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Break \Break\, v. t. [imp. {broke}, (Obs. {Brake}); p. p.
   {Broken}, (Obs. {Broke}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Breaking}.] [OE.
   breken, AS. brecan; akin to OS. brekan, D. breken, OHG.
   brehhan, G. brechen, Icel. braka to creak, Sw. braka,
   br["a]kka to crack, Dan. br[ae]kke to break, Goth. brikan to
   break, L. frangere. Cf. {Bray} to pound, {Breach},
   {Fragile}.]
   1. To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with
      violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal;
      to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock.
      --Shak.

   2. To lay open as by breaking; to divide; as, to break a
      package of goods.

   3. To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or
      communicate.

            Katharine, break thy mind to me.      --Shak.

   4. To infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or promise.

            Out, out, hyena! these are thy wonted arts . . . To
            break all faith, all vows, deceive, betray. --Milton

   5. To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or
      terminate; as, to break silence; to break one's sleep; to
      break one's journey.

            Go, release them, Ariel; My charms I'll break, their
            senses I'll restore.                  --Shak.

   6. To destroy the completeness of; to remove a part from; as,
      to break a set.

   7. To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to
      pierce; as, the cavalry were not able to break the British
      squares.

   8. To shatter to pieces; to reduce to fragments.

            The victim broke in pieces the musical instruments
            with which he had solaced the hours of captivity.
                                                  --Prescott.

   9. To exchange for other money or currency of smaller
      denomination; as, to break a five dollar bill.

   10. To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of; as,
       to break flax.

   11. To weaken or impair, as health, spirit, or mind.

             An old man, broken with the storms of state.
                                                  --Shak.

   12. To diminish the force of; to lessen the shock of, as a
       fall or blow.

             I'll rather leap down first, and break your fall.
                                                  --Dryden.

   13. To impart, as news or information; to broach; -- with to,
       and often with a modified word implying some reserve; as,
       to break the news gently to the widow; to break a purpose
       cautiously to a friend.

   14. To tame; to reduce to subjection; to make tractable; to
       discipline; as, to break a horse to the harness or
       saddle. ``To break a colt.'' --Spenser.

             Why, then thou canst not break her to the lute?
                                                  --Shak.

   15. To destroy the financial credit of; to make bankrupt; to
       ruin.

             With arts like these rich Matho, when he speaks,
             Attracts all fees, and little lawyers breaks.
                                                  --Dryden.

   16. To destroy the official character and standing of; to
       cashier; to dismiss.

             I see a great officer broken.        --Swift.

   Note: With prepositions or adverbs:

   {To break down}.
       (a) To crush; to overwhelm; as, to break down one's
           strength; to break down opposition.
       (b) To remove, or open a way through, by breaking; as, to
           break down a door or wall.

   {To break in}.
       (a) To force in; as, to break in a door.
       (b) To train; to discipline; as, a horse well broken in.
           

   {To break of}, to rid of; to cause to abandon; as, to break
      one of a habit.

   {To break off}.
       (a) To separate by breaking; as, to break off a twig.
       (b) To stop suddenly; to abandon. ``Break off thy sins by
           righteousness.'' --Dan. iv. 27.

   {To break open}, to open by breaking. ``Open the door, or I
      will break it open.'' --Shak.

   {To break out}, to take or force out by breaking; as, to
      break out a pane of glass.

   {To break out a cargo}, to unstow a cargo, so as to unload it
      easily.

   {To break through}.
       (a) To make an opening through, as, as by violence or the
           force of gravity; to pass violently through; as, to
           break through the enemy's lines; to break through the
           ice.
       (b) To disregard; as, to break through the ceremony.

   {To break up}.
       (a) To separate into parts; to plow (new or fallow
           ground). ``Break up this capon.'' --Shak. ``Break up
           your fallow ground.'' --Jer. iv. 3.
       (b) To dissolve; to put an end to. ``Break up the
           court.'' --Shak.

   {To break} (one) {all up}, to unsettle or disconcert
      completely; to upset. [Colloq.]

   Note: With an immediate object:

   {To break the back}.
       (a) To dislocate the backbone; hence, to disable totally.
       (b) To get through the worst part of; as, to break the
           back of a difficult undertaking.

   {To break bulk}, to destroy the entirety of a load by
      removing a portion of it; to begin to unload; also, to
      transfer in detail, as from boats to cars.

   {To break cover}, to burst forth from a protecting
      concealment, as game when hunted.

   {To break a deer} or {stag}, to cut it up and apportion the
      parts among those entitled to a share.

   {To break fast}, to partake of food after abstinence. See
      {Breakfast}.

   {To break ground}.
       (a) To open the earth as for planting; to commence
           excavation, as for building, siege operations, and
           the like; as, to break ground for a foundation, a
           canal, or a railroad.
       (b) Fig.: To begin to execute any plan.
       (c) (Naut.) To release the anchor from the bottom.

   {To break the heart}, to crush or overwhelm (one) with grief.
      

   {To break a house} (Law), to remove or set aside with
      violence and a felonious intent any part of a house or of
      the fastenings provided to secure it.

   {To break the ice}, to get through first difficulties; to
      overcome obstacles and make a beginning; to introduce a
      subject.

   {To break jail}, to escape from confinement in jail, usually
      by forcible means.

   {To break a jest}, to utter a jest. ``Patroclus . . . the
      livelong day breaks scurril jests.'' --Shak.

   {To break joints}, to lay or arrange bricks, shingles, etc.,
      so that the joints in one course shall not coincide with
      those in the preceding course.

   {To break a lance}, to engage in a tilt or contest.

   {To break the neck}, to dislocate the joints of the neck.

   {To break no squares}, to create no trouble. [Obs.]

   {To break a path}, {road}, etc., to open a way through
      obstacles by force or labor.

   {To break upon a wheel}, to execute or torture, as a criminal
      by stretching him upon a wheel, and breaking his limbs
      with an iron bar; -- a mode of punishment formerly
      employed in some countries.

   {To break wind}, to give vent to wind from the anus.

   Syn: To dispart; rend; tear; shatter; batter; violate;
        infringe; demolish; destroy; burst; dislocate.

Broke \Broke\, v. i. [See {Broker}, and cf. {Brook}.]
   1. To transact business for another. [R.] --Brome.

   2. To act as procurer in love matters; to pimp. [Obs.]

            We do want a certain necessary woman to broke
            between them, Cupid said.             --Fanshawe.

            And brokes with all that can in such a suit Corrupt
            the tender honor of a maid.           --Shak.

Broke \Broke\ (br[=o]k),
   imp. & p. p. of {Break}.

資料來源 : WordNet®

broke
     adj : lacking funds; "`skint' is a British slang term" [syn: {bust},
            {skint}, {stone-broke}, {stony-broke}]

break
     n 1: some abrupt occurrence that interrupts; "the telephone is an
          annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action
          when a player was hurt" [syn: {interruption}]
     2: an unexpected piece of good luck; "he finally got his big
        break" [syn: {good luck}, {happy chance}]
     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" [syn: {fault}, {geological
        fault}, {shift}, {fracture}]
     4: a personal or social separation (as between opposing
        factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations"
        [syn: {rupture}, {breach}, {severance}, {rift}, {falling
        out}]
     5: a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute
        break"; "he took time out to recuperate" [syn: {respite},
        {recess}, {time out}]
     6: the act of breaking something; "the breakage was
        unavoidable" [syn: {breakage}, {breaking}]
     7: a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation
        of something [syn: {pause}, {intermission}, {interruption},
         {suspension}]
     8: breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty
        fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall"
        [syn: {fracture}]
     9: the occurrence of breaking; "the break in the dam threatened
        the valley"
     10: the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or
         pool
     11: (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your
         opponent was serving; "he was up two breaks in the second
         set" [syn: {break of serve}]
     12: an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was
         presented without commercial breaks" [syn: {interruption},
          {disruption}, {gap}]
     13: a sudden dash; "he made a break for the open door"
     14: any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare;
         "the break in the eighth frame cost him the match" [syn:
         {open frame}]
     15: an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned"
         [syn: {breakout}, {jailbreak}, {gaolbreak}, {prisonbreak},
          {prison-breaking}]
     [also: {broken}, {broke}]

break
     v 1: terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky
          streak"; "break the cycle of poverty" [syn: {interrupt}]
     2: become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine
        broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" [syn: {separate},
         {split up}, {fall apart}, {come apart}]
     3: destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to
        separate into pieces or fragments; "He broke the glass
        plate"; "She broke the match"
     4: render inoperable or ineffective; "You broke the alarm clock
        when you took it apart!"
     5: ruin completely; "He busted my radio!" [syn: {bust}] [ant: {repair}]
     6: act in disregard of laws and rules; "offend all laws of
        humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization";
        "break a law" [syn: {transgress}, {offend}, {infract}, {violate},
         {go against}, {breach}]
     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" [syn: {break out}, {break
        away}]
     8: scatter or part; "The clouds broke after the heavy downpour"
     9: force out or release suddenly and often violently something
        pent up; "break into tears"; "erupt in anger" [syn: {burst},
         {erupt}]
     10: prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the
         negociations" [syn: {break off}, {discontinue}, {stop}]
     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!" [syn: {break in}]
     12: make submissive, obedient, or useful; "The horse was tough
         to break"; "I broke in the new intern" [syn: {break in}]
     13: fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or
         patterns; "This sentence violates the rules of syntax"
         [syn: {violate}, {go against}] [ant: {conform to}]
     14: surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break
         a record" [syn: {better}]
     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" [syn: {disclose}, {let on}, {bring out},
          {reveal}, {discover}, {expose}, {divulge}, {impart}, {give
         away}, {let out}]
     16: come into being; "light broke over the horizon"; "Voices
         broke in the air"
     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" [syn: {fail}, {go bad}, {give
         way}, {die}, {give out}, {conk out}, {go}, {break down}]
     18: interrupt a continued activity; "She had broken with the
         traditional patterns" [syn: {break away}]
     19: make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by
         quitting or fleeing; "The ranks broke"
     20: curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves; "The
         surf broke"
     21: lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"
         [syn: {dampen}, {damp}, {soften}, {weaken}]
     22: be broken in; "If the new teacher won't break, we'll add
         some stress"
     23: come to an end; "The heat wave finally broke yesterday"
     24: vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity; "The flat
         plain was broken by tall mesas"
     25: cause to give up a habit; "She finally broke herself of
         smoking cigarettes"
     26: give up; "break cigarette smoking"
     27: come forth or begin from a state of latency; "The first
         winter storm broke over New York"
     28: happen or take place; "Things have been breaking pretty well
         for us in the past few months"
     29: cause the failure or ruin of; "His peccadilloes finally
         broke his marriage"; "This play will either make or break
         the playwright" [ant: {make}]
     30: invalidate by judicial action; "The will was broken"
     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" [syn: {separate}, {part}, {split up}, {split},
          {break up}]
     32: assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted
         because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to
         Sargeant" [syn: {demote}, {bump}, {relegate}, {kick
         downstairs}] [ant: {promote}]
     33: reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going
         to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets
         smashed him" [syn: {bankrupt}, {ruin}, {smash}]
     34: change directions suddenly
     35: emerge from the surface of a body of water; "The whales
         broke"
     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" [syn: {collapse},
          {fall in}, {cave in}, {give}, {give way}, {founder}]
     37: do a break dance; "Kids were break-dancing at the street
         corner" [syn: {break dance}, {break-dance}]
     38: exchange for smaller units of money; "I had to break a $100
         bill just to buy the candy"
     39: destroy the completeness of a set of related items; "The
         book dealer would not break the set" [syn: {break up}]
     40: make the opening shot that scatters the balls
     41: separate from a clinch, in boxing; "The referee broke the
         boxers"
     42: go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears
         wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
         [syn: {wear}, {wear out}, {bust}, {fall apart}]
     43: break a piece from a whole; "break a branch from a tree"
         [syn: {break off}, {snap off}]
     44: become punctured or penetrated; "The skin broke"
     45: pierce or penetrate; "The blade broke her skin"
     46: be released or become known; of news; "News of her death
         broke in the morning" [syn: {get out}, {get around}]
     47: cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station
         identification"; "let's break for lunch" [syn: {pause}, {intermit}]
     48: interrupt the flow of current in; "break a circuit"
     49: undergo breaking; "The simple vowels broke in many Germanic
         languages"
     50: find a flaw in; "break an alibi"; "break down a proof"
     51: find the solution or key to; "break the code"
     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"
     53: happen; "Report the news as it develops"; "These political
         movements recrudesce from time to time" [syn: {recrudesce},
          {develop}]
     54: become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The
         glass cracked when it was heated" [syn: {crack}, {check}]
     55: of the male voice in puberty; "his voice is breaking--he
         should no longer sing in the choir"
     56: fall sharply; "stock prices broke"
     57: fracture a bone of; "I broke my foot while playing hockey"
         [syn: {fracture}]
     58: diminish or discontinue abruptly; "The patient's fever broke
         last night"
     59: weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was
         broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of
         near-death"
     [also: {broken}, {broke}]

broke
     See {break}