a break

İngilizce - Türkçe

a break teriminin İngilizce Türkçe sözlükte anlamı

break

kırmak

Tom Mary'nin kalbini kırmak istemiyordu. - Tom didn't want to break Mary's heart.

Kilidi kırmakta zorlanmadım. - I had no difficulty breaking the lock.

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mola

Çok yorgun olduğum için öğle yemeği molası sırasında biraz uyudum. - I slept a little during lunch break because I was so tired.

Çalışmalarımda bir mola sırasında televizyon izledim. - I watched television during a break in my studies.

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kopmak

İskoçya, İngiltere'den kopmak istiyor. - Scotland wants to break away from England.

Erkek arkadaşın sorunlu bir kişi ama bırakmak ya da kopmak için yeterince iyi bir neden değil. - Your boyfriend is a problematic person, but that's not a good enough reason to give up or break off your relationship.

fracture

kırık

Neden bir kırık kemiğin var? - Why do you have a fractured bone?

Mandibula kondil kırıklarının tedavisinde birçok yöntem önerilmiştir. - Many methods have been proposed for treating fractures of the atrophic mandible.

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{f} kırılmak

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bozmak

Biz bu müzakereyi bozmak istiyoruz. - We want to break off this negotiation.

Tom Mary'ye nişanı bozmak istediğini söyledi. - Tom told Mary that he wanted to break off the engagement.

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{i} ara

Araba bozulursa, yürürüz. - If the car breaks down, we'll walk.

O, ara vermeden 30 dakika boyunca konuştu. - She spoke for 30 minutes without a break.

{i} teneffüs

{f} yenmek

{f} bozdurmak

Bana bir fırsat ver. Söyleyecek bir şeyin varsa, surat asmayı bırak ve onu söyle. - Give me a break. If you have something to say, stop making faces and say it.

Bu benim büyük fırsatım. - This is my big break.

Biz bu gece kaçmak zorundayız, yoksa çıldıracağım. - We've got to break out tonight or I'll go crazy!

{i} fren

pot

(Bilgisayar) çık

Ben dün kahvaltı etmeden evden çıktım. - I left home without having breakfast yesterday.

Kahvaltıdan sonra yürüyüşe çıktım. - I went for a walk after breakfast.

(Bilgisayar) satır sonu

O, ara vermeden 30 dakika boyunca konuştu. - She spoke for 30 minutes without a break.

Dün gece ara vermeden çalıştı. - He worked last night without taking a break.

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ayırmak

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(Bilgisayar) sayfa sonu

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(Bilgisayar) kesme bitir

Eğer Jane daha fazla dinlenmezse, O bir sinir krizi geçirebilir. - If Jane does not rest more, she may have a nervous breakdown.

Bir mola vermeni ve biraz dinlenmeni öneriyorum. - I suggest that you take a break and cool off a little.

Mola vermek istemediğinden emin misin? - Are you sure you don't want to take a break?

Bence şimdi bir mola vermek en iyisi. - I think it's best to take a break now.

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kapatmak

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(Bilgisayar) bitir

Tom kavgayı bitirmeye çalıştı. - Tom tried to break up the fight.

Mary Tom uyanmadan önce kahvaltı hazırlamayı bitirmek istedi. - Mary wanted to finish making breakfast before Tom woke up.

bir şeyin kırılan yeri

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yıkmak

Bizim sosyal engelleri yıkmak için çok çalışmamız gerekmektedir. - We must work hard to break down social barriers.

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kırılma

Herkesin bir kırılma noktası var. - Everybody has a breaking point.

Bambu eğildi ama kırılmadı. - The bamboo gave but did not break.

Peter vazoyu kırmak niyetinde değildi. - Peter didn't intend to break the vase.

O, oğlunun sigara içme alışkanlığı kırmaya çalıştı. - He tried to break his son's habit of smoking.

Tom şafak vaktinde okula gitti. - Tom left for school at the break of dawn.

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koparmak

Hükümet, aile bağlarını koparmak için elinden gelen her şeyi yaptı. - The government did all it could to break family ties.

{i} aralık

tan

Kahvaltı için çayla tandır ekmeği yedim. - I had naan with the tea for breakfast.

Kulağım sende değildi. Tane tane anlatabilir misin? - I'm not following you at all. Can you break it down for me?

X ışınları kemiklerdeki kırıkları bulmak için kullanılır. - X rays are used to locate breaks in bones.

Bazı kötü kırıklarım vardı. - I had some bad breaks.

Tom bir şans yakalayamaz. - Tom can't catch a break.

Onun kalbini kıracağımı biliyordum ama hiç şansım yoktu. - I knew that I'd break her heart, but I had no choice.

{f} kır

Şu çocuk sık sık bir top ile pencerelerimizi kırıyor. - That boy often breaks our windows with a ball.

Sanat hayatın monotonluğu kırar. - Art breaks the monotony of our life.

{f} çatla

kes

Eve girmeden önce, hırsız telefon hatlarını kesmiş. - The thief cut the telephone lines before breaking into the house.

Onunla ilişkimi tamamen bitirmeye kesin karar verdim. - I resolved to break up with her cleanly.

{f} batmak

Bir kazma sert zemin yüzeyleri parçalamak için kullanılan uzun saplı bir araçtır. - A pick is a long handled tool used for breaking up hard ground surfaces.

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{f} fırlamak

break

{f} ağarmak

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{f} kesmek

Ne yazık ki tartışmayı kesmek zorundayız. - I'm afraid we must break off the discussion.

{f} uymamak

{i} firar

{f} ara vermek

Bütün ödevlerimi yaptım ve kısa bir ara vermek istiyorum. - I have done all of my homework and I'd like to take a short break.

Ara vermek için vaktim yok. - I don't have time to take a break.

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{f} çiğnemek

Birkaç kişi, yasayı çiğnemekle suçlandı. - Several people have been accused of breaking the law.

Kuralları çiğnemekten korkma. - Don't be afraid to break the rules.

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{f} yakın dövüşü bırakmak

{f} dalmak

{i} ani fiyat düşüşü

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kesme

Ne yazık ki tartışmayı kesmek zorundayız. - I'm afraid we must break off the discussion.

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solo bölüm

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{f} (broke, bro.ken) 1

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bitirmek

Seninle ilişkiyi bitirmek bir hataydı. - It was a mistake to break up with you.

Tom Mary ile ilişkiyi bitirmek istemiyor. - Tom doesn't want to break up with Mary.

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elek

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{i} aralık, açıklık; ara, fasıla

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{i} çatlak

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{f} iflas etmek

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{f} söylemek

Gerçekten o okula devam etmeyi sevdim. Gustavo bize mola sırasında oynamak ve şarkı söylemek için her gün gitar getirirdi. - I really liked attending to that school. Every day, Gustavo would bring the guitar for us to play and sing during the break.

{f} ihlal etmek

Hakim Scopes'i yasayı ihlal etmekle suçlu buldu. - The judge found Scopes guilty of breaking the law.

Kuralları azıcık ihlal etmekten korkma. - Don't be afraid to break the rules a little.

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{i} gaf

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(Askeri) ARA İŞARETİ: Telefon ve telsiz ile verilen raporlarda, başlık ile metin veya metin ile imza arasında ya da metin içindeki fasılalar

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devreyi bozmak

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(Tekstil) (to) ajur yapmak

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iflâs ettirmek

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uymamak bir yerini kırmak

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{i} solo bölüm (caz)

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{f} patlamak

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{i} kaçma

Tom hapisten kaçmam için bana yardım eden kişiydi. - Tom was the one who helped me break out of jail.

Tom hapisten kaçmama yardım etti. - Tom helped me break out of jail.

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BREAK

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{i} iş molası: They took a break. Mola verdiler

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araya girmek

fracture

kemik veya kıkırdağın kırılması

fracture

(İnşaat) kırık, kırıklık

{f} kırılmak

(Tıp) Kırık, fraktür

fracture

{i} kırma

Türkçe - Türkçe

a break teriminin Türkçe Türkçe sözlükte anlamı
break: Boks müsabakalarında hakemin kullandığı açıl komutu
break: Caz müziğinde parçayı çalgıcılardan birinin sürdürmesi için orkestranın susması

İngilizce - İngilizce

a break teriminin İngilizce İngilizce sözlükte anlamı: fracture
break: To counter-attack
break: A rest or pause, usually from work; a breaktime
Let’s take a five-minute break.
break: To design or use a powerful (yet legal) strategy that unbalances the game in a player's favor
Letting white have three extra queens would break chess.
break: Of a bone, to crack or fracture due to a physical strain, such as a collision
His ribs broke under the weight of the rocks piled on his chest.
break: An instance of breaking something into two pieces
The femur has a clean break and so should heal easily.
break: To arrive
Morning has broken.
break: To interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily
Let's break for lunch.
break: A temporary split (with a romantic partner)
I think we need a break.
break: An interval or intermission between two parts of a performance, for example a theatre show, broadcast, or sports game
break: A significant change in circumstance, attitude, perception, or focus of attention: big break, lucky break
break: To demote, to reduce the military rank of
Not long after this event, Clausen became involved in another disciplinary situation and was broken to private—the only one to win the Medal of Honor in Vietnam.
break: To change a steady state abruptly
With the mood broken, what we had been doing seemed pretty silly.
break: To surpass or do better than (a specific number), to do better than (an record), setting a new record
The policeman broke sixty on a residential street in his hurry to catch the thief.
break: To arrange a temporary split (with a romantic partner)
break: To cause (a barrier) to no longer bar
specifically To open (a safe) without using the correct key, combination, or the like.
break: to end
The forecast says the hot weather will break by midweek.
break: To end (a connection), to disconnect
I couldn't hear a thing he was saying, so I broke the connection and called him back.
break: A short section of music, often between verses, in which some performers stop while others continue
The fiddle break was amazing, it was a pity the singer came back in on the wrong note.
break: To divide (something, often money) into smaller units
The wholesaler broke the container loads into palettes and boxes for local retailers.
break: To collapse into surf, after arriving in shallow water. right|thumb|196px|A wave breaking
break: A place where waves break (that is, where waves pitch or spill forward creating white water)
The final break in the Greenmount area is Kirra Point.
break: An act of escaping
prison break.
break: To end up in two or more pieces that cannot easily be reassembled
If the vase falls to the floor, it might break.
break: To do that which is forbidden by (a rule or rules)
break one's word.
break: a change; the end of a spell of persistent good or bad weather
break: :
backgammon, transitive To remove one of the two men on (a point).
break: To cause to end up in two or more pieces that cannot easily be reassembled
She broke the vase.
break: Of a voice, to alter in type: in men generally to go up, in women sometimes to go down; to crack
His voice breaks (or cracks) when he gets emotional.
break: To cause an animal to lose its will, to tame
You have to break an elephant before you can use it as an animal of burden.
break: To cause, accidentally or intentionally, (a bone) to crack under physical strain
He slipped on the ice and broke his leg.
break: To interrupt (a fall) by inserting something so that the falling object not hit something else beneath
He survived the jump out the window because the bushes below broke his fall.
break: To cause (a person) to lose his spirit or will; to crush the spirits of; to ruin (a person) emotionally
Interrogators have used many forms of torture to break prisoners of war.
break: To cause to stop functioning properly or altogether
Adding 64-bit support broke backward compatibility with earlier versions.
break: To disclose or make known an item of news, etc
I don't know how to break this to you, but your cat is not coming back.
break: To become audible suddenly
Like the crash of thunderbolts , the sound of musquetry broke over the lawn, .
break: To cause (a habit) to no longer exist
I've got to break this habit I have of biting my nails.
break: The beginning (of the morning)
at the break of day.
break: To demulsify
break: To ruin financially
The recession broke some small businesses.
break: a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate"
break: {n} an opening, breach, failure, pause, line
break: {v} to part by force, dash to pieces, tame, become a bankrupt, ruin, fall out, violate, dawn as the day, cashier, decline in strength
Break: rupture
break: To cause a person or animal to lose his/her/its will, usually obtained by means of torture.right
break: To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change the gait; as, to break into a run or gallop
break: be broken in; "If the new teacher won't break, we'll add some stress"
break: A large four-wheeled carriage, having a straight body and calash top, with the driver's seat in front and the footman's behind
break: make the opening shot that scatters the balls destroy the completeness of a set of related items; "The book dealer would not break the set"
break: To destroy the official character and standing of; to cashier; to dismiss
break: exchange for smaller units of money; "I had to break a $100 bill just to buy the candy"
break: (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving; "he was up two breaks in the second set"
break: when a team quickly advances the ball down the field in an attempt to get its players near the opponent's goal before the defenders have a chance to retreat; also called an advantage
break: A projection or recess from the face of a building
break: If you break your journey somewhere, you stop there for a short time so that you can have a rest. Because of the heat we broke our journey at a small country hotel
break: To break someone means to destroy their determination and courage, their success, or their career. He never let his jailers break him Ken's wife, Vicki, said: `He's a broken man.' = destroy
break: If you break with a group of people or a traditional way of doing things, or you break your connection with them, you stop being involved with that group or stop doing things in that way. In 1959, Akihito broke with imperial tradition by marrying a commoner They were determined to break from precedent They have yet to break the link with the trade unions. Break is also a noun. Making a completely clean break with the past, the couple got rid of all their old furniture
break: change directions suddenly invalidate by judicial action; "The will was broken"
break: lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"
break: become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated"
break: Of a bone, to cause to crack under physical strain
break: A physical space that opens up in something or between two things
break: The instruments that are named are the ones that carry on playing, for example a fiddle break implies that the fiddle is the most prominent instrument playing during the break
break: The moment and/or location at which a series circuit is opened and made discontinuous Brownout A condition in which the supply voltage is insufficient to power the load Circuit A closed path followed or capable of being followed by an electric current
break: separate from a clinch, in boxing; "The referee broke the boxers"
break: To fall out; to terminate friendship
break: To make the first shot
break: A rapid and sharp price decline in pricing
break: find the solution or key to; "break the code"
break: When a boy's voice breaks, it becomes deeper and sounds more like a man's voice. He sings with the strained discomfort of someone whose voice hasn't quite broken
break: If you break a rule, promise, or agreement, you do something that you should not do according to that rule, promise, or agreement. We didn't know we were breaking the (Hukuk) broken promises
break: to disclose or make known an item of news etc
break: See Brake, n
break: n an abrupt change of direction in the attacker's approach
break: To impart, as news or information; to broach; - - with to, and often with a modified word implying some reserve; as, to break the news gently to the widow; to break a purpose cautiously to a friend
break: break a piece from a whole; "break a branch from a tree"
break: To exchange for other money or currency of smaller denomination; as, to break a five dollar bill
break: To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock
break: do a break dance; "Kids were break-dancing at the street corner"
break: emerge from the surface of a body of water; "The whales broke"
break: a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
break: The break of day or the break of dawn is the time when it begins to grow light after the night. `I,' he finished poetically, `will watch over you to the break of day.'
break: the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool an unexpected piece of good luck; "he finally got his big break"
break: an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks"
break: a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations"
break: prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negociations"
break: The result of a successful cryptanalytic attack To destroy the advantage of a cipher in hiding information A cipher is "broken" when the information in a message can be extracted without the key, or when the key itself can be recovered The strength of a cipher can be considered to be the minimum effort required for a break, by any possible attack A break is particularly significant when the work involved need not be repeated on every message The use of the term "break" can be misleading when an impractical amount of work is required to achieve the break This case might be better described a "theoretical" or "certificational" weakness
break: ruin completely; "He busted my radio!"
break: feelings You can say `give me a break' to show that you are annoyed by what someone has said or done. `I'm a real intellectual-type guy, Tracy,' James joked. `Oh, give me a break,' Tracy moaned
break: An interruption in continuity in writing or printing, as where there is an omission, an unfilled line, etc
break: If there is a break in the cloud or weather, it changes and there is a short period of sunshine or fine weather. A sudden break in the cloud allowed rescuers to spot Michael Benson
break: To win a game as receiver
break: An interruption of continuity; change of direction; as, a break in a wall; a break in the deck of a ship
break: To cause to end up in two or more pieces
break: change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another; "Her voice broke to a whisper when she started to talk about her children"
break: an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned"
break: To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief; as, my heart is breaking
break: To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of; as, to break flax
break: To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to pierce; as, the cavalry were not able to break the British squares
break: To collapse into surf, after arriving in shallow water
break: weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death"
break: an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned" a sudden dash; "he made a break for the open door" an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks" (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving; "he was up two breaks in the second set" the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool an unexpected piece of good luck; "he finally got his big break" the occurrence of breaking; "the break in the dam threatened the valley" weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death" diminish or discontinue abruptly; "The patient's fever broke last night" fall sharply; "stock prices broke" be broken in; "If the new teacher won't break, we'll add some stress" of the male voice in puberty; "his voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir" render inoperable or ineffective; "You broke the alarm clock when you took it apart!" become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments; "He broke the glass plate"; "She broke the match" happen; "Report the news as it develops"; "These political movements recrudesce from time to time" prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negociations" change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another; "Her voice broke to a whisper when she started to talk about her children" come into being; "light broke over the horizon"; "Voices broke in the air" find the solution or key to; "break the code" find a flaw in; "break an alibi"; "break down a proof" undergo breaking; "The simple vowels broke in many Germanic languages" interrupt the flow of current in; "break a circuit" be released or become known; of news; "News of her death broke in the morning" pierce or penetrate; "The blade broke her skin" become punctured or penetrated; "The skin broke" break a piece from a whole; "break a branch from a tree" go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely" ruin completely; "He busted my radio!" separate from a clinch, in boxing; "The referee broke the boxers" make the opening shot that scatters the balls destroy the completeness of a set of related items; "The book dealer would not break the set" exchange for smaller units of money; "I had to break a $100 bill just to buy the candy" force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up; "break into tears"; "erupt in anger" curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves; "The surf broke" emerge from the surface of a body of water; "The whales broke" scatter or part; "The clouds broke after the heavy downpour" make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing; "The ranks broke" move away or escape suddenly; "The horses broke from the stable"; "Three inmates broke jail"; "Nobody can break out--this prison is high security" change directions suddenly invalidate by judicial action; "The will was broken" interrupt a continued activity; "She had broken with the traditional patterns" cause the failure or ruin of; "His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage"; "This play will either make or break the playwright" happen or take place; "Things have been breaking pretty well for us in the past few months" come forth or begin from a state of latency; "The first winter storm broke over New York" give up; "break cigarette smoking" cause to give up a habit; "She finally broke herself of smoking cigarettes" vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity; "The flat plain was broken by tall mesas" come to an end; "The heat wave finally broke yesterday
break: stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident"
break: When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped. He fell through the window, breaking the glass The plate broke Break the cauliflower into florets The plane broke into three pieces. bombed-out buildings, surrounded by broken glass and rubble The only sound was the crackle of breaking ice
break: a Pawn move with the hope or intention of opening lines, particularly files In blocked positions like the French Defence it's important to organise your own pawn break
break: When day or dawn breaks, it starts to grow light after the night has ended. They continued the search as dawn broke. see also daybreak
break: If you break a habit or if someone breaks you of it, you no longer have that habit. If you continue to smoke, keep trying to break the habit The professor hoped to break the students of the habit of looking for easy answers
break: happen or take place; "Things have been breaking pretty well for us in the past few months"
break: To burst forth violently, as a storm
break: the occurrence of breaking; "the break in the dam threatened the valley"
break: An interruption; a pause; as, a break in friendship; a break in the conversation
break: come into being; "light broke over the horizon"; "Voices broke in the air"
break: cause the failure or ruin of; "His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage"; "This play will either make or break the playwright"
break: the act of breaking something; "the breakage was unavoidable"
break: An opening made by fracture or disruption
break: make the opening shot that scatters the balls
break: The first shot in a game of billiards
break: diminish or discontinue abruptly; "The patient's fever broke last night"
break: To tame; to reduce to subjection; to make tractable; to discipline; as, to break a horse to the harness or saddle
break: The appearance of the bottom of a pair of trousers The front of the trouser should barely graze the front of the shoe, causing a slight vertical wrinkle, or break, in the drape of the pant fabric
break: become punctured or penetrated; "The skin broke"
break: A transmission interruption, usually to allow a controlled terminal to interrupt the controlling computer
break: To infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or promise
break: Of a bone, to fracture accidentally
break: invalidate by judicial action; "The will was broken"
break: give up; "break cigarette smoking"
break: go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
break: The number of points scored by one player in one visit to the table
break: If the weather breaks or a storm breaks, it suddenly becomes rainy or stormy after a period of sunshine. I've been waiting for the weather to break
break: act in disregard of laws and rules; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"
break: happen; "Report the news as it develops"; "These political movements recrudesce from time to time"
break: render inoperable or ineffective; "You broke the alarm clock when you took it apart!"
break: interrupt the flow of current in; "break a circuit"
break: To diminish the force of; to lessen the shock of, as a fall or blow
break: To break the force of something such as a blow or fall means to weaken its effect, for example by getting in the way of it. He sustained serious neck injuries after he broke someone's fall
break: terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"
break: To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or communicate
break: A break is a short holiday. They are currently taking a short break in Spain
break: If you break a part of your body such as your leg, your arm, or your nose, or if a bone breaks, you are injured because a bone cracks or splits. She broke a leg in a skiing accident Old bones break easily Several people were treated for broken bones. Break is also a noun. It has caused a bad break to Gabriella's leg
break: undergo breaking; "The simple vowels broke in many Germanic languages"
break: The part of a story that is continued on another page Sometimes several breaks are gathered together on a "break page " Also called jumps
break: reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him"
break: If you break free or loose, you free yourself from something or escape from it. She broke free by thrusting her elbow into his chest
break: A condition in spacing that lasts longer than a single character transmission time A break is often used by a receiving terminal to interrupt a sending device's transmission, request a disconnection, or to terminate a process
break: If someone breaks something, especially a difficult or unpleasant situation that has existed for some time, they end it or change it. New proposals have been put forward to break the deadlock among rival factions The country is heading towards elections which may break the party's long hold on power. Break is also a noun. Nothing that might lead to a break in the deadlock has been discussed yet
break: (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right over a geological fault"
break: cause to give up a habit; "She finally broke herself of smoking cigarettes"
break: If someone or something breaks a silence, they say something or make a noise after a long period of silence. Hugh broke the silence. `Is she always late?' he asked
break: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"
break: come to an end; "The heat wave finally broke yesterday"
break: To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate; as, to break silence; to break one's sleep; to break one's journey
break: {i} fracture; pause, intermission; time out; crack; opportunity; alteration; divider between one part of a document and another (Computers)
break: make submissive, obedient, or useful; "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern"
break: To cause to malfunction or stop working altogether
break: the curve of a putt or running shot due to the slope of the terrain and gravity Example: As you gain experience in golf your ability to read the break on putts improves
break: cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch"
break: of the male voice in puberty; "his voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir"
break: breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall"
break: {f} smash into pieces, shatter, crack; be smashed into pieces; be cut off; force into; stop, cancel
break: To burst forth; to make its way; to come to view; to appear; to dawn
break: break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"
break: a sudden dash; "he made a break for the open door"
break: Place where waves break (ie. pitch or spill forward creating white water)
break: A device for checking motion, or for measuring friction
break: An opening or displacement in the circuit, interrupting the electrical current
break: 9 & 10
break: Of a bone, to crack or fracture through a sudden physical strain, such as a collision
break: Also, to change in tone, as a boy's voice at puberty
break: To come apart or divide into two or more pieces, usually with suddenness and violence; to part; to burst asunder
break: To destroy the completeness of; to remove a part from; as, to break a set
break: fracture a bone of; "I broke my foot while playing hockey"
break: To shatter to pieces; to reduce to fragments
break: To stop functioning properly or altogether
break: To cause an interruption in program operation Ctrl+C is the standard DOS break-key combination but seldom halts operation of a Windows application Esc is more commonly used in Windows to cause an operation to terminate before completion
break: fall sharply; "stock prices broke"
break: come forth or begin from a state of latency; "The first winter storm broke over New York"
break: fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns; "This sentence violates the rules of syntax"
break: move away or escape suddenly; "The horses broke from the stable"; "Three inmates broke jail"; "Nobody can break out--this prison is high security"
break: assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sargeant"
break: A break is a lucky opportunity that someone gets to achieve something. He went into TV and got his first break playing opposite Sid James in the series `Citizen James'
break: To interrupt or cease ones work or occupation temporarily
break: To weaken or impair, as health, spirit, or mind
break: The first appearing, as of light in the morning; the dawn; as, the break of day; the break of dawn
break: to break cover: see cover to break even: see even to break new ground: see ground to break someone's heart: see heart all hell breaks loose: see hell to break the ice: see ice to break ranks: see rank to break wind: see wind
break: interrupt a continued activity; "She had broken with the traditional patterns"
break: If a surface, cover, or seal breaks or if something breaks it, a hole or tear is made in it, so that a substance can pass through. Once you've broken the seal of a bottle there's no way you can put it back together again The bandage must be put on when the blister breaks Do not use the cream on broken skin
break: come to an end; "The heat wave finally broke yesterday
break: To end up in two or more pieces that cant easily be reassembled
break: To design or use a powerful (yet legal) strategy that unbalances the game in a players favor
break: scatter or part; "The clouds broke after the heavy downpour"
break: force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up; "break into tears"; "erupt in anger"
break: The act of the opening of an electrical circuit
break: To destroy the financial credit of; to make bankrupt; to ruin
break: destroy the completeness of a set of related items; "The book dealer would not break the set"
break: When you break a piece of bad news to someone, you tell it to them, usually in a kind way. Then Louise broke the news that she was leaving me I worried for ages and decided that I had better break it to her
break: To fail in musical quality; as, a singer's voice breaks when it is strained beyond its compass and a tone or note is not completed, but degenerates into an unmusical sound instead
break: some abrupt occurrence that interrupts; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt"
break: discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up"
break: To open spontaneously, or by pressure from within, as a bubble, a tumor, a seed vessel, a bag
break: If you break a secret code, you work out how to understand it. It was feared they could break the Allies' codes. = crack
break: destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments; "He broke the glass plate"; "She broke the match"
break: To fall in business; to become bankrupt
break: When a tool or piece of machinery breaks or when you break it, it is damaged and no longer works. When the clutch broke, the car was locked into second gear The lead biker broke his bike chain
break: In tennis, if you break your opponent's serve, you win a game in which your opponent is serving. He broke McEnroe's serve. Break is also a noun. A single break of serve settled the first two sets. see also broke, broken, heartbreak, heartbreaking, heartbroken, outbreak
break: To lay open as by breaking; to divide; as, to break a package of goods
break: A break is a short period of time when you have a rest or a change from what you are doing, especially if you are working or if you are in a boring or unpleasant situation. They may be able to help with childcare so that you can have a break I thought a 15 min break from his work would do him good She rang Moira during a coffee break. see also lunch break, tea break
break: If you break a record, you beat the previous record for a particular achievement. Jurassic Park had broken all box office records. see also record-breaking
break: curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves; "The surf broke"
break: The finals rounds in a tournament Teams in the finals have 'made the break' or 'broken' (don't ask why, nobody seems to know) At tournaments, the break is not usually announced until about midnight on Break Night, the biggest party of the week, keeping everyone in suspense and providing a great excuse to get drunk to celebrate or drown their sorrows
break: A rest or pause, usually from work
break: find a flaw in; "break an alibi"; "break down a proof"
break: The amount of curvature of a putt as it rolls on a putting green The more the green slopes, the greater the break
break: the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
break: 1) A lucky shot; 2) a stopper after a number of consecutive strikes
break: surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record"
break: be released or become known; of news; "News of her death broke in the morning"
break: When a wave breaks, it passes its highest point and turns downwards, for example when it reaches the shore. Danny listened to the waves breaking against the shore
break: rupture, fracture, or crack, as in: Don't play ball in the house, because you'll break something
break: A game won by the receiving player or players (in case of a double)
break: an unexpected piece of good luck; "he finally got his big break"