make-before-break

  • 1make before break — (in CDMA cellular communications) coverage of a service area with 3 antennae to provide backup for each call and reduces the number of disconnections …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 2make-or-break — (something) to make something a success or a failure. It s make or break time for Britain s tennis players. (always before noun) …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 3make-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] * * *… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 4make-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 …

    Automatikos terminų žodynas

  • 5make a break for it — verb To attempt to escape; to flee; to run away. By Gar! it was as well that he made a break for it before the note reached us! I guess he wont show his face in this valley again. Syn: make a run for it …

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  • 6break — break1 W1S1 [breık] v past tense broke [brəuk US brouk] past participle broken [ˈbrəukən US ˈbrou ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(separate into pieces)¦ 2¦(bones)¦ 3¦(machines)¦ 4¦(rules/laws)¦ 5¦(promise/agreement)¦ 6¦(stop/rest)¦ 7¦(end something)¦ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 7break — 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 …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 8make — make1 W1S1 [meık] v past tense and past participle made [meıd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(produce)¦ 2¦(do)¦ 3¦(cook)¦ 4¦(cause)¦ 5¦(force)¦ 6¦(mark/hole etc)¦ 7 make it 8 make the meeting/the party/Tuesday etc 9¦(achieve something)¦ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 9break — I. verb (broke; broken; breaking) Etymology: Middle English breken, from Old English brecan; akin to Old High German brehhan to break, Latin frangere Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to separate into parts with suddenness or… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 10make — make1 [ meık ] (past tense and past participle made [ meıd ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 create/produce something ▸ 2 do/say something ▸ 3 cause something to happen ▸ 4 force someone to do something ▸ 5 arrange something ▸ 6 earn/get money ▸ 7 give a total ▸… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English