a determination of the place where something is
informal terms for a difficult situation
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
put (something somewhere) firmly
make infertile
decide upon or fix definitely
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
take vengeance on or get even
the act of putting something in working order again
prepare for eating by applying heat
cause to be firmly attached
make fixed, stable or stationary
an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear
influence an event or its outcome by illegal means
kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study
set or place definitely
something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug
(tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
breaking of hard tissue such as bone
enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
be released or become known; of news
fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
lessen in force or effect
an escape from jail
interrupt a continued activity
force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare
go to pieces
ruin completely
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
do a break dance
prevent completion
become separated into pieces or fragments
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
terminate
surpass in excellence
discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
the act of breaking something
happen
break down, literally or metaphorically
a pause from doing something (as work)
stop operating or functioning
fracture a bone of
reduce to bankruptcy
assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
break a piece from a whole
make submissive, obedient, or useful
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
move away or escape suddenly
a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
destroy the completeness of a set of related items
cease an action temporarily
an unexpected piece of good luck
an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)
a sudden dash
be broken in
become punctured or penetrated
cause the failure or ruin of
cause to give up a habit
change directions suddenly
change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another
come forth or begin from a state of latency
come into being
come to an end
crack; of the male voice in puberty
curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves
destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments
diminish or discontinue abruptly
emerge from the surface of a body of water
exchange for smaller units of money
fall sharply
find a flaw in
find the solution or key to
give up
happen or take place
interrupt the flow of current in
invalidate by judicial action
make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing
make the opening shot that scatters the balls
pierce or penetrate
render inoperable or ineffective
scatter or part
separate from a clinch, in boxing
the occurrence of breaking
the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
undergo breaking
vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity
weaken or destroy in spirit or body
