![]() ![]() 6 stop/rest to stop for a short time in order to have a rest or eat something break for Shall we break for lunch now? 7 END A SITUATION end something CHANGE/MAKE something DIFFERENT to stop something from continuing We need to break the cycle of poverty and crime in the inner cities. break an agreement/contract He was worried that he might be breaking his contract. 5 PROMISE/AGREEMENT promise/agreement NOT DO something to not do something that you have promised to do or signed an agreement to do I never break my promises. The cameras catch motorists who break the speed limit. If you break the rules, you will be punished. 4 RULE/LAW ETC rules/laws DISOBEY to disobey a rule or law They’re breaking the law by employing such young children. b) BREAK if a machine breaks, it stops working properly The washing machine’s broken again. ► see thesaurus at hurt 3 NOT WORKING machines a) BREAK to damage a machine so that it does not work properly Don’t mess about with my camera – you’ll break it. ![]() 2 PART OF YOUR BODY bones BREAK to damage a bone in your body by making it crack or split She fell downstairs and broke her hip. The frames are made of plastic and they tend to break quite easily. b) BREAK if something breaks, it separates into two or more pieces He kept pulling at the rope until it broke. Break the chocolate into small pieces and melt it over a gentle heat. Don’t lean on the fence like that – you’ll break it! break something in half/two He broke the biscuit in half and handed one piece to me. S1 W1 verb ( past tense broke / brəʊk $ broʊk /, past participle broken / ˈbrəʊkən $ ˈbroʊ- / ) 1 IN PIECES separate into pieces a) BREAK if you break something, you make it separate into two or more pieces, for example by hitting it, dropping it, or bending it I had to break a window to get into the house.Breakable ≠ unbreakable broken ≠ unbrokenīreak From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ldoce_037_f break break 1 / breɪk / ![]()
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