Definition of break

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Break (v. t.) To diminish the force of; to lessen the shock of, as a fall or blow..

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Strand :: Strand (v. t.) To break a strand of (a rope).
Barleybreak :: Barleybreak (n.) An ancient rural game, commonly played round stacks of barley, or other grain, in which some of the party attempt to catch others who run from a goal..
Pace :: Pace (v. t.) To develop, guide, or control the pace or paces of; to teach the pace; to break in..
Break :: Break (v. t.) A device for checking motion, or for measuring friction. See Brake, n. 9 & 10..
Breakwater :: Breakwater (n.) Any structure or contrivance, as a mole, or a wall at the mouth of a harbor, to break the force of waves, and afford protection from their violence..
Drag :: Drag (v. t.) A heavy harrow, for breaking up ground..
Break :: Break (v. t.) To diminish the force of; to lessen the shock of, as a fall or blow..
Broke :: Broke () imp. & p. p. of Break.
Heartbreak :: Heartbreak (n.) Crushing sorrow or grief; a yielding to such grief.
To-brest :: To-brest (v. t.) To burst or break in pieces.
Guard :: Guard (v. t.) An interleaved strip at the back, as in a scrap book, to guard against its breaking when filled..
Breakfasting :: Breakfasting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Breakfas.
Shipwreck :: Shipwreck (n.) The breaking in pieces, or shattering, of a ship or other vessel by being cast ashore or driven against rocks, shoals, etc., by the violence of the winds and waves..
Breaker :: Breaker (n.) A wave breaking into foam against the shore, or against a sand bank, or a rock or reef near the surface..
Ruption :: Ruption (n.) A breaking or bursting open; breach; rupture.
Break :: Break (v. t.) To infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or promise..
Crase :: Crase (v. t.) To break in pieces; to crack.
Craze :: Craze (v. t.) To break into pieces; to crush; to grind to powder. See Crase.
Throttle :: Throttle (v. t.) To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated..
Break :: Break (n.) See Commutator.
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