Definition of break

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Break (v. t.) To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to pierce; as, the cavalry were not able to break the British squares..

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Parting :: Parting (n.) The breaking, as of a cable, by violence..
Break :: Break (v. t.) To lay open as by breaking; to divide; as, to break a package of goods..
Elide :: Elide (v. t.) To break or dash in pieces; to demolish; as, to elide the force of an argument..
Breakneck :: Breakneck (n.) A fall that breaks the neck.
Crash :: Crash (v. i.) To make a loud, clattering sound, as of many things falling and breaking at once; to break in pieces with a harsh noise..
Brake :: Brake () imp. of Break.
Discussion :: Discussion (n.) The act or process of discussing by breaking up, or dispersing, as a tumor, or the like..
Trachyte :: Trachyte (n.) An igneous rock, usually light gray in color and breaking with a rough surface. It consists chiefly of orthoclase feldspar with sometimes hornblende and mica..
Plough :: Plough (n.) A well-known implement, drawn by horses, mules, oxen, or other power, for turning up the soil to prepare it for bearing crops; also used to furrow or break up the soil for other purposes; as, the subsoil plow; the draining plow..
Rupture :: Rupture (v. t.) To part by violence; to break; to burst; as, to rupture a blood vessel..
Break :: Break (v. t.) To tame; to reduce to subjection; to make tractable; to discipline; as, to break a horse to the harness or saddle..
Outbreaking :: Outbreaking (n.) That which bursts forth.
Fission :: Fission (n.) A cleaving, splitting, or breaking up into parts..
Break-up :: Break-up (n.) Disruption; a separation and dispersion of the parts or members; as, a break-up of an assembly or dinner party; a break-up of the government..
Petard :: Petard (n.) A case containing powder to be exploded, esp. a conical or cylindrical case of metal filled with powder and attached to a plank, to be exploded against and break down gates, barricades, drawbridges, etc. It has been superseded..
Boutade :: Boutade (n.) An outbreak; a caprice; a whim.
Surf :: Surf (n.) The swell of the sea which breaks upon the shore, esp. upon a sloping beach..
Chipping :: Chipping (n.) The breaking off in small pieces of the edges of potter's ware, porcelain, etc..
Hackle :: Hackle (v. t.) To tear asunder; to break in pieces.
Fallow :: Fallow (n.) To plow, harrow, and break up, as land, without seeding, for the purpose of destroying weeds and insects, and rendering it mellow; as, it is profitable to fallow cold, strong, clayey land..
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