Definition of break

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Break (v. t.) To destroy the official character and standing of; to cashier; to dismiss.

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Break :: Break (v. t.) A device for checking motion, or for measuring friction. See Brake, n. 9 & 10..
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..
Harrow :: Harrow (n.) To break or tear, as with a harrow; to wound; to lacerate; to torment or distress; to vex..
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..
Sulk :: Suleah fish () A coarse fish of India, used in making a breakfast relish called burtah..
Ripple :: Ripple (v. i.) To make a sound as of water running gently over a rough bottom, or the breaking of ripples on the shore..
Elide :: Elide (v. t.) To break or dash in pieces; to demolish; as, to elide the force of an argument..
Break :: Break (v. t.) To infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or promise..
Disruptive :: Disruptive (a.) Causing, or tending to cause, disruption; caused by disruption; breaking through; bursting; as, the disruptive discharge of an electrical battery..
Spelt :: Spelt (v. t. & i.) To split; to break; to spalt.
Break :: Break (v. i.) To fall out; to terminate friendship.
Brittleness :: Brittleness (n.) Aptness to break; fragility.
Knapple :: Knapple (v.) To break off with an abrupt, sharp noise; to bite; to nibble..
Violate :: Violate (v. t.) To do violence to, as to anything that should be held sacred or respected; to profane; to desecrate; to break forcibly; to trench upon; to infringe..
Breakdown :: Breakdown (n.) The act or result of breaking down, as of a carriage; downfall..
Inbreaking :: Inbreaking (n.) A breaking in; inroad; invasion.
Breakage :: Breakage (n.) An allowance or compensation for things broken accidentally, as in transportation or use..
Throttle :: Throttle (v. t.) To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated..
Lunch :: Lunch (n.) A luncheon; specifically, a light repast between breakfast and dinner..
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..
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