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  • 1break — 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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  • 2break — [c]/breɪk / (say brayk) verb (broke or, Archaic, brake, broken or, Archaic, broke, breaking) – …

  • 3Break-of-gauge — With railways, a break of gauge is where a line of one gauge meets a line of a different gauge. Trains and rolling stock cannot run through without some form of conversion between gauges, and freight and passengers must otherwise be transloaded.… …

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  • 4Break 'Em All — Infobox VG title = Break Em All developer = Warashi publisher = D3 Publisher designer = released = vgrelease|JP=October 27 2005vgrelease|NA=June 20 2006vgrelease|EU=September 29 2006 genre = Puzzle modes = Single player, multiplayer ratings =… …

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  • 5Break the Bank (1976) — Infobox Television show name = Break the Bank genre = Game show director = Richard S. Kline starring = Tom Kennedy (1976, daytime) Jack Barry (1976 7, nighttime) narrated = Johnny Jacobs (1976, daytime) Ernie Anderson (1976 7, nighttime) theme… …

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  • 6break in — verb Date: circa 1535 intransitive verb 1. to enter something (as a building or computer system) without consent or by force 2. a. intrude < break in upon his privacy > b. to …

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  • 7break in — phrasal verb Word forms break in : present tense I/you/we/they break in he/she/it breaks in present participle breaking in past tense broke in past participle broken in 1) [intransitive] to enter a building by force, especially in order to steal&#8230; …

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  • 8Break (Bottom episode) — Infobox UK Television Episode Title =Break Series name =Bottom Caption = Series no =Three Episode =003 Airdate =January 20, 1995 Writer =Adrian Edmondson Rik Mayall Producer =Jon Plowman Director =Bob Spiers Guests = Episode list = Prev =Terror&#8230; …

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  • 9break in — {v.} (stress on in ) 1a. To break from outside. * /The firemen broke in the door of the burning house./ 1b. To enter by force or unlawfully. * /Thieves broke in while the family was away./ 2. To enter suddenly or interrupt. * /A stranger broke in …

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  • 10break in — {v.} (stress on in ) 1a. To break from outside. * /The firemen broke in the door of the burning house./ 1b. To enter by force or unlawfully. * /Thieves broke in while the family was away./ 2. To enter suddenly or interrupt. * /A stranger broke in …

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