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1break up — {v.} 1. To break into pieces. * /The workmen broke up the pavement to dig up the pipes under it./ * /River ice breaks up in the spring./ 2. {informal} To lose or destroy spirit or self control. Usually used in the passive. * /Mrs. Lawrence was… …
2break up — {v.} 1. To break into pieces. * /The workmen broke up the pavement to dig up the pipes under it./ * /River ice breaks up in the spring./ 2. {informal} To lose or destroy spirit or self control. Usually used in the passive. * /Mrs. Lawrence was… …
3break ship Nautical — fail to rejoin one s ship after absence on leave. → break …
4Ship breaking — or ship demolition is a type of recycling involving the breaking up of ships for scrap. Most ships have a lifespan of a few decades before there is so much wear that refitting and repair becomes uneconomic. Ship breaking allows for materials from …
5break up — {v. phr.} To end a romantic relationship, a marriage, or a business partnership. * /Tom and Jane broke up because Tom played so much golf that he had no time for her./ …
6break up — {v. phr.} To end a romantic relationship, a marriage, or a business partnership. * /Tom and Jane broke up because Tom played so much golf that he had no time for her./ …
7Break — (br[=a]k), n. [See {Break}, v. t., and cf. {Brake} (the instrument), {Breach}, {Brack} a crack.] 1. An opening made by fracture or disruption. [1913 Webster] 2. An interruption of continuity; change of direction; as, a break in a wall; a break in …
8ship|break|er — «SHIHP BRAY kuhr», noun. 1. a person who deals in old, unfit ships that are broken up for sale. 2. a person whose work is breaking up such ships …
9ship|break|ing — «SHIHP BRAY kihng», noun. the work or occupation of a shipbreaker …
10break|age — «BRAY kihj», noun. 1. a breaking; break: »The breakage of the girder was due to a fault in the steel. 2. the amount or quantity of anything broken: »The breakage was excessive. 3. damage or loss caused by breaking: »a high rate of breakage. 4. an …
