fracture a bone of | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life |
weaken or destroy in spirit or body | follow a certain course |
diminish or discontinue abruptly | progress by being changed |
become separated into pieces or fragments | stop operating or functioning |
happen | enter or assume a certain state or condition |
prevent completion | be abolished or discarded |
terminate or end | give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number |
come into being | have a turn; make one's move in a game |
stop operating or functioning | to be spent or finished |
render inoperable or ineffective | be spent |
crack; of the male voice in puberty | perform as expected when applied |
fall sharply | go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way |
lessen in force or effect | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically |
destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments | move away from a place into another direction |
make submissive, obedient, or useful | begin or set in motion |
be broken in | make a certain noise or sound |
change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another | follow a procedure or take a course |
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only | stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point |
find the solution or key to | have a particular form |
find a flaw in | pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action |
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret | be in the right place or situation |
cease an action temporarily | be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired |
be released or become known; of news | be awarded; be allotted |
undergo breaking | be or continue to be in a certain condition |
interrupt the flow of current in | lead, extend, or afford access |
surpass in excellence | be ranked or compare |
go to pieces | blend or harmonize |
ruin completely | be sounded, played, or expressed |
separate from a clinch, in boxing | be contained in |
break a piece from a whole | continue to live and avoid dying |
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 | |