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Look up break or breaks in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Break or Breaks or The Break may refer to: Recess (break), time in which a group of people
Break
Point of balance at which neither a profit nor a loss is made
Break-even (or break even), often abbreviated as B/E in finance (sometimes called point of equilibrium), is the point of balance making neither a profit
Break-even
American TV series
Prison Break is an American crime drama television series created by Paul Scheuring for Fox. The series revolves around two brothers: Lincoln Burrows
Prison_Break
1991 film by Kathryn Bigelow
Point Break is a 1991 American action film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by W. Peter Iliff. It stars Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze, Gary Busey
Point_Break
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Look up break-in or break in in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Break in or break-in may refer to: Burglary, the criminal act of entering a building to
Break_in
2026 film
Midwinter Break is a 2026 drama film directed by Polly Findlay. The film is based on the 2017 novel of the same name by Bernard MacLaverty and follows
Midwinter_Break
2016 video game
Quantum Break is a 2016 action-adventure third-person shooter video game developed by Remedy Entertainment and published by Microsoft Studios. The game
Quantum_Break
American crime drama TV series (2008–2013)
Breaking Bad is an American neo-Western crime drama television series created by Vince Gilligan for AMC. Set and filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the
Breaking_Bad
1969 drum break
The Amen break is a drum break that has been widely sampled in popular music. It comes from the 1969 track "Amen, Brother" by the American soul group
Amen_break
2006 American film
The Break-Up is a 2006 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Peyton Reed, and starring Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston. It was written by
The_Break-Up
Instrumental or percussion section in a song
popular music, a break is an instrumental or percussion section during a song derived from or related to stop-time – being a "break" from the main parts
Break_(music)
Achievement in snooker
a century break (also century, sometimes called a ton) is a break of 100 points or more, compiled in one visit to the table. A century break requires potting
Century_break
Period of time out from employment
A career break is a period of time out from employment. It is commonly used for people to take time out of their career for personal or professional development
Career_break
English idiom used in theatre to wish a performer good luck
"Break a leg" is an English-language idiom used in the context of theatre or other performing arts to wish a performer "good luck". An ironic or non-literal
Break_a_leg
Entertainment and humor website
Break.com (formerly Big-boys.com) was an entertainment and humor website founded in 1998 that featured comedy videos, flash games, and pictures among
Break.com
Recess in early spring at universities and schools
Spring break is an American cultural event generally experienced as a one-to-two-week academic vacation period observed by schools and universities across
Spring_break
Offensive strategy in basketball and handball
Fast break is an offensive strategy in basketball and handball. In a fast break, a team attempts to move the ball up court and into scoring position as
Fast_break
2009 television movie
Prison Break: The Final Break is a television film that is part of the Prison Break franchise. The movie was released on May 27, 2009. It serves as the
Prison_Break:_The_Final_Break
2000 single by Limp Bizkit
"Break Stuff" is a song by American nu metal band Limp Bizkit. It was released as the fourth and final single from their second studio album, Significant
Break_Stuff
Period of time
types of breaks, and depending on the length and the employer's policies, the break may or may not be paid. Meal breaks, tea breaks, coffee breaks, lunch
Break_(work)
First meal eaten after a fast
A break-fast is a meal eaten after fasting. In Judaism, a break fast is the meal eaten after Ta'anit (religious days of fasting), such as Yom Kippur.
Break_fast
1988 studio album by New Edition
Heart Break is the fifth studio album by American R&B quintet New Edition, released June 20, 1988, by MCA Records. It is the first album to return the
Heart_Break
1972 drum break and sample
"Yeah! Woo!" The "Think break" as heard on the original single, "Think (About It)", looped and followed by the subsequent lyric Problems playing this
Think_break
2019 French-American crime drama television series
Reef Break is a French-American crime drama television series. ABC Studios International is producing the television series for French broadcaster M6
Reef_Break
British television game show (1991–2002)
Big Break is a British game show that aired on BBC1/One from 30 April 1991 to 9 October 2002, and again from 2026, this time on BBC Two. It was originally
Big_Break
Any item that avoids taxes
Tax break also known as tax preferences, tax concession, and tax relief, are a method of reduction to the tax liability of taxpayers. Government usually
Tax_break
Type of firearm action
also known as hinge-action, break-open, break-barrel, break-top, or, on old revolvers, top-break actions. The first break-action revolver was patented
Break_action
A short break a common term for a short vacation or holiday. Other terms for a short break are short holiday, short holiday break, short break holiday
Short_break
2001 studio album by Staind
Break the Cycle is the third studio album by American rock band Staind, released through Flip Records and Elektra Entertainment on May 8, 2001. It is
Break_the_Cycle
Topics referred to by the same term
Prison Break is a 2005–2017 American TV serial drama Prison break may refer to: Prison breakout, a prison escape Prison Break: The Final Break, a 2009
Prison_break
Highest single score in the cue sport snooker
A maximum break (also known as a maximum, a 147 or, orally, a one‑four‑seven) is the highest possible break in snooker in normal circumstances and is
Maximum_break
1970s political scandal in the U.S.
August 1974. Emerging from the White House's efforts to stop leaks, the break-in was an implementation of Operation Gemstone, enacted by mostly Cuban
Watergate_scandal
1842 poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
"Break, Break, Break" is a poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson written during early 1835 and published in 1842. The poem is an elegy that describes Tennyson's
Break,_Break,_Break
2025 video game
Video games portal Mecha Break (Chinese: 解限机) is a mecha shooter game developed by Kingsoft's subsidiary Amazing Seasun Games. It was announced at The
Mecha_Break
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up breaking in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Breaking or breakin' may refer to: Breaking character (or "corpsing"), to lose composure during comedic
Breaking
British operator of motorway service stations and hotels
Welcome Break Limited is a British motorway service station operator that operates 35 motorway service stations in England, Scotland and Wales. It is
Welcome_Break
Econometric term
number of breaks in mean with unknown break points; Case 2: an unknown number of breaks in mean with unknown break points; Case 3: breaks in variance
Structural_break
Marker in an electronic document
page break is a marker in an electronic document that tells the document interpreter the content which follows is part of a new page. A page break causes
Page_break
Key of a computer keyboard
The Break key (or the symbol ⎊) of a computer keyboard refers to breaking a telegraph circuit and originated with 19th century practice. In modern usage
Break_key
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up clean break in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Clean Break may refer to: Clean Break (film), a 2008 American film Clean Break (TV series), a 2015
Clean_Break
Change in the value of one of the keys on which a file is sorted
In computer programming, a control break is a change in the value of one of the keys on which a file is sorted, which requires some extra processing.
Control_break
American television sitcom (1981–1987)
Gimme a Break! is an American television sitcom created by Mort Lachman and Sy Rosen that aired on NBC for six seasons from October 29, 1981, to May 12
Gimme_a_Break!
Permanent obstruction on the seabed which causes waves to break
A surf break (also break, shore break, or big wave break) is a permanent (or semi-permanent) obstruction such as a coral reef, rock, shoal, or headland
Surf_break
Television program
Day Break is an American crime drama television series for which one 13-episode season was produced. The series starred Taye Diggs as Detective Brett
Day_Break
Stop for sporting event participants to drink the water
A water stop is a break and a place to break for drinking water in sports events (sports competitions or training) for some types of sports, such as various
Water_stop_(sports)
Barley-Break is an old English country game frequently mentioned by the poets of the 17th and 18th centuries. It was played by three pairs, each composed
Barley-Break
Type of spin bowling in cricket
break, which spins from right to left (from the bowler's perspective) when the ball bounces on the pitch. For a right-handed batter, the ball breaks towards
Leg_spin
Current issue that has to be reported
Breaking news, also called late-breaking news, a special report, special coverage, or a news flash, is a current issue that warrants the interruption of
Breaking_news
2000 video game
Chaos Break -Episode from "Chaos Heat"- is a third-person shooter survival horror brawler game that was released for the Sony PlayStation in 2000. Chaos
Chaos_Break
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up big break in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Big break is a term regarding a person's professional profile becoming prominent enough for others
Big_break
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fast break in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Fast Break may refer to: Fast break, an offensive strategy in basketball and handball Fast Break (candy)
Fast_Break
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breakup or break up in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A breakup is the termination of a usually intimate relationship by any means other than death. Break Up
Break_Up
Cancelled third mainline entry in the Chrono series of video games by Square
Chrono Break was a cancelled third mainline entry in the Chrono series of video games by Square. While never officially announced by the company, commentary
Chrono_Break
Topics referred to by the same term
Great Break may refer to: Great Break (Soviet Union), Stalin's campaign of Soviet collectivization and industrialization Grande Coupure, the transition
Great_Break
Torture device used for capital punishment
The breaking wheel, also known as the execution wheel, the Wheel of Catherine or the (Saint) Catherine('s) Wheel, was a torture method used for public
Breaking_wheel
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Look up break the ice in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Break the Ice may refer to: Break the Ice (Idiom) an English idiom that means 'to begin or start
Break_the_Ice
Topics referred to by the same term
up line break in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Line break may refer to: Line break (poetry), a literary device Line break, line breaking character
Line_break
Electronic device consisting of two wires
A break junction is an electronic device which consists of two metal wires separated by a very thin gap, on the order of the inter-atomic spacing (less
Break_junction
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up breakdown or break down in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Breakdown may refer to: Breakdown (vehicle), failure of a motor vehicle in such a
Breakdown
Genre of electronic music
that uses drum breaks, often sampled from early recordings of funk, jazz, and R&B. Breakbeats have been used in styles such as Florida breaks, hip-hop, jungle
Breakbeat
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Look up winter break in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Winter break refers to a Winter vacation, a school holiday that occurs during the winter. It may
Winter_break
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Look up break of dawn in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Break of Dawn may refer to: The time of the morning when dawn occurs: Break of Dawn, a 1987
Break_of_Dawn
2001 studio album by Reigning Sound
Break Up, Break Down is the first studio album by the Reigning Sound. It was released on May 15, 2001, by Sympathy for the Record Industry. The album
Break_Up,_Break_Down
Special character in text processing
In word processing and digital typesetting, a non-breaking space ( ), also called NBSP, required space, hard space, or fixed space (in most typefaces,
Non-breaking_space
Topics referred to by the same term
Tie Break may refer to: A tiebreaker at the end of a set or game such as tennis Tie Break (video game), a 1990 tennis video game Tiebreak: Official Game
Tie_Break
Topics referred to by the same term
Break the Bank may refer to: Breaking the bank, a gambling term Breaking the Bank, a 2014 British comedy film Break the Bank (1945 game show), 1945 radio
Break_the_Bank
Horse-drawn carriage
A break or brake is an open horse-drawn carriage commonly used in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It is a heavy four-wheeled vehicle with a high seat
Break_(carriage)
American professional wrestler and football player (born 1997)
signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Bron Breakker. He is a member of The Vision stable and is one-half of the reigning World
Bron_Breakker
Topics referred to by the same term
Break Free may refer to: Break Free (TV series), a 2013 Malaysian television series Break Free (film), a 2003 Italian romance-comedy drama film Break
Break_Free
Term in a contract that allows early termination
A break clause is a term in a contract that allows early termination of the contract before the default end date. In accordance with English property
Break_clause
Common theatre phrase meaning to stop acting
theatre (especially in the illusionistic Western tradition) and film, breaking character occurs when an actor fails to maintain the illusion that they
Breaking_character
2002 studio album by Les Cowboys Fringants
Break syndical is the fourth album by Québécois néo-trad band Les Cowboys Fringants. En berne (Pauzé) – 4:08 La tête à Papineau (Pauzé, Lépine) – 4:30
Break_syndical
American hardcore punk band
Coffin Break are a hardcore punk band from Seattle, Washington. Coffin Break was formed in Seattle in the late-1980s, at the start of the grunge era.
Coffin_Break
Workplace area
A break room is a room in a workplace where employees can go during meals and other breaks. Since the 2010s, many workplaces have sought to enhance their
Break_room
System configuration file for DOS and OS/2
SWITCHES=/Q. BOOTNEXT (DRMK only) Specifies operating system to be booted. BREAK (DOS 2.0 and DR DOS 3.31 and higher; OS/2) Sets or clears extended Ctrl+C
CONFIG.SYS
The term break/fix or break'n fix refers to the fee-for-service method of providing information technology (IT) services to businesses. Using this method
Break/fix
American actress (born 1989)
Music of Nashville: Season 1 Volume 2 "Nothing in This World Will Ever Break My Heart Again" 41 32 — US: 15,000 2014 "Don't Put Dirt on My Grave Just
Hayden_Panettiere
1996 film by Lars von Trier
Breaking the Waves is a 1996 psychological romantic melodrama film directed and co-written by Lars von Trier and starring Emily Watson in her feature film
Breaking_the_Waves
Topics referred to by the same term
up break bread in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Breaking bread may refer to: The Christian Eucharist Fraction (religion), the practice of breaking the
Breaking_bread
Television series
Make It or Break It (a.k.a. MIOBI) is an American teen/family drama television series that focused on the lives of teen gymnasts who strived to make it
Make_It_or_Break_It
The Delousing break was a mass escape attempt by Allied aircrew officers of British and American nationalities who were held as prisoners of war during
Delousing_break
AI-generated country music artist
Breaking Rust is an AI-generated country music project created in 2025 by Aubierre Rivaldo Taylor. It gained prominence with the release of the Resilient
Breaking_Rust
2006 single by Rihanna
"Break It Off" is a song by the Barbadian singer Rihanna from her second album A Girl like Me (2006), and features guest vocals from Jamaican rapper Sean
Break_It_Off
Period in which a group of people are temporarily dismissed from their duties
duties. In education, recess is the American and Australian term (known as break or playtime in the UK), where students have a mid-morning snack and play
Recess_(break)
Disposal process for scrap
Ship breaking (also known as ship recycling, ship demolition, ship scrapping, ship dismantling, or ship cracking) is a type of ship disposal involving
Ship_breaking
Topics referred to by the same term
take a break in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. "Take a break" means to take a rest. Take a break or Take a Break may also refer to: Take a Break (magazine)
Take_a_break
Former digital media company
Break Media was an American digital media company that owned several Internet properties targeted at men (males aged 18–34 make up 70% of their visitors)
Break_Media
Topics referred to by the same term
Break Time may refer to: Break Time (EP), an EP by South Korean band U-KISS Break Time (convenience store), a chain of convenience stores in Missouri
Break_Time
2003 American TV series or program
The Big Break is an American golf reality competition series. Premiering on October 6, 2003 on Golf Channel, the series features aspiring professional
The_Big_Break
2024 EP by Nmixx
Fe3O4: Break is the second extended play by South Korean girl group Nmixx. It was released by JYP Entertainment and Republic Records on January 15, 2024
Fe3O4:_Break
This is a list of characters in the American television series Prison Break. The characters are listed alphabetically by their last name or by the name
List of Prison Break characters
List_of_Prison_Break_characters
In astronomy, the Kraft break refers to the abrupt decrease in stars' average rotation rates at surface temperatures below about 6,200 kelvin. This temperature
Kraft_break
Equality of costs and revenues
The break-even point (BEP) in economics, business—and specifically cost accounting—is the point at which total cost and total revenue are equal, i.e.
Break-even_point
1990 demo album by Mortification
Break the Curse is a 1990 demo album by the Australian Christian death metal band Mortification. It was re-released in 1994 as Break the Curse 1990. The
Break_the_Curse
Association football scheduling agreement
commonly referred to as "international breaks". FIFA insists that official and friendly matches within designated breaks take precedence over domestic matches
FIFA International Match Calendar
FIFA_International_Match_Calendar
1988–1991 breakup of the sovereign state
held an unsanctioned demonstration in Moscow. The authorities did not break up the demonstration and even kept traffic out of the demonstrators' way
Dissolution of the Soviet Union
Dissolution_of_the_Soviet_Union
Shipping goods that are loaded individually
Break-bulk, breakbulk, or break bulk cargo, also called general cargo, are goods that are stowed on board ships in individually counted units. Traditionally
Breakbulk_cargo
Unstable wave
fluid dynamics and nautical terminology, a breaking wave or breaker is a wave with enough energy to "break" at its peak, reaching a critical level at
Breaking_wave
Genre of electronic dance music
Florida breaks, which may also be referred to as The Orlando Sound, Orlando breaks, or The Breaks, is a genre of breakbeat dance music that originated
Florida_breaks
Style of street dance
Breakdancing or breaking, also called b-boying (when performed by men) or b-girling (women), is a style of street dance developed by African Americans
Breakdancing
BREAK
BREAK
Surname or Lastname
English, southern French, and German
English, southern French, and German : from a vernacular form of the Latin personal name (H)adrianus, originally an ethnic name denoting someone from the coast of the Adriatic (Latin Adria). It was adopted as a cognomen by the emperor who ruled ad 117–138. It was also borne by several minor saints, in particular an early martyr at Nicomedia (died c.304), the patron saint of soldiers and butchers. There was an English St. Adrian (died 710), born in North Africa; he was abbot of St. Augustine’s, Canterbury, and his cult enjoyed a brief vogue after the discovery of his supposed remains in 1091. Later, the name was adopted by several popes, including the only pope of English birth, Nicholas Breakspear, who reigned as Adrian IV (1154–59).
Surname or Lastname
English (northwest)
English (northwest) : unexplained. This name is also fairly frequent in Ireland, notably in Co. Monaghan and adjacent areas, where it has been recorded since the 17th century.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Brakefield.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Another name of God, One who breaks
Boy/Male
Biblical
He that bruises or breaks; a destroyer.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English notehache ‘nuthatch’ (a bird name, apparently from Old English hnutu ‘nut’ + haccian ‘to break, crack’).
Girl/Female
Biblical
Breaking down a fig-tree.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Which cut and break
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from any of various places in northern France, so called from the Gallo-Roman personal name Persius + the locative suffix -acum. The suggestion has also been made that it is a nickname from Old French perce(r) ‘to pierce or breach’ + haie ‘hedge’, ‘enclosure’, referring either to a soldier remembered for his breach of a fortification, or in jest to a poacher who was in the habit of breaking into a private park.Percy is the name of a leading Northumbrian family, who were instrumental in holding the English border against the Scots from their stronghold at Alnwick. Their founder was a Norman, William de Percy (?1030–96), 1st Baron Percy, who accompanied William the Conqueror. Sir Henry Percy (1342–1408), 1st Earl of Northumberland, and his son Sir Henry Percy (1364–1403), known as Harry Hotspur, helped place Henry IV on the throne. The earldom, created in 1377, has continued, on two occasions through female members, in the same family to the present day. George Percy (1508–1632), son of the 8th Earl of Northumberland, was in VA from 1606 to 1612, serving briefly as governor.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Break of dawn
Girl/Female
Biblical
Breakings, hopes.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Hain 1–3.Isaac Hayne (1745–81) was an American revolutionary militia officer, executed by the British for breaking parole. He owned an ironworks and was manufacturing ammunition for the American forces when he was caught. His grandfather had emigrated from England to SC in about 1700.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Stone breaker
Girl/Female
Biblical
Wiping away, breaking, fearing, smiting.
Surname or Lastname
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : topographic name from Middle High German brache ‘fallow land’, ‘pastureland’, originally ‘newly plowed land’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant of Barach.English : topographic name from Middle English breche, Old English brǣc ‘newly cultivated land’ (a derivative of brecan ‘to break’, i.e. ‘land broken by the plow’), or a habitational name from any of the places named with this element, as for example Brache in Luton, Bedfordshire, and Breach in Maulden, Bedfordshire.
Girl/Female
Indian
Break of dawn
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a hill with a sharp point, from Old English pīc ‘point’, ‘hill’, which was a relatively common place name element.English : metonymic occupational name for a pike fisherman or nickname for a predatory individual, from Middle English pike.English : metonymic occupational name for a user of a pointed tool for breaking up the earth, Middle English pike. Compare Pick.English : metonymic occupational name for a medieval foot soldier who used a pike, a weapon consisting of a sharp pointed metal end on a long pole, Middle English pic (Old French pique, of Germanic origin).English : nickname for a tall, thin person, from a transferred sense of one of the above.English : from a Germanic personal name (derived from the root ‘sharp’, ‘pointed’), found in Middle English and Old French as Pic.English : nickname from Old French pic ‘woodpecker’, Latin picus. Compare Pye and Speight.Irish : in the south, of English origin; in Ulster a variant Anglicization of Gaelic Mac Péice (see McPeake).Americanized spelling of German Peik, from Middle Low German pēk ‘sharp, pointed tool or weapon’. Compare 4 above or from a Germanic personal name (see 6 above).John Pike brought his family to Boston from England in 1635 and settled in Newbury, MA. His son Robert was a leading citizen and a vigorous defender of civil and religious liberty in colonial MA.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a worker in a quarry, from Middle English stone ‘stone’ + an agent derivative of breken ‘to break’.Translation of German Steinbrecher or the Dutch equivalent, Steenbreker.
Boy/Male
Biblical American Hebrew
He that bruises or breaks; a destroyer.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Brach 2, the -er suffix denoting an inhabitant.German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from an agent derivative of German brechen ‘to break’, an occupational name for someone who crushed hemp or flax, or possibly a nickname for a lawbreaker.
BREAK
BREAK
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Jamaican
Born from the Ocean; Flood; Tsunami
Boy/Male
Australian, French, German
Color of Earth; Renowned Hun
Boy/Male
French, German
Man; Strong and Masculine
Boy/Male
Hindu
Blue, With blue eyes
Female
Irish
Irish Gaelic name CAILÃN means "girl."
Girl/Female
Indian, Parsi
Quiet Hearted
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone living by a knoll or hilltop, from Middle English knelle (Old English cnyll(e), cnell(e), a derivative of Old English cnoll), or a habitational name from a minor place named with this word, for example Knell or Knelle in Sussex.South German : from Middle High German knellen ‘to cause to explode’, ‘to snap one’s fingers’, hence a nickname for a noisy, loud-mouthed person, or in Swabia and Bavaria for someone who cursed a lot.
Girl/Female
Teutonic American English
Ruler of the home.
Male
Greek
(Ῥαμά) Greek form of Hebrew Ramah, RHAMA means "a lofty place." In the bible, this is the name of a town of the tribe of Benjamin.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
The Moon
BREAK
BREAK
BREAK
BREAK
BREAK
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.
n.
One who, or that which, breaks.
n.
A key or other device for breaking an electrical circuit.
imp. & p. p.
of Breakfast
v. t.
To break completely; to break in pieces.
v. t.
An interruption of continuity; change of direction; as, a break in a wall; a break in the deck of a ship.
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.
n.
The act or result of breaking down, as of a carriage; downfall.
a.
Producing danger of a broken neck; as, breakneck speed.
n.
Specifically: A machine for breaking rocks, or for breaking coal at the mines; also, the building in which such a machine is placed.
v. t.
The first appearing, as of light in the morning; the dawn; as, the break of day; the break of dawn.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Breakfast
n.
The act of breaking; a break; a breaking; also, articles broken.
n.
A wave breaking into foam against the shore, or against a sand bank, or a rock or reef near the surface.
v. i.
To break one's fast in the morning; too eat the first meal in the day.
v. t.
To break the wind of; to cause to lose breath; to exhaust.
n.
A fall that breaks the neck.
v. t.
To furnish with breakfast.
v. t.
An interruption; a pause; as, a break in friendship; a break in the conversation.
n.
A noisy, rapid, shuffling dance engaged in competitively by a number of persons or pairs in succession, as among the colored people of the Southern United States, and so called, perhaps, because the exercise is continued until most of those who take part in it break down.