Break definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary BREAK, v.t. pret. broke, [brake.obs.] pp. broke or broken. [L. frango, fregi, n casual; Heb.to break, to free or deliver, to separate.] 1. To part or ... violence, as a solid substance; to rend apart; as, to break a band; to break a thread or a cable. 2. To burst or open ... constitution. 6. To sink; to appall or subdue; as, to break the spirits, or the passions. 7. To crush; to ...
To break up definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Break Break, v. t. [imp. broke, (Obs. Brake); p. p. Broken, (Obs ... br["a]kka to crack, Dan. br[ae]kke to break, Goth. brikan to break, L. frangere. Cf. Bray to pound, Breach, Fragile.] 1. To ... to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to ...
To break down definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Break Break, v. t. [imp. broke, (Obs. Brake); p. p. Broken, (Obs ... br["a]kka to crack, Dan. br[ae]kke to break, Goth. brikan to break, L. frangere. Cf. Bray to pound, Breach, Fragile.] 1. To ... to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to ...
To break out definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Break Break, v. t. [imp. broke, (Obs. Brake); p. p. Broken, (Obs ... br["a]kka to crack, Dan. br[ae]kke to break, Goth. brikan to break, L. frangere. Cf. Bray to pound, Breach, Fragile.] 1. To ... to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to ...
To break off definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Break Break, v. t. [imp. broke, (Obs. Brake); p. p. Broken, (Obs ... br["a]kka to crack, Dan. br[ae]kke to break, Goth. brikan to break, L. frangere. Cf. Bray to pound, Breach, Fragile.] 1. To ... to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to ...
... it in a low sense.] BROKE, pret. and pp. of break. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: lacking funds; "`skint ... stone-broke, stony-broke] Merriam Webster's I. past of break II. adjective Etymology: Middle English, alteration of broken Date: 1710 penniless Oxford Reference Dictionary past of BREAK(1). --predic.adj. colloq. having no money; financially ruined. Phrases ... in a strenuous effort. Etymology: (adj.) archaic past part. of BREAK(1) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Break Break, v. t. [imp. broke, (Obs. Brake); p. p. Broken, ( ...
To break ground definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Break Break, v. t. [imp. broke, (Obs. Brake); p. p. Broken, (Obs ... br["a]kka to crack, Dan. br[ae]kke to break, Goth. brikan to break, L. frangere. Cf. Bray to pound, Breach, Fragile.] 1. To ... to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to ...
To break the ice definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Break Break, v. t. [imp. broke, (Obs. Brake); p. p. Broken, (Obs ... br["a]kka to crack, Dan. br[ae]kke to break, Goth. brikan to break, L. frangere. Cf. Bray to pound, Breach, Fragile.] 1. To ... to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to ...
To break bulk definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Break Break, v. t. [imp. broke, (Obs. Brake); p. p. Broken, (Obs ... br["a]kka to crack, Dan. br[ae]kke to break, Goth. brikan to break, L. frangere. Cf. Bray to pound, Breach, Fragile.] 1. To ... to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to ...
To break cover definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Break Break, v. t. [imp. broke, (Obs. Brake); p. p. Broken, (Obs ... br["a]kka to crack, Dan. br[ae]kke to break, Goth. brikan to break, L. frangere. Cf. Bray to pound, Breach, Fragile.] 1. To ... to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to ...
To break a lance definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Lance Lance, n ... suffocating odor; -- used in the counter operations of miners. To break a lance, to engage in a tilt or contest. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Break Break, v. t. [imp. broke, (Obs. Brake); p. p. Broken, (Obs ... br["a]kka to crack, Dan. br[ae]kke to break, Goth. brikan to break, L. frangere. Cf. Bray to pound, Breach, Fragile.] 1. ...
To break the back definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Break Break, v. t. [imp. broke, (Obs. Brake); p. p. Broken, (Obs ... br["a]kka to crack, Dan. br[ae]kke to break, Goth. brikan to break, L. frangere. Cf. Bray to pound, Breach, Fragile.] 1. To ... to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to ...
To break a path definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Break Break, v. t. [imp. broke, (Obs. Brake); p. p. Broken, (Obs ... br["a]kka to crack, Dan. br[ae]kke to break, Goth. brikan to break, L. frangere. Cf. Bray to pound, Breach, Fragile.] 1. To ... to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to ...
To break a jest definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Break Break, v. t. [imp. broke, (Obs. Brake); p. p. Broken, (Obs ... br["a]kka to crack, Dan. br[ae]kke to break, Goth. brikan to break, L. frangere. Cf. Bray to pound, Breach, Fragile.] 1. To ... to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to ...
To break open definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Break Break, v. t. [imp. broke, (Obs. Brake); p. p. Broken, (Obs ... br["a]kka to crack, Dan. br[ae]kke to break, Goth. brikan to break, L. frangere. Cf. Bray to pound, Breach, Fragile.] 1. To ... to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to ...