break

Specific meanings

to dawn, as the day.
to exchange for a smaller amount or smaller units.
to ruin financially, or make bankrupt.
(of the heart) to be crushed or overwhelmed, especially by grief.
(of the voice) to vary between two registers, especially in emotion or during adolescence.
Colloquial to happen: It broke just the way I wanted; Things broke very nicely for him.
- to open the breech of (a gun) either for safety or for unloading.
- to reduce in rank.
to come suddenly, as into notice.
- to be the first to publish (a news item).
- (of a news item) to appear for the first time in a newspaper, on television, etc.
(of a fish) to come to the surface.
to train (an animal) to obedience; tame.
(of stock) to stampede: the cattle broke at night.
(of stock-exchange prices) to drop quickly and considerably.
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