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go vs break

break vs go

go and break both are nouns.

go is an adjective but break is not an adjective.

go and break both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
go Yes Yes Yes No
break Yes No Yes No
As verbs, go and break are synonyms defined as:
  • go and break: stop operating or functioning
Other synonyms of go include break down, conk out, die, fail, give out, give way, go bad.
As verbs, break is a hyponym of go; that is, break is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than go:
  • go: enter or assume a certain state or condition
  • break: come into being
Other hyponyms of go include sober, sober up, sober, sober up, work, take effect, run, take, settle.
go (noun) break (noun)
a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters the act of breaking something
a usually brief attempt an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine a sudden dash
a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else) the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
an escape from jail
a pause from doing something (as work)
any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare
(tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
an unexpected piece of good luck
the occurrence of breaking
a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
breaking of hard tissue such as bone
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
go (adjective) break (adjective)
functioning correctly and ready for action
go (verb) break (verb)
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life fracture a bone of
follow a certain course weaken or destroy in spirit or body
progress by being changed diminish or discontinue abruptly
stop operating or functioning become separated into pieces or fragments
enter or assume a certain state or condition happen
be abolished or discarded prevent completion
give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number terminate or end
have a turn; make one's move in a game come into being
to be spent or finished stop operating or functioning
be spent render inoperable or ineffective
perform as expected when applied crack; of the male voice in puberty
go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way fall sharply
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically lessen in force or effect
move away from a place into another direction destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments
begin or set in motion make submissive, obedient, or useful
make a certain noise or sound be broken in
follow a procedure or take a course change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another
stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
have a particular form find the solution or key to
pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action find a flaw in
be in the right place or situation 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 the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired cease an action temporarily
be awarded; be allotted be released or become known; of news
be or continue to be in a certain condition undergo breaking
lead, extend, or afford access interrupt the flow of current in
be ranked or compare surpass in excellence
blend or harmonize go to pieces
be sounded, played, or expressed ruin completely
be contained in separate from a clinch, in boxing
continue to live and avoid dying 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
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