English words starting with break

Meanings of Break:

verb

Separate or cause to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain.

Usage examples:

The branch broke with a loud snap

noun

An interruption of continuity or uniformity.

Usage examples:

The magazine has been published without a break since 1950

Meanings of Break a leg:

Used for wishing someone good luck, especially before a performance

phrase

Good luck!

Usage examples:

Remember, the show must go on! good luck and break a leg!

Meanings of Break even:

noun

A graph that shows the point at which a business will start to make as much money as it has spent on a particular product, activity, etc.

Meanings of Break into:

phrasal verb

Express or utter spontaneously

collocation

To suddenly begin to sing

Usage examples:

He felt so happy that he broke into song., thousands of people in the crowd rose to their feet and …

Meanings of Break one's back:

idiom

Work very hard, like a slave

phrase

Put great effort into achieving something.

Usage examples:

As soon as we finished i'd break my back to get home to her

Meanings of Break out:

phrasal verb

Begin suddenly and sometimes violently

collocation

To start feeling extremely worried or frightened

Usage examples:

The memory of it still makes me break out in a cold sweat., he could not even hear her name mention…

Meanings of Break someone's heart:

idiom

Cause deep emotional pain and grief to somebody

phrase

Overwhelm someone with sadness.

Usage examples:

It would break her heart to have to leave

Meanings of Break the bank:

phrase

(in gambling) win more money than is held by the bank.

Usage examples:

Winning the pools was the equivalent of breaking the bank at monte carlo

idiom

To cost too much

Usage examples:

It only costs $2. that's not going to break the bank.

Meanings of Break through:

phrasal verb

Pass through (a barrier)

Meanings of Break up:

phrasal verb

Break or cause to break into pieces

Meanings of Break-away:

phrasal verb

Break off (a piece from a whole)

Meanings of Break-bread:

idiom

To eat a meal

Meanings of Break-down:

phrasal verb

Stop operating or functioning

Meanings of Break-free:

collocation

To use force to remove things such as ropes, chains, or walls that limit your movement

Usage examples:

The elephant broke free of her chains and escaped from the zoo., he held her wrists, but she broke …

Meanings of Break-in:

phrasal verb

Intrude on uninvited

Meanings of Break-into-pieces:

collocation

To separate into two or more pieces suddenly or by force, or to make something do this

Usage examples:

I dropped the vase and it broke into pieces., break the chocolate into pieces and put them in the p…

Meanings of Break-loose:

collocation

To become able to move around freely

Usage examples:

In the storm, the boat broke loose from its moorings., the kite broke loose and drifted across the …

Meanings of Break-of-day:

phrase

The time when the sun rises in the morning

Usage examples:

At break of day we set out at break of day., at the break of day at the break of day, we continued …

Meanings of Break-off:

phrasal verb

Interrupt before its natural or planned end

preposition

Down or away from a place, position, or time, especially the present place, position, ...

Meanings of Break-open:

collocation

To open something or divide it into pieces by using force

Usage examples:

He tried to break open the door with his shoulder., the thieves broke the safe open and stole the d…

Meanings of Break-out-in:

phrasal verb

To escape from a place or a situation

Usage examples:

Two inmates broke out of prison and are still at large., detergents make my hands break out., i hat…

Meanings of Break-out-in-a-sweat:

phrasal verb

To escape from a place or a situation

Usage examples:

Two inmates broke out of prison and are still at large., detergents make my hands break out., i hat…

Meanings of Break-the-ice:

phrase

Do or say something to relieve tension or get conversation going in a strained situation or when strangers meet.

Usage examples:

I thought if i had one at home i could use it as a conversation piece, to break the ice at parties.

idiom

To do or say something that makes people who do not know each other feel more comfortable

Usage examples:

I tried to break the ice by talking to the people next to me about the weather.

Meanings of Break-the-law:

collocation

To do something that is illegal

Usage examples:

He didn't know he was breaking the law., the company encouraged its drivers to break the law by wor…

Meanings of Break-the-news-to:

idiom

To tell someone about something unpleasant that will affect or upset them

Usage examples:

Break it gently come on, what happened? break it to me gently (= in a kind way)., i didn't want to …