BREAKS
- (of two boxers or wrestlers) Come out of a clinch, typically at the referee's command
- (of dawn or day) Begin with the sun rising
- BREAK, to shatter or damage [v]
- Separate or cause to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain
- (of a person or animal) Sustain an injury involving the fracture of a bone or bones in (a part of the body)
- Cause a cut or graze in (the skin)
- Make or become inoperative
- (of a pitched baseball) Curve or drop on its way toward the batter
- (of the voice) Falter and change tone, due to emotion
- (of a boy's voice) Change in tone and register at puberty
- (of a vowel) Develop into a diphthong, under the influence of an adjacent sound
- (of prices on the stock exchange) Fall sharply
- (of news or a scandal) Suddenly become public
- Make bad news known to someone
- Make the first stroke at the beginning of a game of billiards, pool, or snooker
- (of the amniotic fluid surrounding a fetus) Be or cause to be discharged when the sac is ruptured in the first stages of labor
- Open (a safe) forcibly
- Use (a piece of paper currency) to pay for something and receive change out of the transaction
- Exchange (a piece of paper currency of large denomination) for the same amount in smaller denominations
- Unfurl (a flag or sail)
- Succeed in deciphering (a code)
- Open (a shotgun or rifle) at the breech
- Disprove (an alibi)
- Invalidate (a will) through legal process
- Interrupt (a continuity, sequence, or course)
- Put an end to (a silence) by speaking or making contact
- Make a pause in (a journey)
- Stop proceedings in order to have a pause or vacation
- BREAK, to reduce to fragments [v]
- Lessen the impact of (a fall)
- Stop oneself from being subject to (a habit)
- Put an end to (a tie in a game) by making a score
- (chiefly of an attacking player or team, or of a military force) Make a rush or dash in a particular direction
- Surpass (a record)
- Disconnect or interrupt (an electrical circuit)
- (of a pitched or bowled ball) Swerve or dip in direction
- (of the ball) Rebound unpredictably
- (of a bowled cricket ball) Change direction on bouncing, due to spin
- Fail to observe (a law, regulation, or agreement)
- Fail to continue with (a self-imposed discipline)
- Crush the emotional strength, spirit, or resistance of
- (of a person's emotional strength) Give way
- Destroy the power of (a movement or organization)
- Destroy the effectiveness of (a strike), typically by bringing in other people to replace the striking workers
- Tame or train (a horse)
- Undergo a change or enter a new state, in particular
- (of the weather) Change suddenly
- (of a storm) Begin violently
- (of clouds) Move apart and begin to disperse
- (of waves) Curl over and dissolve into foam
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