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    [Verb]  | "break" | \ ˈbrāk \


    1: to separate into parts with suddenness or violence

    2: to cause (a bone) to separate into two or more pieces : fracture

    3: to fracture a bone of (a bodily part)

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English breken, going back to Old English brecan, going back to Germanic *brekan- (whence also Old Saxon brekan "to violently separate, shatter," Old High German brehhan, Gothic brikan), going back to Indo-European *bhreg- "violently separate," whence also, with varying ablaut grades, Latin frangere (perfect frēgī) "to break, shatter" and perhaps Old Irish braigid (perfect ro-bebraig) "(s/he) farts, breaks wind";

      * Note : Regarding the vowel of frangere see: the note at {fragrant|fragrant}.;

    [Verb]  | "break" 


    1: to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly;


      * e.g., " ... hated telling her that I had broken her favorite glass vase "




    2: to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end;


      * e.g., " ... the final vote broke the deadlock "




    3: to bring to a lower grade or rank;


      * e.g., " ... the captain was broken to lieutenant commander for disobeying a direct order from his group commander "




    [Verb]  | "breaking" 


    1: to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly;


      * e.g., " ... hated telling her that I had broken her favorite glass vase "




    2: to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end;


      * e.g., " ... the final vote broke the deadlock "




    3: to bring to a lower grade or rank;


      * e.g., " ... the captain was broken to lieutenant commander for disobeying a direct order from his group commander "




     [ "break even" ]

    1: Make neither profit nor loss

      * e.g.,  ... gonna sell my car, not expecting much from it... 

     [ "break even" ]

    1: One of the better bands coming from Western Australia

      * e.g.,  ... person one: ohmygosh. anime fire is playing on friday 

     [ "break-even party" ]

    1: A house party where the host is constanly asking for money because he or she thinks the host should not have to throw down any money for the keg or liquor.

      * e.g.,  ... Example (break-even party): 

     [ "break-even point" ]

    1: (n.) the level of output at which all costs are equal to revenue. There is niether profit nor a loss.

      * e.g.,  ... We make 500 cars a day and sell them for £10,000 each. The cost of making 500 cars in one day is £500,000 so we make no profit and no loss. 

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