fracture a bone of | stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims |
weaken or destroy in spirit or body | give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat |
diminish or discontinue abruptly | give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another |
become separated into pieces or fragments | stop consuming |
happen | give up with the intent of never claiming again |
prevent completion | relinquish possession or control over |
terminate or end | lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offense, or crime |
come into being | part with a possession or right |
stop operating or functioning | give up what is not strictly needed |
render inoperable or ineffective | allow the other (baseball) team to score |
crack; of the male voice in puberty | leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily |
fall sharply | put an end to a state or an activity |
lessen in force or effect | |
destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments | |
make submissive, obedient, or useful | |
be broken in | |
change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another | |
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only | |
find the solution or key to | |
find a flaw in | |
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret | |
cease an action temporarily | |
be released or become known; of news | |
undergo breaking | |
interrupt the flow of current in | |
surpass in excellence | |
go to pieces | |
ruin completely | |
separate from a clinch, in boxing | |
break a piece from a whole | |
pierce or penetrate | |
destroy the completeness of a set of related items | |
exchange for smaller units of money | |
become punctured or penetrated | |
make the opening shot that scatters the balls | |
force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up | |
do a break dance | |
curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves | |
move away or escape suddenly | |
scatter or part | |
emerge from the surface of a body of water | |
make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing | |
break down, literally or metaphorically | |
change directions suddenly | |
reduce to bankruptcy | |
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises | |
interrupt a continued activity | |
assign to a lower position; reduce in rank | |
cause the failure or ruin of | |
invalidate by judicial action | |
enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act | |
discontinue an association or relation; go different ways | |
happen or take place | |
fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns | |
give up | |
cause to give up a habit | |
vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity | |
come forth or begin from a state of latency | |
come to an end | |