definition of
break out

[1] #1 break out v. start abruptly; "After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc". wn

[2] #2 break out v. begin suddenly and sometimes violently; "He broke out shouting". wn

[3] #3 break out v. move away or escape suddenly; "The horses broke from the stable"; "Three inmates broke jail"; "Nobody can break out--this prison is high security". wn

[4] #4 break out v. take from stowage in preparation for use. wn

[5] #5 break out v. become raw or open; "He broke out in hives"; "My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries"; "Such boils tend to recrudesce". wn