n.
1.some abrupt occurrence that interrupts
2.an unexpected piece of good luck
3.(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
4.a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
5.a pause from doing something (as work)
6.the act of breaking something
7.a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
8.breaking of hard tissue such as bone
9.the occurrence of breaking 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 12.an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity 13.a sudden dash 14.any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare 15.an escape from jail break v.
1.terminate
2.become separated into pieces or fragments
3.destroy the integrity of
4.render inoperable or ineffective
5.ruin completely
6.act in disregard of laws and rules
7.move away or escape suddenly
8.scatter or part
9.force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up 10.prevent completion 11.enter someone's property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act 12.make submissive, obedient, or useful 13.fail to agree with 14.surpass in excellence 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 16.come into being 17.stop operating or functioning 18.interrupt a continued activity 19.make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing 20.curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves 21.lessen in force or effect 22.be broken in 23.come to an end 24.vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity 25.cause to give up a habit 26.give up 27.come forth or begin from a state of latency 28.happen or take place 29.cause the failure or ruin of 30.invalidate by judicial action 31.discontinue an association or relation 32.assign to a lower position 33.reduce to bankruptcy 34.change directions suddenly 35.emerge from the surface of a body of water 36.break down, literally or metaphorically 37.do a break dance 38.exchange for smaller units of money 39.destroy the completeness of a set of related items 40.make the opening shot that scatters the balls 41.separate from a clinch, in boxing 42.go to pieces 43.break a piece from a whole 44.become punctured or penetrated 45.pierce or penetrate 46.be released or become known 47.cease an action temporarily 48.interrupt the flow of current in 49.undergo breaking 50.find a flaw in 51.find the solution or key to 52.change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another 53.happen 54.become fractured 55.of the male voice in puberty 56.fall sharply 57.fracture a bone of 58.diminish or discontinue abruptly 59.weaken or destroy in spirit or body
