fracture a bone of | postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution |
weaken or destroy in spirit or body | |
diminish or discontinue abruptly | |
become separated into pieces or fragments | |
happen | |
prevent completion | |
terminate or end | |
come into being | |
stop operating or functioning | |
render inoperable or ineffective | |
crack; of the male voice in puberty | |
fall sharply | |
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 | |