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Break ground

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  1. 1
    To begin digging in the earth at the start of a new construction, or, originally, for cultivation. literally

    "They broke ground on the new library last month."

  2. 2
    To initiate a new venture, or to advance beyond previous achievements. figuratively

    "The invention breaks ground in its programming and its structure."

  3. 3
    To lift off the sea bottom when being weighed.
  4. 4
    To separate from the ground on takeoff; to become airborne.

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