break (noun)
1break — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 short rest; short holiday/vacation ADJECTIVE ▪ little, quick, short ▪ coffee, dinner (esp. BrE), lunch, tea (BrE) ▪ …
2break-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 …
3break — / brāk/ vb broke / brōk/, bro·ken, / brō kən/, break·ing, / brā kiŋ/ vt 1 a: violate transgress break the law …
4break dancing — noun a form of solo dancing that involves rapid acrobatic moves in which different parts of the body touch the ground; normally performed to the rhythm of rap music • Syn: ↑break dance • Derivationally related forms: ↑break dance (for: ↑break… …
5break — ► VERB (past broke; past part. broken) 1) separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain. 2) make or become inoperative; stop working. 3) interrupt (a continuity, sequence, or course). 4) fail to observe (a law, regulation, or… …
6break of day — noun the first light of day (Freq. 1) we got up before dawn they talked until morning • Syn: ↑dawn, ↑dawning, ↑morning, ↑aurora, ↑first light, ↑ …
7break-up — ˈbreak up noun [countable] COMMERCE an occasion when a company or group is broken up into smaller units: • Break ups create added tax, interest and management costs. * * * break up UK US /ˈbreɪkʌp/ noun [C] ► a division of a company, etc. into… …
8break|ing — 1 «BRAY kihng», noun. the process of beating dry flax stalks with mallets or running them through grooved rollers so that the woody part of the stalk will separate into small pieces. break|ing 2 «BRAY kihng», noun. = break dancing. (Cf. ↑break… …
9break dancing — noun Etymology: 2break (solo passage) or break beat Date: 1982 dancing in which solo dancers perform acrobatics that involve touching various parts of the body (as the back or head) to the ground • break dance verb • break dancer nou …
10break-in — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ attempted ▪ recent ▪ factory, house, etc. BREAK IN + NOUN ▪ happen …