Break out

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To escape, especially forcefully or defiantly. intransitive

    "They broke out of prison in the middle of the night."

  2. 2
    become raw or open wordnet
  3. 3
    To rescue someone or aid their escape as in sense 1. transitive

    "After Big Tony was sent to prison, his friends got together to break him out."

  4. 4
    start abruptly wordnet
  5. 5
    To bring out from storage, use, or present. idiomatic, transitive

    "Break out the bubbly and celebrate."

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  1. 6
    begin suddenly and sometimes violently wordnet
  2. 7
    To separate (something) from a bundle. transitive

    "Break out the cables from the harness once they are inside the frame."

  3. 8
    take from stowage in preparation for use wordnet
  4. 9
    To take or force out by breaking. transitive

    "to break out a pane of glass"

  5. 10
    move away or escape suddenly wordnet
  6. 11
    To begin suddenly; to emerge in a certain condition. intransitive

    "He broke out in sweat."

  7. 12
    To suddenly get pimples or a rash, especially on one's face. intransitive

    "break out in hives"

  8. 13
    (Of a record, product, or company): to achieve widespread success. intransitive

    "It wasn't until later that her album broke out and she hit the big time."

  9. 14
    To remove snow from a road or sidewalk. New-England, obsolete

    "Art. 24—To see what action the town will take in relation to breaking out highways and what portion of the road money, if any, shall be reserved for this purpose."

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