routine break
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 …
2break — vb Break, crack, burst, bust, snap, shatter, shiver are comparable as general terms meaning fundamentally to come apart or cause to come apart. Break basically implies the operation of a stress or strain that will cause a rupture, a fracture, a… …
3routine — [adj] habitual accepted, accustomed, chronic, conventional, customary, everyday, familiar, general, methodical, normal, ordinary, periodic, plain, quotidian, regular, seasonal, standard, typical, unremarkable, usual, wonted, workaday; concepts… …
4break out of something — ˌbreak ˈout (of sth) derived to escape from a place or situation • Several prisoners broke out of the jail. • She needed to break out of her daily routine and do something exciting. related noun ↑breakout Main entry: ↑ …
5routine — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 normal order/way of doing things ADJECTIVE ▪ set ▪ strict ▪ dull, humdrum (esp. BrE), monotonous ▪ familiar …
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)¦ …
7break out phrasal — verb (I) 1 ESCAPE to escape from a prison or similar place (+ of): a plan to break out of jail see also: breakout 2 WAR/FIRE ETC if something unpleasant such as a fire, war, or disease breaks out, it starts to happen: Several scuffles broke out… …
8routine — [[t]ruːti͟ːn[/t]] ♦♦♦ routines 1) N VAR: usu with supp, oft N n, adj N A routine is the usual series of things that you do at a particular time. A routine is also the practice of regularly doing things in a fixed order. The players had to change… …
9routine — 1 noun 1 (C, U) the usual or normal way in which you do things: John s departure had upset their daily routine. | Mark longed to escape from the same old familiar routine. | a break in the routine (=a change from what you normally do) 2 (C) a set …
10Break (work) — Lunch break redirects here. For lunch breaks at school, see Recess (break). Two men taking a break during their workday. A break at work is a period of time during a shift in which an employee is allowed to take time off from his/her job. There… …
