[ { "word": "break", "phonetic": "/b\u0279e\u026ak/", "phonetics": [ { "text": "/b\u0279e\u026ak/", "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/break-us.mp3", "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=360847" } ], "meanings": [ { "partOfSpeech": "noun", "definitions": [ { "definition": "An instance of breaking something into two or more pieces.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "The femur has a clean break and so should heal easily." }, { "definition": "A physical space that opens up in something or between two things.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "He waited minutes for a break in the traffic to cross the highway." }, { "definition": "A rest or pause, usually from work.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "Let\u2019s take a five-minute break." }, { "definition": "A time for students to talk or play.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A short holiday.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "a weekend break on the Isle of Wight" }, { "definition": "A temporary split with a romantic partner.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "I think we need a break." }, { "definition": "An interval or intermission between two parts of a performance, for example a theatre show, broadcast, or sports game.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A significant change in circumstance, attitude, perception, or focus of attention.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "big break" }, { "definition": "The beginning (of the morning).", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "at the break of day" }, { "definition": "An act of escaping.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "It was a clean break." }, { "definition": "The separation between lines, paragraphs or pages of a written text.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A keystroke or other signal that causes a program to terminate or suspend execution.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A point or condition in a program at which operation may be suspended during debugging so that the state of the program at that point can be investigated. A breakpoint.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A change, particularly the end of a spell of persistent good or bad weather.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": ":", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A large four-wheeled carriage, having a straight body and calash top, with the driver's seat in front and the footman's behind.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "(equitation) A sharp bit or snaffle.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A short section of music, often between verses, in which some performers stop while others continue.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "The fiddle break was amazing; it was a pity the singer came back in on the wrong note." }, { "definition": "The point in the musical scale at which a woodwind instrument is designed to overblow, that is, to move from its lower to its upper register.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "Crossing the break smoothly is one of the first lessons the young clarinettist needs to master." }, { "definition": "Usu. plural An area along a river that features steep banks, bluffs, or gorges (e.g., Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, US).", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] } ], "synonyms": [ "crack of dawn", "split", "breach", "gap", "space", "time-out", "day off", "time off", "playtime", "recess" ], "antonyms": [] }, { "partOfSpeech": "verb", "definitions": [ { "definition": "To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "If the vase falls to the floor, it might break." }, { "definition": "To divide (something, often money) into smaller units.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "Can you break a hundred-dollar bill for me?" }, { "definition": "To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "Her child's death broke Angela." }, { "definition": "To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "My heart is breaking." }, { "definition": "To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "I had won four games in a row, but now you've broken my streak of luck." }, { "definition": "To ruin financially.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "The recession broke some small businesses." }, { "definition": "To violate, to not adhere to.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "He broke his vows by cheating on his wife." }, { "definition": "(of a fever) To pass the most dangerous part of the illness; to go down, in terms of temperature.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "Susan's fever broke at about 3 AM, and the doctor said the worst was over." }, { "definition": "(of a spell of settled weather) To end.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "The forecast says the hot weather will break by midweek." }, { "definition": "(of a storm) To begin; to end.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "Around midday the storm broke, and the afternoon was calm and sunny." }, { "definition": "(of morning, dawn, day etc.) To arrive.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "Morning has broken." }, { "definition": "To render (a game) unchallenging by altering its rules or exploiting loopholes or weaknesses in them in a way that gives a player an unfair advantage.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "Changing the rules to let white have three extra queens would break chess." }, { "definition": "To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "Did you two break the trolley by racing with it?" }, { "definition": "To cause (a barrier) to no longer bar.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "break a seal" }, { "definition": "To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to pierce.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "The cavalry were not able to break the British squares." }, { "definition": "(of a wave of water) To collapse into surf, after arriving in shallow water.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "To burst forth; to make its way; to come into view.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "To interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "Let's break for lunch." }, { "definition": "To interrupt (a fall) by inserting something so that the falling object does not (immediately) hit something else beneath.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "He survived the jump out the window because the bushes below broke his fall." }, { "definition": "To disclose or make known an item of news, etc.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "I don't know how to break this to you, but your cat is not coming back." }, { "definition": "(of a sound) To become audible suddenly.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "To change a steady state abruptly.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "His coughing broke the silence." }, { "definition": "To suddenly become.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "The arrest was standard, when suddenly the suspect broke ugly." }, { "definition": "Of a male voice, to become deeper at puberty.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "Of a voice, to alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men generally to go up, in women sometimes to go down; to crack.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "His voice breaks when he gets emotional." }, { "definition": "To surpass or do better than (a specific number), to do better than (a record), setting a new record.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "He broke the men's 100-meter record." }, { "definition": ":", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "(most often in the passive tense) To demote, to reduce the military rank of.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "To end (a connection), to disconnect.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "I couldn't hear a thing he was saying, so I broke the connection and called him back." }, { "definition": "(of an emulsion) To demulsify.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "To counter-attack", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or communicate.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose health or strength.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "To fail in business; to become bankrupt.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "to break flax" }, { "definition": "To destroy the official character and standing of; to cashier; to dismiss.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change the gait.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "to break into a run or gallop" }, { "definition": "To fall out; to terminate friendship.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "To terminate the execution of a program before normal completion.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "To suspend the execution of a program during debugging so that the state of the program can be investigated.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] } ], "synonyms": [ "crack", "fracture", "burst", "bust", "shatter", "shear", "smash", "split", "break down", "bust", "fail", "go down", "contravene", "go against", "violate", "break in", "subject", "tame" ], "antonyms": [ "hold", "assemble", "fix", "join", "mend", "put together", "repair" ] } ], "license": { "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0" }, "sourceUrls": [ "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/break" ] }, { "word": "break", "phonetic": "/b\u0279e\u026ak/", "phonetics": [ { "text": "/b\u0279e\u026ak/", "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/break-us.mp3", "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=360847" } ], "meanings": [ { "partOfSpeech": "noun", "definitions": [ { "definition": "A section of extended repetition of the percussion break to a song, created by a hip-hop DJ as rhythmic dance music.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] } ], "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] } ], "license": { "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0" }, "sourceUrls": [ "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/break" ] } ]