(פ') לשבור; להישבר; להינתק; לפרוץ; להפסיק, לבטל

(ש"ע) שבר; הפסקה, הפוגה; פרצה; הזדמנות; שינוי; (במחשבים) מעבר, סיום והתחלת חלק חדש במסמך

v. smash into pieces, shatter, crack; be smashed into pieces; be cut off; force into; stop, cancel

n. fracture; pause, intermission; time out; crack; opportunity; alteration; divider between one part of a document and another (Computers)

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Noun
1. some abrupt occurrence that interrupts; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt"
(synonym) interruption
(hypernym) happening, occurrence, natural event
(hyponym) dislocation, disruption
2. an unexpected piece of good luck; "he finally got his big break"
(synonym) good luck, happy chance
(hypernym) accident, fortuity, chance event
3. (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right over a geological fault"
(synonym) fault, geological fault, shift, fracture
(hypernym) crack, cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure
(hyponym) Denali Fault
(part-meronym) fault line
(derivation) separate, split up, fall apart, come apart
(classification) geology
4. a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations"
(synonym) rupture, breach, severance, rift, falling out
(hypernym) separation, breakup, detachment
(derivation) separate, part, split up, split, break up
5. a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate"
(synonym) respite, recess, time out
(hypernym) pause
(hyponym) spring break
(derivation) pause, intermit
6. the act of breaking something; "the breakage was unavoidable"
(synonym) breakage, breaking
(hypernym) change of integrity
(hyponym) rupture
7. a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
(synonym) pause, intermission, interruption, suspension
(hypernym) time interval, interval
(hyponym) lapse
(derivation) break away
8. breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall"
(synonym) fracture
(hypernym) injury, hurt, harm, trauma
(hyponym) comminuted fracture
(derivation) crack, check
9. the occurrence of breaking; "the break in the dam threatened the valley"
(hypernym) separation, breakup, detachment
(hyponym) snap
(derivation) separate, split up, fall apart, come apart
10. the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
(hypernym) stroke, shot
(part-holonym) billiards
11. (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving; "he was up two breaks in the second set"
(synonym) break of serve
(hypernym) score
(classification) tennis, lawn tennis
12. an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks"
(synonym) interruption, disruption, gap
(hypernym) delay, holdup
(hyponym) cut-in, insert
13. a sudden dash; "he made a break for the open door"
(hypernym) dash, sprint
(hyponym) fast break
14. any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare; "the break in the eighth frame cost him the match"
(synonym) open frame
(hypernym) score
15. an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned"
(synonym) breakout, jailbreak, gaolbreak, prisonbreak, prison-breaking
(hypernym) escape, flight
(derivation) break out, break away

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Verb
1. terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"
(synonym) interrupt
(hypernym) end, terminate
(hyponym) hold on, stop
2. become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart"
(synonym) separate, split up, fall apart, come apart
(hypernym) change integrity
(hyponym) burst, split, break open
(see-also) decompose, break up, break down
(derivation) fault, geological fault, shift, fracture
3. destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments; "He broke the glass plate"; "She broke the match"
(hypernym) separate, divide
(hyponym) shatter
(verb-group) separate, split up, fall apart, come apart
(derivation) breakage, breaking
4. render inoperable or ineffective; "You broke the alarm clock when you took it apart!"
(hypernym) damage
(verb-group) fail, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go, break down
(derivation) breakage, breaking
5. ruin completely; "He busted my radio!"
(synonym) bust
(antonym) repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on
(hypernym) destroy, ruin
(hyponym) break down
(cause) wear, wear out, bust, fall apart
(see-also) disassemble, dismantle, take apart, break up, break apart
(verb-group) wear, wear out, bust, fall apart
(derivation) breakage, breaking
6. act in disregard of laws and rules; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"
(synonym) transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach
(hypernym) disrespect
(hyponym) sin, transgress, trespass
7. move away or escape suddenly; "The horses broke from the stable"; "Three inmates broke jail"; "Nobody can break out--this prison is high security"
(synonym) break out, break away
(hypernym) escape, get away, break loose
(derivation) breakout, jailbreak, gaolbreak, prisonbreak, prison-breaking
8. scatter or part; "The clouds broke after the heavy downpour"
(hypernym) disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out
9. force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up; "break into tears"; "erupt in anger"
(synonym) burst, erupt
(hypernym) express emotion, express feelings
10. prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negociations"
(synonym) break off, discontinue, stop
(hypernym) end, terminate
(hyponym) fracture
11. enter someone's property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act; "Someone broke in while I was on vacation"; "They broke into my car and stole my radio!"
(synonym) break in
(hypernym) trespass, intrude
12. make submissive, obedient, or useful; "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern"
(synonym) break in
(hypernym) domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim, tame
13. fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns; "This sentence violates the rules of syntax"
(synonym) violate, go against
(hyponym) fly in the face of, fly in the teeth of
14. surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record"
(synonym) better
(hypernym) surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform
15. make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"
(synonym) disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, impart, give away, let out
(hypernym) tell
(hyponym) blackwash
(cause) get out, get around
(verb-group) get out, get around
16. come into being; "light broke over the horizon"; "Voices broke in the air"
(hypernym) become, go, get
17. stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident"
(synonym) fail, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go, break down
(hypernym) change
(hyponym) crash, go down
(verb-group) die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass
18. interrupt a continued activity; "She had broken with the traditional patterns"
(synonym) break away
(hypernym) separate, part, split up, split, break up
(derivation) pause, intermission, interruption, suspension
19. make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing; "The ranks broke"
(hypernym) flee, fly, take flight
(verb-group) break out, break away
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
20. curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves; "The surf broke"
(hypernym) collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, founder
(derivation) surf, breaker, breakers
21. lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"
(synonym) dampen, damp, soften, weaken
(hypernym) deaden, blunt
(hyponym) deafen
22. be broken in; "If the new teacher won't break, we'll add some stress"
(hypernym) change
(verb-group) break in
23. come to an end; "The heat wave finally broke yesterday"
(hypernym) end, stop, finish, terminate, cease
24. vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity; "The flat plain was broken by tall mesas"
(hypernym) change, alter, vary
(derivation) interruption
25. cause to give up a habit; "She finally broke herself of smoking cigarettes"
26. give up; "break cigarette smoking"
(hypernym) discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off
27. come forth or begin from a state of latency; "The first winter storm broke over New York"
(hypernym) come forth, emerge
28. happen or take place; "Things have been breaking pretty well for us in the past few months"
(hypernym) happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place
(classification) colloquialism
29. cause the failure or ruin of; "His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage"; "This play will either make or break the playwright"
(antonym) make
(hypernym) ruin
30. invalidate by judicial action; "The will was broken"
(hypernym) invalidate, annul, quash, void, avoid, nullify
31. discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up"
(synonym) separate, part, split up, split, break up
(hyponym) give the axe, give the bounce, give the gate
(derivation) rupture, breach, severance, rift, falling out
32. assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sargeant"
(synonym) demote, bump, relegate, kick downstairs
(hypernym) delegate, designate, depute, assign
(hyponym) reduce
33. reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him"
(synonym) bankrupt, ruin, smash
(hypernym) impoverish
34. change directions suddenly
(hypernym) switch, shift, change
35. emerge from the surface of a body of water; "The whales broke"
(hypernym) appear
36. break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"
(synonym) collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, founder
(hypernym) change
(hyponym) implode, go off
(verb-group) abandon, give up
37. do a break dance; "Kids were break-dancing at the street corner"
(synonym) break dance, break-dance
(hypernym) dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
38. exchange for smaller units of money; "I had to break a $100 bill just to buy the candy"
(hypernym) change, exchange, commute, convert
(verb-group) break up
39. destroy the completeness of a set of related items; "The book dealer would not break the set"
(synonym) break up
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
40. make the opening shot that scatters the balls
(hypernym) shoot
(classification) billiards
41. separate from a clinch, in boxing; "The referee broke the boxers"
(hypernym) separate, disunite, divide, part
42. go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
(synonym) wear, wear out, bust, fall apart
(hypernym) decay, crumble, delapidate
(hyponym) fray, frazzle
(see-also) chip, chip off, come off, break away, break off
(verb-group) bust
43. break a piece from a whole; "break a branch from a tree"
(synonym) break off, snap off
(hypernym) detach
(derivation) breakage, breaking
44. become punctured or penetrated; "The skin broke"
45. pierce or penetrate; "The blade broke her skin"
(hypernym) penetrate, perforate
46. be released or become known; of news; "News of her death broke in the morning"
(synonym) get out, get around
(hyponym) leak, leak out
(verb-group) disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, impart, give away, let out
47. cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch"
(synonym) pause, intermit
(hypernym) interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off
(hyponym) rest, breathe, catch one's breath, take a breather
(derivation) respite, recess, time out
48. interrupt the flow of current in; "break a circuit"
(hypernym) interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off
(derivation) circuit breaker, breaker
49. undergo breaking; "The simple vowels broke in many Germanic languages"
(hypernym) diphthongize, diphthongise
50. find a flaw in; "break an alibi"; "break down a proof"
(hypernym) destroy, ruin
51. find the solution or key to; "break the code"
(hypernym) solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work
52. change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another; "Her voice broke to a whisper when she started to talk about her children"
(hypernym) switch, shift, change
53. happen; "Report the news as it develops"; "These political movements recrudesce from time to time"
(synonym) recrudesce, develop
(hypernym) happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place
(see-also) erupt, break out
(verb-group) develop
54. become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated"
(synonym) crack, check
(hypernym) change
(hyponym) crack
(verb-group) check, chink
(derivation) fracture
55. of the male voice in puberty; "his voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir"
(hypernym) change state, turn
56. fall sharply; "stock prices broke"
(hypernym) decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
57. fracture a bone of; "I broke my foot while playing hockey"
(synonym) fracture
(hypernym) injure, wound
(verb-group) fracture
(derivation) fracture
58. diminish or discontinue abruptly; "The patient's fever broke last night"
(hypernym) decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
59. weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death"
(hypernym) weaken

nm. break, pause, intermission; (Computers) completion of a previous part and starting of a new part of a document

nm. brake, break