bağlarını koparmak için elinden gelen her şeyi yaptı. - The government did all it could to break family ties.

break

{i} aralık

break

{f} kır

Ama aşk kalbinizi kırabilir. - But love can break your heart.

O her bulaşık yıkamada bir tabak kırar. - She breaks a dish every time she washes dishes.

tan

Kahvaltı için çayla tandır ekmeği yedim. - I had naan with the tea for breakfast.

Kulağım sende değildi. Tane tane anlatabilir misin? - I'm not following you at all. Can you break it down for me?

Tom Mary'nin kalbini kırmak istemiyordu. - Tom didn't want to break Mary's heart.

O, oğlunun sigara içme alışkanlığı kırmaya çalıştı. - He tried to break his son's habit of smoking.

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kırık

Bazı kötü kırıklarım vardı. - I had some bad breaks.

X ışınları kemiklerdeki kırıkları bulmak için kullanılır. - X rays are used to locate breaks in bones.

Bambu eğildi ama kırılmadı. - The bamboo bent but did not break.

Herkesin bir kırılma noktası var. - Everybody has a breaking point.

Bir ayna kırarsan yedi yıl kötü şansa uğrayacağına inanıyor musun? - Do you believe that you will get seven years of bad luck if you break a mirror?

Bu benim büyük şansım olabilir. - This could be my big break.

Bizim sosyal engelleri yıkmak için çok çalışmamız gerekmektedir. - We must work hard to break down social barriers.

all hell broke loose

tüm cehennem kopmuştu

be broke

Beş parasız olmak, meteliksiz olmak, züğürt olmak

be broke

Parasız olmak, meteliksiz olmak

be broke

Parası olmamak

be broke

Parası olmamak, meteliksiz olmak

kes

Taş, makası ezer. Makas, kağıdı keser. Kağıt, taşı kaplar. - Rock breaks scissors. Scissors cut paper. Paper smothers rock.

Kes, kalbimi kırıyorsun. - Stop, you're breaking my heart.

(deyim) meteliksiz, parasızmeteliğe kurşun atmak

having no money.

storm broke

fırtına koptu

storm broke over us

fırtına bizi kırdı

the straw that broke the camel's back

(deyim) Bardağı taşıran son damla

the straw that broke the camel´s back

k. dili bardağı taşıran son damla

Bedlam broke loose

Kıyamet koptu

be stone broke

{k} meteliksiz olmak, beş parasız olmak

be stony broke

(Fiili Deyim ) meteliğe kurşun atmak

break

{f} yakın dövüşü bırakmak

break

{f} çiğnemek

Kuralları çiğnemekten korkma. - Don't be afraid to break the rules.

Birkaç kişi, yasayı çiğnemekle suçlandı. - Several people have been accused of breaking the law.

{i} firar

Bütün ödevlerimi yaptım ve kısa bir ara vermek istiyorum. - I have done all of my homework and I'd like to take a short break.

Ara vermek istiyorum. - I want to take a break.

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kesmek

Ne yazık ki tartışmayı kesmek zorundayız. - I'm afraid we must break off the discussion.

break

parçalamak

Bir kazma sert zemin yüzeyleri parçalamak için kullanılan uzun saplı bir araçtır. - A pick is a long handled tool used for breaking up hard ground surfaces.

{f} uymamak

{f} ağarmak

{f} fırlamak

{i} ani fiyat düşüşü

{f} batmak

{f} dalmak

Ne yazık ki tartışmayı kesmek zorundayız. - I'm afraid we must break off the discussion.

break

{f} ihlal etmek

Hakim Scopes'i yasayı ihlal etmekle suçlu buldu. - The judge found Scopes guilty of breaking the law.

Kuralları azıcık ihlal etmekten korkma. - Don't be afraid to break the rules a little.

{i} gaf

(Askeri) ARA İŞARETİ: Telefon ve telsiz ile verilen raporlarda, başlık ile metin veya metin ile imza arasında ya da metin içindeki fasılalar

(Tekstil) (to) ajur yapmak

break

iflâs ettirmek

break

uymamak bir yerini kırmak

break

{i} solo bölüm (caz)

break

{f} patlamak

break

{i} kaçma

Biz bu gece kaçmak zorundayız, yoksa çıldıracağım. - We've got to break out tonight or I'll go crazy!

Tom hapisten kaçmama yardım etti. - Tom helped me break out of jail.

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BREAK

break

{i} iş molası: They took a break. Mola verdiler

{f} iflas etmek

{f} (broke, bro.ken) 1

break

söylemek

Gerçekten o okula devam etmeyi sevdim. Gustavo bize mola sırasında oynamak ve şarkı söylemek için her gün gitar getirirdi. - I really liked attending to that school. Every day, Gustavo would bring the guitar for us to play and sing during the break.

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bitirmek

Mary Tom uyanmadan önce kahvaltı hazırlamayı bitirmek istedi. - Mary wanted to finish making breakfast before Tom woke up.

Tom Mary ile ilişkiyi bitirmek istemiyor. - Tom doesn't want to break up with Mary.

{k} züğürt

meteliğe kurşun atmak

go broke

beş parasız kalmak

go for broke

elinden geleni yapmak

go for broke

her yola başvurmak

pandemonium broke out

the car broke down

arabam bozuldu

the straw that broke

{k} bardağı taşıran son damla

Türkçe - Türkçe

broke teriminin Türkçe Türkçe sözlükte anlamı
break: Boks müsabakalarında hakemin kullandığı açıl komutu
break: Caz müziğinde parçayı çalgıcılardan birinin sürdürmesi için orkestranın susması

İngilizce - İngilizce

broke teriminin İngilizce İngilizce sözlükte anlamı

Lacking money; bankrupt

Simple past of break

The sentence of a court martial which deprived an officer of his commission'

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

Broken

This broken vase cannot be repaired. - This broken vase can't be repaired.

Tom repaired the broken radio. - Tom fixed the broken radio.

Past participle of break

Guenther: I guess the hat must have broke my fall.

{a} pass. of to break

This term is used to mean the discarded paper created when a break occurs in the normally continuous papermaking process The broke is usually recycled in a Hydrapulper Broke is a kind of secondary paper

Paper discarded in the process of manufacture, and usually returned to the repulsing unit for reprocessing

lacking funds; "`skint' is a British slang term

The sentence of a court martial which deprived an officer of his commission

If you go for broke, you take the most extreme or risky of the possible courses of action in order to try and achieve success. It was a sharp disagreement about whether to go for broke or whether to compromise. play safe. the past tense of break

To act as procurer in love matters; to pimp

Broke is the past tense of break

To transact business for another

Paper that is unusable because of damage or non-conformity to the specifications It is put back in to the pulping system

If you are broke, you have no money. What do you mean, I've got enough money? I'm as broke as you are

Paper that has been discarded anywhere in the process of manufacture in the paper mill

Paper trimmings, paper damaged due to breaks on a paper machine or not manufactured to the required quality specification Broke is usually fed back into the paper manufacturing process

{s} poor, impoverished, having no money

Acronym for Baseline Research on Oceanography, Krill and Environment, a study conducted off east Antarctica in the Austral summer of 1995-96 The primary focus was to describe the distribution and abundance of Antarctic krill and to determine possible sources of Antarctic bottom water in the region See Nicol et al (2000)

Paper discarded during manufacture or converting of paper; usually repulped

lacking funds; "`skint' is a British slang term"

archaic, or, poetic, past participle of break

of Break

r - An individual in the business of assisting in arranging funding or negotiating contracts for a client but who does not loan the money himself Brokers usually charge a fee or receive a commission for their services

If a company or person goes broke, they lose money and are unable to continue in business or to pay their debts. Balton went broke twice in his career

broke down

Simple past tense and past participle of break down

broke even

Simple past tense and past participle of break even

broke in

Simple past of break in

broke loose

Simple past of break loose

broke off

Simple past of break off

broke out

Simple past of break out

broke the fourth wall

Simple past of break the fourth wall

broke up

Simple past of break up

broke the law

violated the law, did not obey a legal ruling

broke a leg

broke a bone in his lower leg; was successful

broke a vow

violated an oath, broke a pledge, violated a vow

broke an arm

broke a bone in his arm

broke an oath

canceled a pledge, made it unnecessary to fulfill a pledge

broke apart

were separated from one another, lost contact with each other

broke down

collapsed, shattered; went out of working order, got ruined

broke his bones

fractured part of his skeleton

broke his heart

made him feel sorry for him, disappointed him

broke his resistance

weakened his opposition

broke his spirit

lowered his morale, broke his will, made him lose his will power

broke his teeth

chipped a number of his teeth

broke into small pieces

broke apart, shattered, smashed up

broke into tears

began crying, started weeping

broke into the conversation

interrupted and joined a conversation, entered into a discussion

broke new ground

made progress, made advances, made discoveries

broke off contact

ended a relationship, cut off a connection

broke off his relations

disconnected all of his ties with people, isolated himself from the world

broke off relations

ended a relationship, cut off contact

broke off the relationship

ended a relationship, cut off contact, stopped a friendly relation

broke the Sabbath

did something which is forbidden to do on the Sabbath (i.e. worked)

broke the agreement

violated an agreement, did not do was was agreed to

broke the curfew

came in later than is allowed, did not return by the set time

broke the ice

get past the uncomfortable feeling that exists between people who don't know each other

broke the rules

did not obey guidelines, violated the rules (of a game)

broke the silence

began speaking, stopped keeping quiet

broke with tradition

did not maintain a custom, stopped performing a certain custom

all hell broke loose

A great disaster happened or chaos ensued

When the fire alarm went off, all hell broke loose as the crowd made for the exits.

prison break.

A place where waves break (that is, where waves pitch or spill forward creating white water)

The final break in the Greenmount area is Kirra Point.

break

To collapse into surf, after arriving in shallow water. right|thumb|196px|A wave breaking

break

To cause to stop functioning properly or altogether

Adding 64-bit support broke backward compatibility with earlier versions.

break

to end

The forecast says the hot weather will break by midweek.

break

The beginning (of the morning)

at the break of day.

break

To ruin financially

The recession broke some small businesses.

break

To divide (something, often money) into smaller units

The wholesaler broke the container loads into palettes and boxes for local retailers.

break

A short section of music, often between verses, in which some performers stop while others continue

The fiddle break was amazing, it was a pity the singer came back in on the wrong note.

break

To end up in two or more pieces that cannot easily be reassembled

If the vase falls to the floor, it might break.

break

a change; the end of a spell of persistent good or bad weather

break

To do that which is forbidden by (a rule or rules)

break one's word.

break

To cause (a habit) to no longer exist

I've got to break this habit I have of biting my nails.

break

To become audible suddenly

Like the crash of thunderbolts , the sound of musquetry broke over the lawn, .

break

To cause (a person) to lose his spirit or will; to crush the spirits of; to ruin (a person) emotionally

Interrogators have used many forms of torture to break prisoners of war.

break

backgammon, transitive To remove one of the two men on (a point).

break

To cause an animal to lose its will, to tame

You have to break an elephant before you can use it as an animal of burden.

break

To cause (a barrier) to no longer bar

specifically To open (a safe) without using the correct key, combination, or the like.

break

To cause, accidentally or intentionally, (a bone) to crack under physical strain

He slipped on the ice and broke his leg.

break

Of a voice, to alter in type: in men generally to go up, in women sometimes to go down; to crack

His voice breaks (or cracks) when he gets emotional.

break

To interrupt (a fall) by inserting something so that the falling object not hit something else beneath

He survived the jump out the window because the bushes below broke his fall.

break

To cause to end up in two or more pieces that cannot easily be reassembled

She broke the vase.

break

To disclose or make known an item of news, etc

I don't know how to break this to you, but your cat is not coming back.

break

To end (a connection), to disconnect

I couldn't hear a thing he was saying, so I broke the connection and called him back.

break

To arrange a temporary split (with a romantic partner)

break

To arrive

Morning has broken.

break

A rest or pause, usually from work; a breaktime

Let’s take a five-minute break.

break

To design or use a powerful (yet legal) strategy that unbalances the game in a player's favor

Letting white have three extra queens would break chess.

break

To surpass or do better than (a specific number), to do better than (an record), setting a new record

The policeman broke sixty on a residential street in his hurry to catch the thief.

break

Of a bone, to crack or fracture due to a physical strain, such as a collision

His ribs broke under the weight of the rocks piled on his chest.

break

An instance of breaking something into two pieces

The femur has a clean break and so should heal easily.

break

To interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily

Let's break for lunch.

break

A temporary split (with a romantic partner)

I think we need a break.

break

An interval or intermission between two parts of a performance, for example a theatre show, broadcast, or sports game

break

A significant change in circumstance, attitude, perception, or focus of attention: big break, lucky break

break

To demote, to reduce the military rank of

Not long after this event, Clausen became involved in another disciplinary situation and was broken to private—the only one to win the Medal of Honor in Vietnam.

break

To change a steady state abruptly

With the mood broken, what we had been doing seemed pretty silly.

break

To counter-attack

go for broke

To try everything possible or do last thing possible in a final attempt

go for broke

To wager everything

if it ain't broke, don't fix it

Leave something alone; avoid correcting, fixing, or improving what is already sufficient, as it could end up being detrimental

I know it's an ugly looking antenna, but you know what they say: If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

the straw that broke the camel's back

A small and seemingly insignificant addition to a burden that renders it too much to bear; the small thing which causes failure, or causes inability or unwillingness to endure any more of something

As the last straw breaks the laden camel's back.

break

a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate"

break

{n} an opening, breach, failure, pause, line

break

{v} to part by force, dash to pieces, tame, become a bankrupt, ruin, fall out, violate, dawn as the day, cashier, decline in strength

If it ain't broke, don't fix it

(Atasözü) If there is no evidence of a real problem, and fixing the "problem" would not effectively improve Wikipedia, then don't waste time and energy (yours or anybody else's) trying to fix it

If it ain't broke, don't fix it

(Atasözü) Said when you recognize that something is in a satisfactory state, and there is no reason to try to change it

all hell broke loose

See: all hell breaks loose

go for broke

To commit or expend all of one's available resources toward achievement of a goal - "Why not go for broke and take on somebody who is quite young and see what he does?"

Break

rupture

be broke

have no money, be bankrupt

break

undergo breaking; "The simple vowels broke in many Germanic languages"

break

When day or dawn breaks, it starts to grow light after the night has ended. They continued the search as dawn broke. see also daybreak

break

An opening made by fracture or disruption

break

the act of breaking something; "the breakage was unavoidable"

break

cause the failure or ruin of; "His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage"; "This play will either make or break the playwright"

break

come into being; "light broke over the horizon"; "Voices broke in the air"

break

An interruption; a pause; as, a break in friendship; a break in the conversation

break

the occurrence of breaking; "the break in the dam threatened the valley"

break

To burst forth violently, as a storm

break

happen or take place; "Things have been breaking pretty well for us in the past few months"

break

If you break a habit or if someone breaks you of it, you no longer have that habit. If you continue to smoke, keep trying to break the habit The professor hoped to break the students of the habit of looking for easy answers

break

a Pawn move with the hope or intention of opening lines, particularly files In blocked positions like the French Defence it's important to organise your own pawn break

break

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

break

When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped. He fell through the window, breaking the glass The plate broke Break the cauliflower into florets The plane broke into three pieces. bombed-out buildings, surrounded by broken glass and rubble The only sound was the crackle of breaking ice

break

stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident"

break

an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned" a sudden dash; "he made a break for the open door" an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks" (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving; "he was up two breaks in the second set" the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool an unexpected piece of good luck; "he finally got his big break" the occurrence of breaking; "the break in the dam threatened the valley" weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death" diminish or discontinue abruptly; "The patient's fever broke last night" fall sharply; "stock prices broke" be broken in; "If the new teacher won't break, we'll add some stress" of the male voice in puberty; "his voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir" render inoperable or ineffective; "You broke the alarm clock when you took it apart!" become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments; "He broke the glass plate"; "She broke the match" happen; "Report the news as it develops"; "These political movements recrudesce from time to time" prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negociations" change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another; "Her voice broke to a whisper when she started to talk about her children" come into being; "light broke over the horizon"; "Voices broke in the air" find the solution or key to; "break the code" find a flaw in; "break an alibi"; "break down a proof" undergo breaking; "The simple vowels broke in many Germanic languages" interrupt the flow of current in; "break a circuit" be released or become known; of news; "News of her death broke in the morning" pierce or penetrate; "The blade broke her skin" become punctured or penetrated; "The skin broke" break a piece from a whole; "break a branch from a tree" go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely" ruin completely; "He busted my radio!" separate from a clinch, in boxing; "The referee broke the boxers" make the opening shot that scatters the balls destroy the completeness of a set of related items; "The book dealer would not break the set" exchange for smaller units of money; "I had to break a $100 bill just to buy the candy" force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up; "break into tears"; "erupt in anger" curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves; "The surf broke" emerge from the surface of a body of water; "The whales broke" scatter or part; "The clouds broke after the heavy downpour" make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing; "The ranks broke" move away or escape suddenly; "The horses broke from the stable"; "Three inmates broke jail"; "Nobody can break out--this prison is high security" change directions suddenly invalidate by judicial action; "The will was broken" interrupt a continued activity; "She had broken with the traditional patterns" cause the failure or ruin of; "His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage"; "This play will either make or break the playwright" happen or take place; "Things have been breaking pretty well for us in the past few months" come forth or begin from a state of latency; "The first winter storm broke over New York" give up; "break cigarette smoking" cause to give up a habit; "She finally broke herself of smoking cigarettes" vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity; "The flat plain was broken by tall mesas" come to an end; "The heat wave finally broke yesterday

break

weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death"

break

To collapse into surf, after arriving in shallow water

break

To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to pierce; as, the cavalry were not able to break the British squares

break

To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of; as, to break flax

break

To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief; as, my heart is breaking

break

an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned"

break

make the opening shot that scatters the balls

break

An amount of tea, comprising a given number of chests or sacks of tea

break

To cause to end up in two or more pieces

break

The appearance of the bottom of a pair of trousers The front of the trouser should barely graze the front of the shoe, causing a slight vertical wrinkle, or break, in the drape of the pant fabric

break

make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing; "The ranks broke"

break

To open up; to be scattered; to be dissipated; as, the clouds are breaking

break

A transmission interruption, usually to allow a controlled terminal to interrupt the controlling computer

break

A signal sent from a user's terminal to the network, which causes interruption of an activity

break

If you make a break or make a break for it, you run to escape from something. The moment had come to make a break or die

break

The part of a story that is continued on another page Sometimes several breaks are gathered together on a "break page " Also called jumps

break

A rapid and sharp price decline

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become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart"

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If someone's voice breaks when they are speaking, it changes its sound, for example because they are sad or afraid. Godfrey's voice broke, and halted

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To tame; to reduce to subjection; to make tractable; to discipline; as, to break a horse to the harness or saddle

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The first shot in a game of billiards

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1 To interrupt the sending of a message and take control of the circuit at the receiving end 2 An interruption of a transmission or process

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any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare; "the break in the eighth frame cost him the match"

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enter someone's property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act; "Someone broke in while I was on vacation"; "They broke into my car and stole my radio!"

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(1) To interrupt the sending of a message and take control of the circuit at the receiving end (2) An interruption in continuity

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pierce or penetrate; "The blade broke her skin"

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A physical break in the assembly or construction which acts to decouple sound vibrations from traveling through the structure

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A Java(TM) programming language keyword used to resume program execution at the statement immediately following the current statement If followed by a label, the program resumes execution at the labeled statement

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diminish or discontinue abruptly; "The patient's fever broke last night"

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When a piece of news breaks, people hear about it from the newspapers, television, or radio. The news broke that the Prime Minister had resigned He resigned from his post as Bishop when the scandal broke

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change directions suddenly

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change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another; "Her voice broke to a whisper when she started to talk about her children"

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An interruption of continuity; change of direction; as, a break in a wall; a break in the deck of a ship

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If someone breaks for a short period of time, they rest or change from what they are doing for a short period. They broke for lunch

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If you break with a group of people or a traditional way of doing things, or you break your connection with them, you stop being involved with that group or stop doing things in that way. In 1959, Akihito broke with imperial tradition by marrying a commoner They were determined to break from precedent They have yet to break the link with the trade unions. Break is also a noun. Making a completely clean break with the past, the couple got rid of all their old furniture

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To fall out; to terminate friendship

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separate from a clinch, in boxing; "The referee broke the boxers"

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The moment and/or location at which a series circuit is opened and made discontinuous Brownout A condition in which the supply voltage is insufficient to power the load Circuit A closed path followed or capable of being followed by an electric current

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The instruments that are named are the ones that carry on playing, for example a fiddle break implies that the fiddle is the most prominent instrument playing during the break

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A physical space that opens up in something or between two things

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Of a bone, to cause to crack under physical strain

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become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated"

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lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"

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change directions suddenly invalidate by judicial action; "The will was broken"

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To break someone means to destroy their determination and courage, their success, or their career. He never let his jailers break him Ken's wife, Vicki, said: `He's a broken man.' = destroy

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A rapid and sharp price decline in pricing

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If you break your journey somewhere, you stop there for a short time so that you can have a rest. Because of the heat we broke our journey at a small country hotel

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A projection or recess from the face of a building

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when a team quickly advances the ball down the field in an attempt to get its players near the opponent's goal before the defenders have a chance to retreat; also called an advantage

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(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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exchange for smaller units of money; "I had to break a $100 bill just to buy the candy"

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

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make the opening shot that scatters the balls destroy the completeness of a set of related items; "The book dealer would not break the set"

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A large four-wheeled carriage, having a straight body and calash top, with the driver's seat in front and the footman's behind

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be broken in; "If the new teacher won't break, we'll add some stress"

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To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change the gait; as, to break into a run or gallop

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To make the first shot

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find the solution or key to; "break the code"

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To win a game as receiver

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The break of day or the break of dawn is the time when it begins to grow light after the night. `I,' he finished poetically, `will watch over you to the break of day.'

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If there is a break in the cloud or weather, it changes and there is a short period of sunshine or fine weather. A sudden break in the cloud allowed rescuers to spot Michael Benson

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An interruption in continuity in writing or printing, as where there is an omission, an unfilled line, etc

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feelings You can say `give me a break' to show that you are annoyed by what someone has said or done. `I'm a real intellectual-type guy, Tracy,' James joked. `Oh, give me a break,' Tracy moaned

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ruin completely; "He busted my radio!"

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The result of a successful cryptanalytic attack To destroy the advantage of a cipher in hiding information A cipher is "broken" when the information in a message can be extracted without the key, or when the key itself can be recovered The strength of a cipher can be considered to be the minimum effort required for a break, by any possible attack A break is particularly significant when the work involved need not be repeated on every message The use of the term "break" can be misleading when an impractical amount of work is required to achieve the break This case might be better described a "theoretical" or "certificational" weakness

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prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negociations"

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a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations"

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an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks"

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the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool an unexpected piece of good luck; "he finally got his big break"

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a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

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When a boy's voice breaks, it becomes deeper and sounds more like a man's voice. He sings with the strained discomfort of someone whose voice hasn't quite broken

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emerge from the surface of a body of water; "The whales broke"

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do a break dance; "Kids were break-dancing at the street corner"

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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

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To exchange for other money or currency of smaller denomination; as, to break a five dollar bill

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break a piece from a whole; "break a branch from a tree"

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To impart, as news or information; to broach; - - with to, and often with a modified word implying some reserve; as, to break the news gently to the widow; to break a purpose cautiously to a friend

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n an abrupt change of direction in the attacker's approach

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See Brake, n

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to disclose or make known an item of news etc

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If you break a rule, promise, or agreement, you do something that you should not do according to that rule, promise, or agreement. We didn't know we were breaking the (Hukuk) broken promises

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vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity; "The flat plain was broken by tall mesas"

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become punctured or penetrated; "The skin broke"

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an unexpected piece of good luck; "he finally got his big break"

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Of a bone, to crack or fracture through a sudden physical strain, such as a collision

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To burst forth; to make its way; to come to view; to appear; to dawn

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break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"

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