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 |