break from

  • 1break from — [phrasal verb] break from (someone or something) : to end a relationship, connection, or agreement with (someone or something) She recently broke from [=broke with] the organization she helped found. breaking from [=breaking with]… …

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  • 2break from — phr verb Break from is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑sob Break from is used with these nouns as the object: ↑norm …

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  • 3break from prison — index escape Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 4To break from — Break Break (br[=a]k), v. i. 1. To come apart or divide into two or more pieces, usually with suddenness and violence; to part; to burst asunder. [1913 Webster] 2. To open spontaneously, or by pressure from within, as a bubble, a tumor, a seed… …

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  • 5Taking a Break from All Your Worries — Infobox Television episode Title = Taking a Break From All Your Worries Caption = Hello Series = Battlestar Galactica Season = 3 Episode = 13 Airdate = January 28, 2007 Production = 313 Writer = Michael Taylor Director = Edward James Olmos Guests …

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  • 6A Break from the Norm — Infobox Album | Name = A Break from the Norm Type = Compilation album Artist = Norman Cook Released = 2001 Recorded = various Genre = various Length = Label = Gut Records Producer = various Reviews = Last album = Halfway Between the Gutter and… …

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  • 7Break — (br[=a]k), v. i. 1. To come apart or divide into two or more pieces, usually with suddenness and violence; to part; to burst asunder. [1913 Webster] 2. To open spontaneously, or by pressure from within, as a bubble, a tumor, a seed vessel, a bag …

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  • 8Break crop — is a term for the secondary crop within the practice of intensive arable farming whereby as part of a crop rotation, a physiologically different crop is inserted into the main cropping plan in order to provide a break from the cycle of weeds,… …

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  • 9break — break1 W1S1 [breık] v past tense broke [brəuk US brouk] past participle broken [ˈbrəukən US ˈbrou ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(separate into pieces)¦ 2¦(bones)¦ 3¦(machines)¦ 4¦(rules/laws)¦ 5¦(promise/agreement)¦ 6¦(stop/rest)¦ 7¦(end something)¦ …

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  • 10break — break1 [ breık ] (past tense broke [ brouk ] ; past participle broken [ broukən ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 separate into pieces ▸ 2 fail to obey rules ▸ 3 make a hole/cut ▸ 4 destroy someone s confidence ▸ 5 when people learn news ▸ 6 stop for a short time …

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