Definition of break

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Break (v. t.) To diminish the force of; to lessen the shock of, as a fall or blow..

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Gall :: Gall (v. t.) To fret and wear away by friction; to hurt or break the skin of by rubbing; to chafe; to injure the surface of by attrition; as, a saddle galls the back of a horse; to gall a mast or a cable..
Collapse :: Collapse (n.) A sudden and complete failure; an utter failure of any kind; a breakdown.
Burst :: Burst (v. t.) To break.
Jog :: "Jog (n.) A rub; a slight stop; an obstruction; hence, an irregularity in motion of from; a hitch; a break in the direction of a line or the surface of a plane..
Barleybreak :: Barleybreak (n.) An ancient rural game, commonly played round stacks of barley, or other grain, in which some of the party attempt to catch others who run from a goal..
Haematoplastic :: Haematoplastic (a.) Blood formative; -- applied to a substance in early fetal life, which breaks up gradually into blood vessels..
Interruption :: Interruption (n.) The state of being interrupted; a breach or break, caused by the abrupt intervention of something foreign; intervention; interposition..
Shim :: Shim (n.) A kind of shallow plow used in tillage to break the ground, and clear it of weeds..
Break :: Break (v. i.) To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose health or strength.
Guard :: Guard (v. t.) An interleaved strip at the back, as in a scrap book, to guard against its breaking when filled..
Iconoclastic :: Iconoclastic (a.) Of or pertaining to the iconoclasts, or to image breaking..
Crankle :: Crankle (v. t.) To break into bends, turns, or angles; to crinkle..
Disestablishment :: Disestablishment (n.) The act or process of unsettling or breaking up that which has been established; specifically, the withdrawal of the support of the state from an established church; as, the disestablishment and disendowment of the Irish Church by Act of Parliament..
Upbreak :: Upbreak (v. i.) To break upwards; to force away or passage to the surface.
Piccage :: Piccage (n.) Money paid at fairs for leave to break ground for booths.
Storm :: Storm (n.) A violent agitation of human society; a civil, political, or domestic commotion; sedition, insurrection, or war; violent outbreak; clamor; tumult..
Breakage :: Breakage (n.) The act of breaking; a break; a breaking; also, articles broken..
Break :: Break (v. t.) To lay open as by breaking; to divide; as, to break a package of goods..
Yaw :: Yaw (v. i.) To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works..
Dress :: Dress (v. t.) To break and train for use, as a horse or other animal..
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