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  • 51break — 1. v. & n. v. (past broke or archaic brake; past part. broken or archaic broke) 1 tr. & intr. a separate into pieces under a blow or strain; shatter. b make or become inoperative, esp. from damage (the toaster has broken). c break a bone in or… …

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  • 52break — 1. verb 1) the mirror broke Syn: shatter, smash, crack, snap, fracture, fragment, splinter, fall to bits, fall to pieces; split, burst; informal bust 2) she had broken her leg Syn …

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  • 53break-in — noun trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent • Syn: ↑housebreaking, ↑breaking and entering • Derivationally related forms: ↑break in • Hypernyms: ↑burglary …

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  • 54break away — Synonyms and related words: apostacize, apostatize, bail out, betray, bolt, break jail, break loose, change sides, cut loose, defect, desert, escape, escape prison, evade, fall away, fall off, flee, fly the coop, get away, get clear of, get free …

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  • 55break·away — /ˈbreıkəˌweı/ adj, always used before a noun : having become separate from a larger group, country, etc. : having broken away A breakaway faction formed a new party. a breakaway republic/province see also break away at ↑ …

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  • 56break off — verb 1. interrupt before its natural or planned end (Freq. 2) We had to cut short our vacation • Syn: ↑cut short, ↑break short • Hypernyms: ↑interrupt, ↑break …

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  • 57break loose — Synonyms and related words: bail out, break away, break jail, break out, clear, cut loose, disembarrass, disembroil, disengage, disentangle, disinvolve, dislodge, escape, escape prison, evade, extricate, flee, fly the coop, free, get away, get… …

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  • 58break down — verb 1. make ineffective (Freq. 3) Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination • Syn: ↑crush • Derivationally related forms: ↑breakdown • Hypernyms: ↑change, ↑ …

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  • 59break into — verb 1. express or utter spontaneously (Freq. 4) break into a yodel break into a song break into tears • Hypernyms: ↑utter, ↑emit, ↑let out, ↑let loose …

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  • 60break away — move away, go away from, stop doing or using    She tried to break away when the cult leader asked for her savings …

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