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break v. [
interrupt] terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"
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break v. [
separate, split up, fall apart, come apart] become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart"
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break v. render inoperable or ineffective; "You broke the alarm clock when you took it apart!"
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break v. [
bust] ruin completely; "He busted my radio!"
. wn #5
break v. destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments; "He broke the glass plate"; "She broke the match"
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