Breaking Meaning and Definition

Word: Breaking

How to pronounce: ˈbreɪkɪŋ

How to pronounce: breɪk

Verb

Definitions:

1. Separate or cause to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain.

Example sentences: "The branch broke with a loud snap"

2. Interrupt (a sequence, course, or continuous state)

Example sentences: "The new government broke the pattern of growth"

3. Fail to observe (a law, regulation, or agreement)

Example sentences: "The council says it will prosecute traders who break the law"

4. Crush the emotional strength, spirit, or resistance of.

Example sentences: "The idea was to better the prisoners, not to break them"

5. (of the weather) change suddenly, especially after a fine spell.

Example sentences: "The weather broke and thunder rumbled through a leaden sky"

6. (of news or a scandal) suddenly become public.

Example sentences: "Since the news broke I've received thousands of wonderful letters"

7. (chiefly of an attacking player or team, or of a military force) make a rush or dash in a particular direction.

Example sentences: "Mitchell won possession and broke quickly, allowing Hughes to score"

Noun

Definitions:

1. An interruption of continuity or uniformity.

Example sentences: "The magazine has been published without a break since 1950"

2. A pause in work or during an activity or event.

Example sentences: "I need a break from mental activity"

3. A gap or opening.

Example sentences: "The track bends left through a break in the hedge"

4. An instance of breaking something, or the point where something is broken.

Example sentences: "He was stretchered off with a break to the leg"

5. A rush or dash in a particular direction, especially by an attacking player or team.

Example sentences: "Norwich scored on a rare break with 11 minutes left"

6. An opportunity or chance, especially one leading to professional success.

7. A consecutive series of successful shots, scoring a specified number of points.

Example sentences: "A break of 83 put him in front for the first time"

8. A bud or shoot sprouting from a stem.

Example sentences: "The dormant oil is usually defined as a heavier weight oil applied in spring prior to bud break or in the fall after leaf drop."

Synonyms:

hacking

splitting

rupture

the destruction

breakings

smashing

Synonyms:

interruption

recess

hiatus

holiday

break time

disruption

crush

chop

cut off

cut

disintegrate

smash

come apart

break up

dismember

interrupt

break off

intermit

tear up

fracture

rupture

burst

rift

puzzle

discontinuity

gulf

fragment

transgress

overstep

tear

shatter

split

spread

pause

do away

stop

discontinue

cease

leave off

drop

desist

quit

disrupt

pluck

derail

infract

erode

gap

severance

space

violate

impair

contravene

infringe

degrade

fall apart

destroy

crumble

spoil

ruin

deface

vitiate

kill

separate

crack

separation

part

crack down

unravel

fail

unriddle

breach

beat

knock out

knock off

be interrupted

interval

intermission

erupt

dawn

strike

collapse

bankrupt

crash

plow

bump

tear asunder

rip apart

out

fault

flaw

get out

fly

give

offend

hurt

injure

slip

go

arise

start

commence

run

flee

harm

cripple

chance

good luck

bust

rout

rest interval

escape

outrun

respite

breather

stall

conk

reveal

expose

end

lull

suspension

tearing

opening

hole

attenuate

weaken

soften

dampen

depress

mar

rent

transcend

surpass

decode

decipher

compromise

getaway

jailbreak

retreat

shift

overpass

cross

Antonyms:

without breaking

begin

start

stand

build

fix

create

stand up

correct

install

generate

build up

Derivations:

breaker

breakage

break

breakable

breakup

breach

breakout

breakdown

breaking

breakout

breaker

breakage

breakup

breakdown

breach

breakable

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Breaking in Other Languages...

Spanish: Romper

German: Brechen

French: Rupture

Italian: Ultime

Turkish: Kırma