English dictionary definition of:

break

Noun

an escape from jail
any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare
a sudden dash
the act of breaking something
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
(tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
a pause from doing something (as work)
an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)
a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
an unexpected piece of good luck
the occurrence of breaking
some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
breaking of hard tissue such as bone
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

Verb

weaken or destroy in spirit or body
diminish or discontinue abruptly
fracture a bone of
fall sharply
make submissive, obedient, or useful
be broken in
crack; of the male voice in puberty
render inoperable or ineffective
become separated into pieces or fragments
destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
happen
prevent completion
terminate
lessen in force or effect
stop operating or functioning
change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another
come into being
find the solution or key to
find a flaw in
undergo breaking
interrupt the flow of current in
cease an action temporarily
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
be released or become known; of news
surpass in excellence
pierce or penetrate
become punctured or penetrated
break a piece from a whole
go to pieces
ruin completely
separate from a clinch, in boxing
make the opening shot that scatters the balls
destroy the completeness of a set of related items
exchange for smaller units of money
force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
do a break dance
curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves
break down, literally or metaphorically
emerge from the surface of a body of water
scatter or part
make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing
move away or escape suddenly
change directions suddenly
reduce to bankruptcy
assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
invalidate by judicial action
interrupt a continued activity
cause the failure or ruin of
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
happen or take place
come forth or begin from a state of latency
fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
give up
cause to give up a habit
vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity
come to an end