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break
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: br?k, IPA(key): /b?e?k/, [b??e??k]
- Rhymes: -e?k
- Homophone: brake
Etymology 1
From Middle English breken, from Old English brecan (“to break”), from Proto-West Germanic *brekan, from Proto-Germanic *brekan? (“to break”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?reg- (“to break”). The word is a doublet of bray.
Verb
break (third-person singular simple present breaks, present participle breaking, simple past broke or (archaic) brake, past participle broken or (colloquial) broke)
- (transitive, intransitive) To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.
- (transitive, intransitive) To crack or fracture (bone) under a physical strain.
- (transitive, intransitive) To crack or fracture (bone) under a physical strain.
- (transitive) To divide (something, often money) into smaller units.
- (transitive) To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of.
- 1613, William Shakespeare and John Fletcher, Henry VIII, Act IV, Sc. 2:
- An old man, broken with the storms of state,
- Is come to lay his weary bones among ye;
- Give him a little earth for charity
- To turn an animal into a beast of burden.
- 2002, John Fusco, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
- Colonel: See, gentlemen? Any horse could be broken.
- 2002, John Fusco, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
- 1613, William Shakespeare and John Fletcher, Henry VIII, Act IV, Sc. 2:
- (intransitive) To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief.
- (transitive) To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate.
- (transitive, theater) To end the run of (a play).
- 1958, Walter Macqueen-Pope, St. James's: Theatre of Distinction (page 134)
- In July Alexander broke the run and went on tour, as was his custom. He believed in keeping in touch with provincial audiences and how wise he was!
- 1986, Kurt Gänzl, The British Musical Theatre: 1865-1914 (page 610)
- After Camberwell he broke the play's season and brought it back in the autumn with a few revisions and a noticeably strengthened cast but without any special success.
- 1958, Walter Macqueen-Pope, St. James's: Theatre of Distinction (page 134)
- (transitive, theater) To end the run of (a play).
- (transitive) To ruin financially.
- With arts like these rich Matho, when he speaks, / Attracts all fees, and little lawyers breaks.
- (transitive) To violate, to not adhere to.
- (intransitive, of a fever) To pass the most dangerous part of the illness; to go down, in terms of temperature.
- Susan's fever broke at about 3 AM, and the doctor said the worst was over.
- (intransitive, of a spell of settled weather) To end.
- (intransitive, of a storm) To begin; to end.
- (intransitive, of morning, dawn, day etc.) To arrive.
- (transitive, gaming slang) To render (a game) unchallenging by altering its rules or exploiting loopholes or weaknesses in them in a way that gives a player an unfair advantage.
- (transitive, intransitive) To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.
- (specifically, in programming) To cause (some feature of a program or piece of software) to stop functioning properly; to cause a regression.
- (specifically, in programming) To cause (some feature of a program or piece of software) to stop functioning properly; to cause a regression.
- (transitive) To cause (a barrier) to no longer bar.
- (specifically) To cause the shell of (an egg) to crack, so that the inside (yolk) is accessible.
- (specifically) To open (a safe) without using the correct key, combination, or the like.
- (transitive) To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to pierce.
- (intransitive, of a wave of water) To collapse into surf, after arriving in shallow water.
- (intransitive) To burst forth; to make its way; to come into view.
- 1800, William Wordsworth, The Fountain
- And from the turf a fountain broke, / And gurgled at our feet.
- 1800, William Wordsworth, The Fountain
- (intransitive) To interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily.
- (transitive) To interrupt (a fall) by inserting something so that the falling object does not (immediately) hit something else beneath.
- (transitive, ergative) To disclose or make known an item of news, etc.
- (intransitive, of a sound) To become audible suddenly.
- c. 1843,, George Lippard, The Battle-Day of Germantown, reprinted in Washington and His Generals "1776", page 45 [2]:
- Like the crash of thunderbolts[...], the sound of musquetry broke over the lawn, [...].
- c. 1843,, George Lippard, The Battle-Day of Germantown, reprinted in Washington and His Generals "1776", page 45 [2]:
- (transitive) To change a steady state abruptly.
- (copulative, informal) To suddenly become.
- (intransitive) Of a male voice, to become deeper at puberty.
- (intransitive) Of a voice, to alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men generally to go up, in women sometimes to go down; to crack.
- (transitive) To surpass or do better than (a specific number), to do better than (a record), setting a new record.
- (sports and games):
- (transitive, tennis) To win a game (against one's opponent) as receiver.
- (intransitive, billiards, snooker, pool) To make the first shot; to scatter the balls from the initial neat arrangement.
- (transitive, backgammon) To remove one of the two men on (a point).
- (transitive, tennis) To win a game (against one's opponent) as receiver.
- (transitive, military, most often in the passive tense) To demote, to reduce the military rank of.
- 1953 February 9, “Books: First Rulers of Asia”, in Time:
- And he played no favorites: when his son-in-law sacked a city he had been told to spare, Genghis broke him to private.
- 1968, William Manchester, The Arms of Krupp, Back Bay (2003), ?ISBN, page 215:
- One morning after the budget had failed to balance Finanzminister von Scholz picked up Der Reichsanzeiger and found he had been broken to sergeant.
- 2006, Peter Collier, Medal of Honor: Portraits of Valor Beyond the Call of Duty, Second Edition, Artisan Books, ?ISBN, page 42:
- 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.
- 1953 February 9, “Books: First Rulers of Asia”, in Time:
- (transitive) To end (a connection), to disconnect.
- (intransitive, of an emulsion) To demulsify.
- (intransitive, sports) To counter-attack
- (transitive, obsolete) To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or communicate.
- (intransitive) To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose health or strength.
- 1731, Jonathan Swift, Verses on His Own Death
- See how the dean begins to break; / Poor gentleman he droops apace.
- 1731, Jonathan Swift, Verses on His Own Death
- (intransitive, obsolete) To fail in business; to become bankrupt.
- 1625, Francis Bacon, Of Riches
- He that puts all upon adventures doth oftentimes break, and come to poverty.
- 1625, Francis Bacon, Of Riches
- (transitive) To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of.
- (transitive) To destroy the official character and standing of; to cashier; to dismiss.
- January 11, 1711, Jonathan Swift, The Examiner No. 24
- when I see a great officer broke.
- January 11, 1711, Jonathan Swift, The Examiner No. 24
- (intransitive) To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change the gait.
- (intransitive, archaic) To fall out; to terminate friendship.
- c. 1700 Jeremy Collier, On Friendship
- To break upon the score of danger or expense is to be mean and narrow-spirited.
- c. 1700 Jeremy Collier, On Friendship
- (computing) To terminate the execution of a program before normal completion.
- (programming) To suspend the execution of a program during debugging so that the state of the program can be investigated.
Conjugation
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:break.
Synonyms
- (ergative: separate into two or more pieces): burst, bust, shatter, shear, smash, split
- (ergative: crack (bone)): crack, fracture
- (transitive: turn an animal into a beast of burden): break in, subject, tame
- (transitive: do that which is forbidden by): contravene, go against, violate
- (intransitive: stop functioning): break down, bust, fail, go down (of a computer or computer network)
Antonyms
- (transitive: cause to end up in two or more pieces): assemble, fix, join, mend, put together, repair
- (tennis, intransitive: break serve): hold
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Coordinate terms
- bork
- breaking
- broke
- broken
Translations
Noun
break (plural breaks)
- An instance of breaking something into two or more pieces.
- A physical space that opens up in something or between two things.
- A rest or pause, usually from work.
- (Britain) a time for students to talk or play.
- A short holiday.
- A temporary split with a romantic partner.
- An interval or intermission between two parts of a performance, for example a theatre show, broadcast, or sports game.
- A significant change in circumstance, attitude, perception, or focus of attention.
- The beginning (of the morning).
- An act of escaping.
- (computing) The separation between lines, paragraphs or pages of a written text.
- 2001, Nan Barber, ?David Reynolds, Office 2001 for Macintosh: The Missing Manual (page 138)
- No matter how much text you add above the break, the text after the break will always appear at the top of a new page.
- 2001, Nan Barber, ?David Reynolds, Office 2001 for Macintosh: The Missing Manual (page 138)
- (computing) A keystroke or other signal that causes a program to terminate or suspend execution.
- (programming) Short for breakpoint.
- (Britain, weather) A change, particularly the end of a spell of persistent good or bad weather.
- (sports and games):
- (tennis) A game won by the receiving player(s).
- (billiards, snooker, pool) The first shot in a game of billiards
- (snooker) The number of points scored by one player in one visit to the table
- (soccer) The counter-attack
- (surfing) A place where waves break (that is, where waves pitch or spill forward creating white water).
- (dated) A large four-wheeled carriage, having a straight body and calash top, with the driver's seat in front and the footman's behind.
- (equitation) A sharp bit or snaffle.
- 1576, George Gascoigne, The Steele Glas
- Pampered jades […] which need nor break nor bit.
- 1576, George Gascoigne, The Steele Glas
- (music) A short section of music, often between verses, in which some performers stop while others continue.
- (music) The point in the musical scale at which a woodwind instrument is designed to overblow, that is, to move from its lower to its upper register.
- (geography, chiefly in the plural) An area along a river that features steep banks, bluffs, or gorges (e.g., Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, US).
- (obsolete, slang) error [late 19th–early 20th c.]
Usage notes
- music 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.
Synonyms
- (instance of breaking something into two pieces): split
- (physical space that opens up in something or between two things): breach, gap, space; see also Thesaurus:interspace or Thesaurus:hole
- (rest or pause, usually from work): time-out; see also Thesaurus:pause
- (time for playing outside): playtime (UK), recess (US)
- (short holiday): day off, time off; see also Thesaurus:vacation
- (beginning of the morning): crack of dawn; see also Thesaurus:dawn
- (error): See Thesaurus:error
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
Clipping of breakdown (the percussion break of songs chosen by a DJ for use in hip-hop music) and see also breakdancing.
Noun
break (plural breaks)
- (music) A section of extended repetition of the percussion break to a song, created by a hip-hop DJ as rhythmic dance music.
Derived terms
- Amen break
References
- break at OneLook Dictionary Search
- 2001. The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: North America. Garland Publishing. Ellen Koskoff (Ed.). Pgs. 694-695.
Anagrams
- Abrek, Baker, Brake, baker, barke, brake
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b??k/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English break.
Noun
break m (plural breaks)
- break (pause, holiday)
- Synonym: pause
- (tennis) break (of serve)
Derived terms
- balle de break
Etymology 2
From earlier break de chasse, from English shooting brake.
Noun
break m (plural breaks)
- (automotive) estate car, station wagon
- Antonym: berline
References
- “break” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English break.
Noun
break m (invariable)
- break (intermission or brief suspension of activity)
Interjection
break
- break! (boxing)
Spanish
Noun
break m (plural breaks)
- break (pause)
- (tennis) break
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misunderstanding
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m?s?nd??stænd??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?m?s?nd??stænd??/
- Rhymes: -ænd??
- Hyphenation: mis?un?der?stand?ing
Noun
misunderstanding (plural misunderstandings)
- A mistake as to the meaning of something or a specific point of view; erroneous interpretation or comprehension; misconception.
- 1965, Haile Selassie, African Liberation Day speech
- Because of misunderstandings among certain member states of the Organization of African Unity's voices have been occasionally raised recently against the convocation of the Assembly in Accra. Nonetheless, the regular Assembly of the Heads of State and Government was, in the first place, designed to find peaceful solutions, through deliberations and frank exchange of views to such misunderstandings among member-states.
- 1965, Haile Selassie, African Liberation Day speech
- A disagreement; difference of opinion; dissension; quarrel.
Translations
Verb
misunderstanding
- Present participle and gerund of misunderstand.
Further reading
- misunderstanding in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- misunderstanding in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mi.zan.der?st?n.din?/
Noun
misunderstanding m (invariable)
- (informal, neologism) misunderstanding, misconception, incomprehension
- Synonyms: equivoco, fraintendimento, incomprensione, malinteso, qui pro quo
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