Definition of break

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Break (v. t.) To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or communicate..

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Snap :: Snap (n.) To break at once; to break short, as substances that are brittle..
Break :: Break (v. t.) To diminish the force of; to lessen the shock of, as a fall or blow..
Iconoclasm :: Iconoclasm (n.) The doctrine or practice of the iconoclasts; image breaking.
Interrupt :: Interrupt (v. t.) To divide; to separate; to break the monotony of; as, the evenness of the road was not interrupted by a single hill..
Exanthema :: Exanthema (n.) An efflorescence or discoloration of the skin; an eruption or breaking out, as in measles, smallpox, scarlatina, and the like diseases; -- sometimes limited to eruptions attended with fever..
Breakfasted :: breakfasted (imp. & p. p.) of Breakfas.
Rabbet :: Rabbet (n.) A longitudinal channel, groove, or recess cut out of the edge or face of any body; especially, one intended to receive another member, so as to break or cover the joint, or more easily to hold the members in place; thus, the groove cut for a panel, for a pane of glass, or for a door, is a rabbet, or rebate..
Dig :: Dig (v. t.) To turn up, or delve in, (earth) with a spade or a hoe; to open, loosen, or break up (the soil) with a spade, or other sharp instrument; to pierce, open, or loosen, as if with a spade..
Shive :: Shive (n.) A thin piece or fragment; specifically, one of the scales or pieces of the woody part of flax removed by the operation of breaking..
Rent :: Rent (n.) An opening made by rending; a break or breach made by force; a tear.
Overrake :: Overrake (v. t.) To rake over, or sweep across, from end to end, as waves that break over a vessel anchored with head to the sea..
Emeute :: Emeute (n.) A seditious tumult; an outbreak.
Break :: Break (v. t.) To destroy the official character and standing of; to cashier; to dismiss.
Saxifragant :: Saxifragant (a.) Breaking or destroying stones; saxifragous.
Cavezon :: Cavezon (n.) A kind of noseband used in breaking and training horses.
Undertow :: Undertow (n.) The current that sets seaward near the bottom when waves are breaking upon the shore.
Nutbreaker :: Nutbreaker (n.) The European nuthatch.
Break :: Break (v. t.) To exchange for other money or currency of smaller denomination; as, to break a five dollar bill..
Break :: Break (v. t.) 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 (v. t.) A projection or recess from the face of a building.
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