broken

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.

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

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.

Tom Mary'ye nişanı bozmak istediğini söyledi. - Tom told Mary that he wanted to break off the engagement.

break

{i} ara

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

Araba bozulursa, yürürüz. - If the car breaks down, we'll walk.

broken into pieces

un ufak olmak

broken into small pieces

{f} bozul

Tom bozulan traktörüne yeni bir parça almak için kasabaya gitti. - Tom drove into town to get a new part for his broken down tractor.

Onun sağlığı fazla çalışmadan dolayı bozuldu. - His health has broken down because of overwork.

broken period interest

ara faiz

broken reed

ipi ile kuyuya inilmez kişi

kaçıp kurtulmakkopmak

Zaman tüm kırık kalpleri iyileştirir. - Time heals all broken hearts.

(Gıda) Kırık pirinç

{i} bozuk İngilizce

Broken English

(isim) bozuk İngilizce

broken arch

(İnşaat) kırık kemer

broken arch

(Mimarlık) kırıkkemer

broken back transition

kırık düzlemli tranzisyon

broken cadence

(Muzik) kırık durgu

{s} yıkılmış

{s} bitkin

{s} bozuk

Taninna'yı okula götüremem. Arabam bozuk. - I cannot drive Taninna to school. My car is broken down.

{s} bozulmuş

{s} çökmüş

(Otomotiv) kesik yol çizgisi

broken line graph

(Matematik) kırık çizgi grafiği

broken line graph

(Matematik) kırık çizgi çizeneği

broken lot

(Ticaret) lot altı (hisse senetleri)

(İnşaat) kırık alınlık

broken pediment

(İnşaat) kırma alınlık

broken pediment

(İnşaat) kesik alınlık

broken reed

(deyim) güven vermeyen kimse

(İnşaat) çatı katı

(Meteoroloji) parçalı çok bulutlu

broken sliding surface

kırıklı kayma sathı

broken stowage

(Askeri) İSTİF HARCI: Bak. "filler cargo "

broken terrain

(Askeri) Engebeli arazi

{i} teneffüs

{f} yenmek

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

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.

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

break

{f} bozdurmak

break

pot

break

{i} fren

be broken into pieces

un ufak olmak

be broken into small pieces

ufalanmak

being broken down

(Bilgisayar) bitir

Tom kavgayı bitirmeye çalıştı. - Tom tried to break up the fight.

Kahvaltı bitirdikten sonra aceleyle okula gittim. - Having finished breakfast, I hurried to school.

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.

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

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

(Bilgisayar) kesme bitir

break

ara verme

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

Tom hiç ara vermeden üç saat piyano çaldı. - Tom played the piano for three hours without taking a break.

(Bilgisayar) çık

Kahvaltıdan sonra yürüyüşe çıktım. - I went for a walk after breakfast.

O, kahvaltıdan önce bir yürüyüşe çıktı. - He took a walk before breakfast.

(Bilgisayar) sayfa sonu

(Bilgisayar) satır sonu

set and bind up a broken bone

(Tıp) kırık sarmak

to be broken into small pieces

ufalanmak

break

tan

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.

Kahvaltı için iki tane tost ve üç yumurta yedim. - I ate three eggs and two pieces of toast for breakfast.

break

koparmak

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

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

break

{i} aralık

break

{f} kır

Şu çocuk sık sık bir top ile pencerelerimizi kırıyor. - That boy often breaks our windows with a ball.

Devenin belini kıran son saman çöpü. - The last straw breaks the camel's back.

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.

Benim evimde partiler vermek istiyorsanız, daha sonra her şeyi temizleyin ve bir şey kırmayın, ya da zarar için ödeme yapın. - If you want to have parties in my house, clean up everything afterwards, and don't break anything, or else pay for the damage.

Lütfen bu vazoyu kırmamak için dikkatli ol. - Please be careful not to break this vase.

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

Tom bir şans yakalayamaz. - Tom can't catch a break.

break

yıkmak

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

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

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

A broken heart will never be mended

(Atasözü) El yarası geçer, dil yarası geçmez

a broken reed

k. dili güvenilmez kimse/şey

be broken to smithereens

kes

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

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

distinctive area of broken terrain

Kırık arazinin farklı alanda

Tuvalet eğitimi almış (evde beslenen hayvanlar için)

made to be broken

kırılmaması için yapılmış

be all broken up over

-den dolayı çok üzgün olmak

be all broken up over

being broken down

bozukluk

break

{f} 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.

{f} batmak

{i} kaçma

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

Tom hapisten kaçmam için bana yardım eden kişiydi. - Tom was the one who helped me break out of jail.

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.

break

yakın dövüşü bırakmak

break

riayet etmemek

break

{f} patlamak

Türkisch - Türkisch

Definition von broken im Türkisch Türkisch wörterbuch
break: Boks müsabakalarında hakemin kullandığı açıl komutu
break: Caz müziğinde parçayı çalgıcılardan birinin sürdürmesi için orkestranın susması

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von broken im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

Torres Strait Creole

Past participle of break

Fragmented, in separate pieces

Badly designed or implemented

This is the most broken application I've seen in a long time.

Not having gone in the way intended; saddening

Oh man! That is just broken!.

Not working properly

I think my shaver is broken.

Having no money, bankrupt, broke

Disconnected, no longer open or carrying traffic

Completely defeated and dispirited

The bankruptcy and divorce, together with the death of his son, left him completely broken.

Grammatically non-standard, especially as a result of being a non-native speaker

Having the bone in pieces, fractured

My arm is broken.

Five-eighths to seven-eighths obscured by clouds

Tomorrow broken skies.

Split or ruptured

A dog bit my leg and now the skin is broken.

Powerful enough to be considered overpowered

{a} pass. of to break

The amount of sky cover for a cloud layer between 5/8ths and 7/8ths, based on the summation layer amount for that layer

topographically very uneven; "broken terrain"; "rugged ground"

{s} smashed into pieces, crushed, no longer in working order

Bent to the point of coming apart, but not necessarily in separate pieces

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split; or legally or emotionally destroyed; "a broken mirror"; "a broken tooth"; "a broken leg"; "his neck is broken"; "children from broken homes"; "a broken marriage"; "a broken heart"

Not to be confused with Beef Broken is a card and/or card Combo that is so powerful as to create an extremely unfair advantage or unbeatable Combo for the Player using it "You were able to take me out in one turn! Man, that card is broken!"

lacking a part or parts; "a broken set of encyclopedia"

discontinuous; "broken clouds"; "broken sunshine"

adj (usually applied to a game) Having problems that result in a disappointing play experience A game might be considered broken if even poor play can lead to a victory, if it frequently ends in a stalemate, or if one strategy invariably wins (See also solvable)

out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken'); "a broken washing machine"; "the coke machine is broken"; "the coke machine is busted"

Z'haenglish | adronato

Crushed and ruined as by something that destroys hope; blighted

(especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded; "broken (or unkept) promises"; "broken contracts"

VARCHAR2(1) (Y |N) Y means the job is broken and will never be run

Of the sky, five eighths to seven eighths obscured by clouds

VARCHAR2(1) Y: no attempt is made to run this job N: an attempt is made to run this job

adj hancur

Made infirm or weak, by disease, age, or hardships

Of clouds, covering five eighths to seven eighths of the sky

smaller leaf style usually created during manufacture by passing the leaf through a cutter

destroyed financially; "the broken fortunes of the family"

Type of marking in which the the ground colour is striped with one or more contrasting colours, usually caused by viral infection; particularly applied to tulips

Subdued; humbled; contrite

subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit"

A single tactic or option which is powerful enough to be considered overpowered

Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; as, a broken surface

Not carried into effect; not adhered to; violated; as, a broken promise, vow, or contract; a broken law

4. If someone talks in broken English, for example, or in broken French, they speak slowly and make a lot of mistakes because they do not know the language very well. Eric could only respond in broken English. fluent, perfect. the past participle of break

thrown into a state of disarray or confusion; "troops fleeing in broken ranks"; "a confused mass of papers on the desk"; "the small disordered room"; "with everything so upset"

has been opened; 1) when said of a secret message (an encryption), the message has been cracked and any further messaging using the same encryption is also likely to be broken; 2) when said of computer programs, the program in some way (usually fatal) does not work

tamed or trained to obey; "a horse broken to the saddle"; "this old nag is well broken in

Veins which have been dislocated by faulting

Adjective describing a card that has an unfair advantage These cards are generally banned from tournament play The first such card in the PTCG is Neo Genesis Sneasel, which is banned from the 2001 Super Trainer Showdown

Separated into parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish

A broken line is not continuous but has gaps or spaces in it. A broken blue line means the course of a waterless valley. = dotted

disapproval You can use broken to describe a marriage that has ended in divorce, or a home in which the parents of the family are divorced, when you think this is a sad or bad thing. She spoke for the first time about the traumas of a broken marriage Children from broken homes are more likely to leave home before the age of

Ruined financially; incapable of redeeming promises made, or of paying debts incurred; as, a broken bank; a broken tradesman

Fractured; cracked; disunited; sundered; strained; apart; as, a broken reed; broken friendship

- on of three statuses assigned by the Automated Management System (AMS) Indicates a site that does not pass the Automated Management System (AMS) validation of either the JavaScript or alternative HTML For information on how validation is performed, see my page Yahoo! WebRing Validation

The Olives which have accidentally been broken during the pitting or stuffing, and which normally contain pieces of the stuffing material (pimiento or its prepared natural paste)

Imperfectly spoken, as by a foreigner; as, broken English; imperfectly spoken on account of emotion; as, to say a few broken words at parting

imperfectly spoken or written; "broken English"

tamed or trained to obey; "a horse broken to the saddle"; "this old nag is well broken in"

Subjugated; trained for use, as a horse

Broken is the past participle of break

weakened and infirm; "broken health resulting from alcoholism"

not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly; "broken lines of defense"; "a broken cable transmission"; "broken sleep"; "tear off the stub above the broken line"; "a broken note"; "broken sobs"

jiggered

cunted

broke

Water spouted from the broken faucet. - Water spouted from the broken tap.

It must have been broken during shipping. - It must've been broken during shipping.

Alternative spelling of broken arrow, a nuclear accident

Broken Arrows

plural form of Broken Arrow

Broken Britain

Britain (viewed as a crime-ridden state where society and common sense have failed)

This is a society at war with itself and heightens the impression of broken Britain.

broken arrow

a code phrase that a ground unit is facing imminent destruction from enemy attack and all available air forces within range are to provide air support immediately

broken arrow

An accidental event that involves nuclear weapons or nuclear components but does not create the risk of nuclear war

In the US, the code name for a serious nuclear weapons incident is Broken Arrow. It is US policy neither to confirm nor deny the existence of nuclear weapons at any specific location; this also applies to Broken Arrow incidents.

broken chord

A chord whose notes are played in sequential descending or ascending order

broken chords

plural form of broken chord

broken consort

an instrumental ensemble (also called Morley consort or English consort) that developed in Europe during the Renaissance

broken consorts

plural form of broken consort

broken down

Past participle of break down

broken heart

A subjective feeling of grief or loss

broken hearts

plural form of broken heart

broken home

A home in which the parents have separated or divorced

broken in

Past participle of break in

broken into

Simple past tense and past participle of break into

broken loose

Past participle of break loose

broken off

Past participle of break off

broken out

Past participle of break out

broken rhyme

The splitting of the final word in a line of poetry (onto the next line) such that a rhyme is formed from a syllable other than the last

broken rhymes

plural form of broken rhyme

broken source

A subset of open source computer software that is considered buggy, unstable and incomplete

broken the fourth wall

Past participle of break the fourth wall

broken time

A sudden change in the tempo of one fencer's actions, used to fool the opponent into responding at the wrong time

broken up

Past participle of break up

broken vessel

A person who is destroyed or forgotten, or who feels flawed or broken

I’m a broken vessel—thankfully, God uses broken vessels.

broken vessels

plural form of broken vessel

broken-backed

Decrepit, weakened

broken-backed

Drooping at each end because of a damaged spine

broken-backed

Having a broken back

broken-down

not properly maintained; neglected

broken-down

no longer in working order

broken-hearted

Alternative spelling of brokenhearted. Feeling depressed, despondent, or hopeless, especially over losing a love

Broken English

{i} international language of science

broken English

poor English

broken French

discontinuous French, French that is imperfectly spoken

broken arch

an arch with a gap at the apex; the gap is usually filled with some decoration

broken breast

Abscess of the mammary gland

broken chord

Notes of a chord played in succession rather than simultaneously Arpeggio C

broken chord

Notes of a chord played in succession rather than simultaneously Arpeggio

broken chord

Notes of a chord played in succession rather than simultaneously

broken consort

An ensemble whose instruments are not all from the same family

broken down

{s} shattered; out of working order, got ruined (e.g.,"Our dishwasher is broken-down"; "broken down car"); infirm, weak from illness or age (e.g., "a broken down horse")

broken family

family which has been separated (by death, divorce, etc.)

broken ground

ground that has been overturned for farming; new progress, advancement

broken heart

unrequited love, lost love

broken in

tamed or trained to obey; "a horse broken to the saddle"; "this old nag is well broken in"

broken line

dotted line; discontinuous line

broken meat

{i} pieces of meat, fragments of food

broken neck

fractured neck bone

broken numbers

fractions (Mathematics)

broken piece

fragment, chip, sliver

broken reed

broken stick, broken staff, broken rod

broken spirit

loss of will, depression

broken time

A pause in an action that's normally performed in one movement

broken time

a sudden change or hesitation in the tempo of one fencer's actions, used to fool the opponent into responding at the wrong time

broken time

a sudden change in the tempo or pause of one fencer's actions, used to fool the opponent into responding at the wrong time

broken time

A sudden change in the tempo of one fencer's actions, u= sed to fool the opponent into responding at the wrong time

broken wind

The heaves

broken-backed

(of a ship) so weakened as to sag at each end

broken-backed

(of a horse) having bones of the back united by a bony growth

broken-backed

(of a ship) so weakened as to sag at each end having the spine damaged; "a broken-backed book"; "a broken-backed old horse"

broken-backed

having the spine damaged; "a broken-backed book"; "a broken-backed old horse"

broken-down

in deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack"

broken-down

not in working order; "had to push the broken-down car"; "a broken-down tractor fit only for children to play on

broken-down

A broken-down vehicle or machine no longer works because it has something wrong with it. a broken-down car. not working or in very bad condition

broken-down

not in working order; "had to push the broken-down car"; "a broken-down tractor fit only for children to play on"

broken-field

varying in direction suddenly and frequently; "broken-field running

broken-field

varying in direction suddenly and frequently; "broken-field running"

broken-hearted

Someone who is broken-hearted is very sad and upset because they have had a serious disappointment. extremely sad, especially because someone you love has died or left you heartbroken

broken-hearted

extremely disappointed, made sad

broken-heartedness

being extremely disappointed, being made sad

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 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

To become audible suddenly

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

break

To ruin financially

The recession broke some small businesses.

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

The beginning (of the morning)

at the break of day.

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 habit) to no longer exist

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

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 demulsify

break

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

She broke the vase.

break

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

He slipped on the ice and broke his leg.

break

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

break

To cause to stop functioning properly or altogether

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

break

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

break

To arrange a temporary split (with a romantic partner)

break

To counter-attack

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

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 arrive

Morning has broken.

break

To interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily

Let's break for lunch.

break

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

break one's word.

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 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

A temporary split (with a romantic partner)

I think we need a break.

prison break.

The forecast says the hot weather will break by midweek.

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 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

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 cause (a barrier) to no longer bar

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

brokenly

In a broken manner

brokenly

With spaces between words, especially due to emotion

rules are made to be broken

it is acceptable to break rules

un-broken

Past participle of un-break

break

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

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

break

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

being fractured, being destroyed; being cut off, being disconnected, being discontinuous; being demoralized

break

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

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

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

break

A rapid and sharp price decline

break

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

break

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

break

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

break

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

break

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

break

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

break

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!"

break

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

break

pierce or penetrate; "The blade broke her skin"

break

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

break

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

break

change directions suddenly

break

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

break

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

break

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

break

To cause a person or animal to lose his/her/its will, usually obtained by means of torture.right

break

The amount of curvature of a putt as it rolls on a putting green The more the green slopes, the greater the break

break

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

break

To collapse into surf, after arriving in shallow water

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

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

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

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

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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"

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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

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