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breaking::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | break, breakage |
| Type of | change of integrity |
| Has types | chip, chipping, crack, cracking, fracture, rupture, shattering, smashing, splintering |
Examples of breaking
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Barry Bonds hits home run 601 breaking his bat off Marlins'starter Josh Beckett.
From the orlandosentinel.com
It's quieter now as dawn is breaking and people now are pouring into the square.
From the abcnews.go.com
Leyland said he rues breaking hearts, but tries to keep that job in perspective.
From the freep.com
He underwent surgery that year after breaking his collarbone in a race in Spain.
From the cnn.com
He has a fabulous arm, throwing a 94-97 mph fastball with a power breaking ball.
From the freep.com
She was intent on breaking the women's course record, but fell 34 seconds short.
From the freep.com
Cabrera is 40-49 lifetime since breaking into the majors with Baltimore in 2004.
From the sportingnews.com
Skirmishes are breaking out among Kurdish and Arab rivals in the oil-rich north.
From the businessweek.com
Trade experts say it isn't so easy to accuse Beijing of breaking its agreements.
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- Interrupt: terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"
- Interruption: some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt"
- Become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart"
- An unexpected piece of good luck; "he finally got his big break"
- Fault: (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"; "he studied the faulting of the earth's crust"
- Render inoperable or ineffective; "You broke the alarm clock when you took it apart!"
- Break may refer to:
- Break is the third episode of the third series of British television sitcom, Bottom. It was first broadcast on January 20th, 1995.
- Break is the fourth studio album by the American progressive rock band Enchant. It was released 1998.
