Prebreak

adj, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The initial stage of processing, in which material is prebroken. uncountable

    "The incoming material is coarsly ground ( prebreak) , and placed in steam-jacketed cookers."

Verb
  1. 1
    To break up large chunks of material into a size that is more convenient for further processing.

    "Prebreakers are used to prebreak or crush cocoa presscakes, fats, large fruit or vegetables, whole fish, bones, etc."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Before a break. not-comparable

    "The Knicks’ prebreak ineptitude appeared set to continue on the game’s first possession, which ended with a shot-clock violation as Jamal Crawford air-balled a desperate 3-pointer."

Example

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"The Knicks’ prebreak ineptitude appeared set to continue on the game’s first possession, which ended with a shot-clock violation as Jamal Crawford air-balled a desperate 3-pointer."

Etymology

From pre- + break.

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