Break

//bɹeɪk//

Synonyms for "break" (1236 found)

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Closest matches (248)

break in crack bankrupt breach break down breakage burst collapse contravene demote disclose fail fault fracture interrupt interruption pause recess respite rupture

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split time out transgress violate abeyance about face about ship about-face abrade abrasion abscond abysm abyss accidentality acclimate acclimatize accommodate accommodation accustom actuarial calculation adapt adaptation adjust adjustment adventitiousness agree to disagree alienation alter alteration ameliorate amelioration announce aperture apostasy appear apprentice arrearage arroyo back back and fill bark be at cross-purposes be changed be converted into be poised be renewed be ruined bear away bear market bear off bear to starboard bearish market beat beat about beat down become insolvent become public bed bed down befall begin bend betide better betterment billow blemish blessing bloody blooper blow boner boo boo boo-boo boot bork bottom out bounce box canyon box off breach of friendship break away break dance break forth break ground break of break off break open break out break the ice break through break to harness break up break with breaking breakout breaks breath breathe breather breathing place breathing space breathing spell breathing time breed bridle brighten bring about bring low bring round bring to terms bring up broke broken broken circuit browbeat brush bulldoze bully bump bunk burglarize burgle burn burn off burst forth burst in bust buzz about caesura call a break call it a day call time can cant cant round canyon carriage case harden cashier cast cast about castrate casualness cave cave in cavity cease cease fire cease-fire cessation chafe chance change change course change of heart change the heading changeableness chap chasm cheapen cheapening check checker chimney chink chip chop chop and change cigarette break cipher circuit circuital field circulate clamp down on clash claw clear cleavage cleave

Noun(20 words)

gap pause recess breach interruption respite suspension annual leave ass crack of dawn bloomer break of dawn break of day break of serve breakage breaking breakout breather butt crack of dawn caesura cessation

Verb(28 words)

break down break in burst bust crack fail fracture go against smash split violate blow up bankrupt better bisect breach break away break dance break off break out

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break up break-dance bring out buckle bump cave in cease check

Strong matches (370)

cleft cleuch closed circuit clough cocktail hour coerce coffee break col collide comb come come about come apart come around come forth come off come out come round come unstuck commence

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comminute communicate compel complete circuit concussion condition confirm conflict confound confute conk out conquer constructive change contingency continue continuity contradict controvert conversion convey coulee couloir counter cow crackle cranny crash craze crevasse crevice crime cripple crumble crumple crush cryptanalyze cultivate cure curry currycomb cut cut apart cut off cut prices cwm dampen dash daunt dawn day off dead circuit debilitate decamp decipher declare a recess decline declining market decode decompose deconsecrate decrypt defalcation defeat defect defection deficiency deficit defile deflate deflation defrock defy degenerate degeneration degenerative change degrade deliverance delivery dell dement demerit demolish demoralize depart depart from deplume depose depreciate depreciation deprive despotize destiny destroy detach deteriorate deterioration dethrone devaluate devaluation develop deviate deviation differ difference dike disaccord disaccustom disaffection disagree disarrange disavow disband disbar discharge discipline disconfirm discontinuation discontinue discontinuity discourage discrown disemploy disengage disenthrone disfavor disgrade disintegrate disjoin dismiss disobey disperse displace displume disprove disregard disrupt disruption dissent dissolve disturb disunion disunity ditch dive diverge divergence diversification diversify diversion diversity divide dividedness division divulge do do violence to domesticate domesticize domineer domineer over donga double a point downgrade downtime draw drench drill droop drop drum out ease up ebb and flow educate emerge emergence end enervate enforced respite enslave erupt escape escapism establish estrangement evasion evert excavation excommunicate exercise exfoliate exhaust expel explode extrication fade faint fall fall in price fall out fall to pieces falling-out familiarize fate faux faux pas feed fell fetch about fetch up find vent fire fissure fit fitting fix fizzle out flag flash burn flatten flaw flee flight flip flop flip of a coin flip-flop flop flout fluke flukiness flume fly fly about fodder foil fold fold up force form fortuitousness fortuity fortune foster found fragment fray frazzle freeing fret frustrate furlough furrow gaffe gall galvanic circuit gamble gap gape gash gentle get about get abroad get afloat get around get exposure get through getaway give away give out give the ax give the gate give up give way go go about go bankrupt go broke go downhill go forth go into receivership go soft go the rounds go to pieces go to pot go to ruin go to the dogs go under go up good fortune good luck gorge gradual change grind grind down groom groove grow bright grow light gulch

Noun(24 words)

cock-up cockcrow crack of dawn dawn day off daybreak daylight dayspring demurral disruption error falling out fault faulting faux pas first light floater fracture fuckup gaolbreak

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geological fault getaway good luck goof

Verb(28 words)

collapse come apart conk out contravene damp dampen demote develop die disclose discontinue discover divulge erupt expose fall apart fall in founder get around get out

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give give away give out give up give way go go bad go down

Related words (618)

gulf gully gybe habituate half time half-time intermission halt handle hap happen happenstance happy chance happy hour harden harness haul around have currency hear a different drummer heave heave round

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heedless hap henpeck hesitation hiatus hit the skids hitch hole holiday hot circuit house-train housebreak how they fall humble humiliate hurt ignore impart impoverish improper impropriety improve improvement inaugurate incise incision indecorum indeterminacy indeterminateness infract infringe initiate injure injury innovate interfere interim interject interlude intermezzo intermission intermit intermittence interpose interregnum interval intervene intimidate intrude inure irregularity issuance issue jailbreak jangle jar jew down jibe jibe all standing joint jostle jump keep down keep under kick kick upstairs kill kloof knock off lacerate laceration lack lacuna languish lapse lateral circuit law of averages lay off layoff leak leakage leave leg lesion let go let out letup liberation lick into shape lift light lighten liquidate litter live circuit look look-in loop lord it over lot lour lower lowering luck lucky break lucky strike lull magnetic circuit maim make mincemeat of make public make redundant manage mark down markdown master maul meliorate melioration microcircuit milk mismatch mismate miss stays missing link mitigate mitigation moat modification modulate modulation moira mortal wound multiple circuit multiple series mutate mutilate mutilation nap naturalize need negate nose dive nose-dive notch nullah nurse nurture object occasion occur off market off-time offend omission open open frame open rupture opening opportunity oppress orient orientate oust out outage outlet overawe overbear overcome overmaster override overthrow overwhelm pare parenthesis pass pass on passage path pauper pauperize peak peg out penetrate pension pension off percussion break peter out pierce pine plateau plow plummet plummeting plunge ply point of repose poop out popple practice prepare press heavy on price cut price fall price reduction principle of indeterminacy printed circuit prison breaking prisonbreak probability problematicness prostrate punctuate puncture purge put about put back put down put in tune put to school puzzle out qualification quaver quell quiet spell radical change raise random sample ravine re creation re-creation read out of ready realignment rear rebut recall of ambassadors redesign reduce reduction reform reformation refute rehearse relax release relief remaking remission remove remove from office rend renewal renounce rent replace repress repudiate rescue reshaping resolve rest resting point restructuring retire retreating market reveal reversal revival revive revivification revolt revolution riddance ride down ride over ride roughshod over rift rime rip rise rise and fall risk rive rob roll round a point rub down ruin run run of luck rush sack saddle sag sagging market savage scald scale scape scatter scend schism scissure scorch scotch scrape scratch scuff scuttle seam season secession second-degree burn see the light send send to school separate separate forcibly separation serendipity series multiple set at defiance set at naught set naught by set up setting-free sever shard shatter shave sheer shift shiver short short circuit shortage shot show shut down sink skin slash slew slice slit slot slump smash snap snap the thread soft market solecism solve sore spell splinter sprain spread spread about spread like wildfire spring a leak squeak stab stab wound stand down stand-down start statistical probability stay stick stop stop for breath strain streak of luck stretch strip strip of office strip of rank stroke of luck subdue subjugate sudden change superannuate suppress surcease surge surplus suspend suspension swell swerve swing round swing the stern switch tack take a break take a recess take a rest take a turn take five take in hand take ten take the plunge take time out tame tea break tear tell ten tend terrorize the breaks theory of probability third-degree burn throw about thrust time time off toss total change train trample down trample on trample underfoot trample upon transition transmit transpire trauma traumatize tread down tread underfoot tread upon trench trespass trim truce turn turn aside turn back turn into turn off turn out turn over turn the corner turnabout tyrannize tyrannize over ullage uncertainty uncertainty principle unchurch uncrown undergo a change undermine undulate unevenness unfold unfrock unman unravel unriddle unsaddle unseat unthrone upheaval vacation valley vanquish variation variety vary vector field veer vent violation violent change void wadi walk all over walk over want wantage warp water wave weaken wean wear wear away wear out wear ship wear thin weary weigh heavy on whatever comes wilt wind wont worsen worsening wound wounds immedicable wrench yaw yield yoke

Noun(59 words)

halt halting happy chance hiatus hole holiday interlapse intermission interregnum interspace interstice interstitium jailbreak lapse lapsus lauds leave leave of absence lulu mess-up

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Verb(31 words)

infract intermit interrupt kick downstairs kill lay off let on let out offend part pause quit recrudesce relegate reveal ruin separate shatter shear snap off

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soften split up stop subject tame transgress uncover unwrap weaken wear wear out

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

15 relation types

More general

166 entries

accident alter alteration annul appear assign avoid become belie blunt break loose break off break up breakup cause cave in

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More specific

32 entries

break a leg break a sweat break apart break away break bad break bread break containment break down break even break ground break in break into break loose break new ground break off break one's ass

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Antonyms

30 entries

accelerate assemble build construct fix fix it glue glue together heal heal mend hold join keep keep whole make

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Synonyms

29 entries

bankrupt better breach break dance break down break in breakage burst collapse contravene crack dampen demote disclose fail fault

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Related terms

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breaker

at location

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breadbox

derived

306 entries

Amen break Break O'Day Christmas break Easter break March break Sabbath-breaking T-break Thanksgiving break Think break a stick in a bundle cannot be broken a twig in a bundle cannot be broken ad break autumn break back-breaking bathroom break beach break

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distinct from

5 entries

accelerate connected fix fixed working

etymologically related_to

5 entries

fraction fracture fragile fragment frail

has context

20 entries

backgammon billiards british computing equitation games gaming military most often in music pool slang snooker soccer sports storm

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is a

8 entries

accident change dash delay escape score separation stroke

manner of

29 entries

appear become change change integrity change state collapse come forth damage decay decrease destroy detach diphthongize discontinue disperse end

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part of

2 entries

billiards pool

related to

291 entries

abrupt accident accidental accidental damage action actress actress discovery adhere altogether apart at work attitude bad bad bone bad broken bad sprain

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similar

62 entries

abandon bork break away break down break in break out break up breaking bring out broke broken burst bust buy the farm cash in one's chips check

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Translations

1,046 translations across 124 languages.

Afrikaans

2 entries

breuk noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
breek verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Albanian

3 entries

prish thyej verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
thyej verb (intransitive, of a bone: to crack)
thyen verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Amharic

1 entries

ሰበረ verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Ancient Greek

3 entries

ἀνάπαυσις noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
ῥήγνυμαι verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
ῥήγνυμι verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Arabic

4 entries

اِسْتِرَاحَة noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
اِنْكَسَرَ verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
اِنْكَسَرَ verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
كسر verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Argobba

1 entries

ሰበራ verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Armenian

4 entries

ընդմիջում noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
խախտել verb (transitive: to do that which is forbidden by (something))
կոտրատել verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
կոտրել verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Aromanian

4 entries

arup verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
arup verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
aspargu verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
crep verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Assamese

4 entries

ভঙা verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
ভঙা verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
ভাঙা verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
ভাঙা verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Asturian

1 entries

frañer verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Azerbaijani

4 entries

fasilə noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
atmaq verb (to cause a habit to no longer exist)
dağıtmaq verb (to ruin financially)
fasilə etmək verb (to interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily)

Bakhtiari

1 entries

اشکندن verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Basque

4 entries

apurtu verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
hautsi verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
puskatu verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
puskatu verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Belarusian

4 entries

перапы́нак noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
прэ́рва noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
злама́цца verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
злама́ць verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Bhojpuri

1 entries

तूड़ल verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Bulgarian

4 entries

междуча́сие noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
па́уза noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
прибо́й noun (surfing: place where waves break)
про́бив noun (tennis: game won by receiving party)

Catalan

4 entries

entrada noun (billiards, snooker: first shot)
escapada noun (act of escaping)
escapada noun (soccer: counter-attack)
escapar-se verb (to counter-attack)

Central Kurdish

1 entries

شکاندن verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Cherokee

2 entries

ᎠᎦᎳᏍᎦ verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
ᎠᏍᏆᎵᏍᎦ verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

休息 noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
壞 /坏 verb (intransitive: to stop functioning properly or altogether)
打破 verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
打破 verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Cornish

2 entries

krackya verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
krackya verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Czech

4 entries

pauza noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
přestávka noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
pokazit verb (transitive: to cause to stop functioning)
pokazit se verb (intransitive: to stop functioning properly or altogether)

Danish

4 entries

afbrud noun (temporary split in romantic relationship)
break noun (tennis: game won by receiving party)
brud noun (instance of breaking something into pieces)
hul noun (physical space that opens up in something or between two things)

Dutch

4 entries

breken verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
breken verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
breken verb (intransitive, of a bone: to crack)
breken verb (transitive: to cause (a bone) to crack)

Egyptian

1 entries

s-D:Z9 verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Esperanto

4 entries

paŭzo noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
panei verb (intransitive, of a bone: to crack)
rompi verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
rompi verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Estonian

3 entries

murdma verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
murduma verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
rikkuma verb (transitive: to do that which is forbidden by (something))

Extremaduran

2 entries

brital verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
rompel verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Finnish

4 entries

aamunkoite noun (beginning of morning)
aamunkoitto noun (beginning of morning)
aloituslyönti noun (billiards, snooker: first shot)
aukko noun (physical space that opens up in something or between two things)

French

4 entries

aube noun (beginning of morning)
casse noun (instance of breaking something into pieces)
changement noun (change in weather)
entracte noun (interval between two parts of performance)

Friulian

4 entries

crevâ verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
frangi verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
franzi verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
rompi verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Galician

4 entries

crebadura noun (instance of breaking something into pieces)
quebradura noun (instance of breaking something into pieces)
crebar verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
crebar verb (transitive: to cause (a bone) to crack)

Ge'ez

1 entries

ሰበረ verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Georgian

4 entries

მსხვრევა verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
მტვრევა verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
ტყდომა verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
ტყდომა verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

German

4 entries

Anbruch noun (beginning of morning)
Anstoß noun (billiards, snooker: first shot)
Ausbruch noun (act of escaping)
Beziehungspause noun (temporary split in romantic relationship)

Gothic

1 entries

𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Greek

4 entries

διάλειμμα noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
σπάζω verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
σπάω verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
σπάω verb (billiards: to make the first shot)

Hamer-Banna

1 entries

aisá verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Hebrew

4 entries

שְׁבִירָה noun (instance of breaking something into pieces)
הפר verb (transitive: to do that which is forbidden by (something))
התקלקל verb (intransitive: to stop functioning properly or altogether)
נשבר verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Hindi

2 entries

अंतराल verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
टूटना verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Hungarian

4 entries

kiállás noun (music: short section of music in which some performers stop)
szünet noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
betör verb (to turn an animal into a beast of burden)
csődbe juttat verb (to ruin financially)

Icelandic

4 entries

brjóta verb (transitive: to cause (a bone) to crack)
brjóta verb (transitive: to do that which is forbidden by (something))
brjóta verb (intransitive: to stop functioning properly or altogether)
brotna verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Ido

1 entries

ruptar verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Indonesian

3 entries

mematahkan verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
memutuskan verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
patah verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Ingrian

3 entries

kateta verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
taittaa verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
taittua verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Irish

4 entries

bris verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
bris verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
bris verb (intransitive, of a bone: to crack)
bris verb (transitive: to cause (a bone) to crack)

Italian

4 entries

passaggio noun (music: a transition area between a singer’s vocal registers)
pausa noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
sosta noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
addomesticare verb (to turn an animal into a beast of burden)

Jamaican Creole

1 entries

mash up verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Japanese

4 entries

ブレーク noun (tennis: game won by receiving party)
ブレーク noun (billiards, snooker: first shot)
休憩 noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
割れ目 noun (physical space that opens up in something or between two things)

Javanese

1 entries

nugel verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Kazakh

4 entries

сындыру verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
сындыру verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
сыну verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
уақтау verb (to divide (money) into smaller units)

Khmer

4 entries

ល្ហែ noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
បាក់ verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
បែក verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
បែក verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Korean

4 entries

휴게 noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
까발리다 verb (to disclose or make known an item of news)
깨다 verb (transitive: to do that which is forbidden by (something))
깨트리다 verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Kyrgyz

3 entries

сындыруу verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
сындыруу verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
сынуу verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Latgalian

3 entries

lyuzt verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
salauzeit verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
salauzt verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Latin

4 entries

cōnfringō verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
cōnfringō verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
frangō verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
frangō verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Latvian

4 entries

lūzums noun (physical space that opens up in something or between two things)
lūšana noun (instance of breaking something into pieces)
pārtraukums noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
beigties verb (of a spell of weather: to end)

Lithuanian

4 entries

pauzė noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
pertrauka noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
sulaužyti verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
sulaužyti verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Lombard

1 entries

romp verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Low German

2 entries

breken verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
briäken verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Lutuv

1 entries

para verb (transitive: to cause to stop functioning)

Macedonian

2 entries

кр́ши verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
ломи verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Malayalam

1 entries

ഇടവേള noun (interval between two parts of performance)

Maltese

2 entries

kiser verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
nkiser verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Manx

1 entries

brishey noun (instance of breaking something into pieces)

Maore Comorian

2 entries

ufusiha verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
upasuha verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Middle Dutch

1 entries

breken verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Middle English

2 entries

breken verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
chynen verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Mongo

1 entries

buna verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Mongolian

3 entries

зөрчих verb (transitive: to do that which is forbidden by (something))
хагалах verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
хагарах verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Māori

4 entries

puapua noun (surfing: place where waves break)
tūātea noun (surfing: place where waves break)
hotu verb (of morning: to arrive)
pekehāwani verb (transitive: to do that which is forbidden by (something))

Neapolitan

1 entries

rompe verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Ngazidja Comorian

4 entries

husha verb (of morning: to arrive)
huungua verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
upasua verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
uvundza verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Norman

1 entries

rompre verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

North Frisian

3 entries

breeg verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
breege verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
breek verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Northern Sami

1 entries

biđget verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries

avbrekk noun (temporary split in romantic relationship)
break noun (tennis: game won by receiving party)
brudd noun (instance of breaking something into pieces)
gjenvinning noun (soccer: counter-attack)

Occitan

4 entries

esberlar verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
fragar verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
quebrar verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
trencar verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Odia

1 entries

ଭାଙ୍ଗିବା verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Old English

2 entries

brecan verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
ofbrecan verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Old Frisian

1 entries

breka verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Old High German

1 entries

brehhan verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Old Javanese

1 entries

tugĕl verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Old Saxon

1 entries

brekan verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Ossetian

1 entries

сӕттын verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Ottoman Turkish

4 entries

آرالق noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
فرج noun (physical space that opens up in something or between two things)
صباحلامق verb (of morning: to arrive)
قیرمق verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Persian

4 entries

خراب کردن verb (transitive: to cause to stop functioning)
خرد کردن verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
خرد کردن verb (to divide (money) into smaller units)
شکستن verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Polabian

2 entries

lümĕt verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
vėzlümĕt verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Polish

4 entries

przerwa noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
przełamanie noun (tennis: game won by receiving party)
ucieczka noun (act of escaping)
połamać się verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Portuguese

4 entries

fenda noun (physical space that opens up in something or between two things)
fresta noun (physical space that opens up in something or between two things)
fuga noun (act of escaping)
pausa noun (rest or pause, usually from work)

Quechua

3 entries

llik'iy verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
p'akiy verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
pakii verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Romanian

4 entries

crăpătură noun (physical space that opens up in something or between two things)
deschidere noun (physical space that opens up in something or between two things)
fractură noun (instance of breaking something into pieces)
pauză noun (rest or pause, usually from work)

Romansch

2 entries

romper verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
rumper verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Russian

4 entries

переры́в noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
побе́г noun (act of escaping)
поворо́т noun (significant change in circumstance)
разбо́й noun (billiards, snooker: first shot)

Sanskrit

1 entries

भनक्ति verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries

bris verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
bris verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
bris verb (intransitive, of a bone: to crack)
bris verb (transitive: to cause (a bone) to crack)

Serbo-Croatian

3 entries

lomiti verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
slomiti verb (intransitive, of a bone: to crack)
ломити verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Sinhalese

1 entries

කඩනවා verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Slovak

4 entries

lom noun (instance of breaking something into pieces)
medzera noun (physical space that opens up in something or between two things)
pauza noun (music: short section of music in which some performers stop)
pomlčka noun (music: short section of music in which some performers stop)

Slovene

4 entries

odmor noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
mutirati verb (of a male voice, to become deeper at puberty)
pokvariti verb (transitive: to cause to stop functioning)
pokvariti se verb (intransitive: to stop functioning properly or altogether)

Somali

1 entries

jabid verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Spanish

4 entries

asueto noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
quiete noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
ruptura noun (instance of breaking something into pieces)
amansar verb (to turn an animal into a beast of burden)

Sranan Tongo

2 entries

broko verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
broko verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Sundanese

2 entries

mites verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
pites verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Swahili

2 entries

kuvunja verb (transitive: to cause to stop functioning)
kuvunjika verb (intransitive: to stop functioning properly or altogether)

Swedish

4 entries

avbrott noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
break noun (tennis: game won by receiving party)
brott noun (instance of breaking something into pieces)
paus noun (rest or pause, usually from work)

Tagalog

4 entries

pugto noun (physical space that opens up in something or between two things)
tayong noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
baliin verb (transitive: to cause (a bone) to crack)
basagin verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Tajik

1 entries

шикастан verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Tamil

1 entries

இடைவெளி noun (interval between two parts of performance)

Tatar

1 entries

сындырырга verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Telugu

3 entries

చెడిపోవు verb (intransitive: to stop functioning properly or altogether)
విరగగొట్టు verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
విరుచు verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Thai

4 entries

ชำรุด verb (intransitive: to stop functioning properly or altogether)
ชำรุด verb (transitive: to cause to stop functioning)
ทำลาย verb (to do better than a record)
ฝ่าฝืน verb (transitive: to do that which is forbidden by (something))

Tok Pisin

4 entries

bruk verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
bruk verb (intransitive, of a bone: to crack)
bruk verb (intransitive: to stop functioning properly or altogether)
brukim verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Turkish

4 entries

ara noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
seri noun (snooker: number of points in one visit)
bozmak verb (to divide (money) into smaller units)
bozmak verb (transitive: to cause to stop functioning)

Turkmen

2 entries

dövmek verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
gyrmak verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Ugaritic

1 entries

𐎘𐎁𐎗 verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Ukrainian

4 entries

пере́рва noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
злама́ти verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
зламати verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
лама́ти verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Upper Sorbian

2 entries

złamać verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
łamać verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Urdu

2 entries

وقفہ noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
ٹوٹنا verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Uzbek

3 entries

tanaffus noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
buzmoq verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
sindirmoq verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Vietnamese

4 entries

giải lao noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
nghỉ noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
bị bể verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
hỏng verb (intransitive: to stop functioning properly or altogether)

Welsh

4 entries

toriad noun (instance of breaking something into pieces)
toriad noun (physical space that opens up in something or between two things)
toriad noun (rest or pause, usually from work)
toriad noun (interval between two parts of performance)

West-Frisian

1 entries

brekke verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

Yiddish

2 entries

צעברעכן verb (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
צעברעכן verb (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

Sample sentences

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I slept a little during lunch break because I was so tired.

Source: tatoeba (1882)

Sometimes hockey players get so competitive that fights break out.

Source: tatoeba (2010)

You have been thinking about this problem the whole morning. Take a break; go eat lunch.

Source: tatoeba (2192)

Can you break away from your parents?

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