make and break
1Make and break — (Elec.) Any apparatus for making and breaking an electric circuit; a circuit breaker. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …
2make-and-break contact — perjungiamasis kontaktas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. break before make contact; make and break contact vok. Folgewechsler, m; Umschaltkontakt, m; Wechselkontakt, m rus. переключающий контакт, m pranc. contact à deux directions …
3make-and-break device — pertraukiklis statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. breaker; chopper; cutout switch; interrupter; make and break device vok. Auslöser, m; Unterbrecher, m rus. прерыватель, m pranc. interrupteur, m; rupteur, m …
4make and break — noun a device for alternately making and breaking an electric circuit …
5make-and-break — /mayk euhn brayk /, adj. noting or pertaining to a device, operated by an electric current, for automatically opening or closing a circuit once it has been closed or opened by a mechanical springlike device, as in a doorbell. [1855 60] * * * …
6make-and-break — /mayk euhn brayk /, adj. noting or pertaining to a device, operated by an electric current, for automatically opening or closing a circuit once it has been closed or opened by a mechanical springlike device, as in a doorbell. [1855 60] …
7Make or Break TV — is a Canadian thirteen episode half hour documentary television series produced by Make Believe Media Inc. and currently airs on TVtropolis. The first episode premiered on Thursday September 4, 2008 and was repeated in the show s regular time… …
8make-or-break — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : allowing of no mean between full success and complete disaster make or break attempt * * * /mayk euhr brayk /, adj. either completely successful or utterly disastrous: a make or break marketing policy. [1915 20] * * *… …
9make-or-break — UK / US adjective bringing either total success or total failure, and therefore very important a make or break decision for the manager …
10make a break for something it — make a ˈbreak for sth/for it idiom to run towards sth in order to try and escape • He suddenly leapt up and made a break for the door. • They decided to make a break for it (= to try and escape) that night. Main entry: ↑breakidiom …