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  • 1break out — verb 1. start abruptly (Freq. 4) After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc • Syn: ↑erupt • Hypernyms: ↑begin, ↑start • Verb Frames …

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  • 2break out — I. escape, get away, bust out    He was shot trying to break out of prison trying to escape. II. happen suddenly, erupt    A riot will break out if you don t talk to the strikers …

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  • 3break|out — «BRAYK OWT», noun, adjective. –n. 1. the act or condition of becoming free of or escaping (from): »a breakout from prison. 2. = breakthrough (def. 1). (Cf. ↑breakthrough) –adj. outstanding and noticeably successful: »a breakout performance that… …

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  • 4break out — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms break out : present tense I/you/we/they break out he/she/it breaks out present participle breaking out past tense broke out past participle broken out 1) if something bad such as a war or disease breaks out …

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  • 5break out phrasal — verb (I) 1 ESCAPE to escape from a prison or similar place (+ of): a plan to break out of jail see also: breakout 2 WAR/FIRE ETC if something unpleasant such as a fire, war, or disease breaks out, it starts to happen: Several scuffles broke out… …

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  • 6break out — 1) PHRASAL VERB If something such as war, fighting, or disease breaks out, it begins suddenly. [V P] He was 29 when war broke out... [V P] I was in a nightclub in Brixton and a fight broke out. 2) PHRASAL VERB If a prisoner breaks out of a prison …

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  • 7break out — verb a) To escape, especially forcefully or defiantly. They broke out of prison in the middle of the night. b) to bring out, use, or present Break out the bubbly and celebrate …

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  • 8break out — 1. to begin suddenly and with force. A fight broke out in the dance club. Usage notes: usually used to describe a fight, argument, or war 2. to escape from a place or a situation. Two inmates broke out of prison and are still at large. Usage… …

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  • 9ˌbreak ˈout — phrasal verb 1) if something bad such as a war, fire, or disease breaks out, it starts 2) to start to appear on the skin An ugly rash broke out on my arm.[/ex] 3) to escape from a prison …

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  • 10Prison Break-In — Infobox Arrested Development episode episode name = Prison Break In episode no = 3AJD08 airdate = December 12, 2005 writer = Karey Dornetto director = Bob Berlinger on the next = “George Michael gets closer to his family, George Michael… …

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