Phrase Hound found 265 phrases and 148 compound words that contain break. The most common are listed below. Open break in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 265
- break downTo stop functioning.
- break upTo break or separate into pieces.
- break outTo escape, especially forcefully or defiantly.
- spring breakA time of vacation from school that occurs during the spring.
- take a breakTo have a short rest period in one's work, studies, or other activities (This entry is a translation hub.)
- break the iceTo start to get to know people to avoid social awkwardness and formality.
- break the bankAt a casino etc., to win all the money that is available to be paid.
- break offTo remove a piece from a whole by breaking or snapping.
- break the InternetTo cause a connection to the Internet, or the Internet itself, to malfunction.
- break the newsTo inform someone of something first, usually used when it will be difficult to tell the person.
- break evenTo neither gain nor lose money.
- break throughTo gain popularity.
- break awayTo leave suddenly.
- coffee breakA rest period during the business day (usually of about 10 or 15 minutes). So named because it is an opportunity to get coffee.
- break freeTo liberate oneself; to free oneself; to become free (from or of something or someone).
- break a legGood luck!; Do your best!; Said to someone wishing they perform well in a theatrical production or comparable endeavor.
- line breakA point in writing where text that would normally continue on the same line starts at the beginning of a new line.
- winter breakA period of time off during the winter, especially over the Christmas period.
- break windTo expel gases generated during digestion, especially through the anus; to fart.
- tax breakA deduction in tax that is given in order to encourage a certain economic activity or a social objective
- break and enterAn instance of breaking and entering.
- break the wheelTo end a pattern of oppression, inequality, injustice, or abuse.
- break badTo go wrong; to go downhill.
- break a sweatTo start sweating.
- break the silenceTo start talking in a conversation after a period where nobody speaks.
Compound words 148
- breakfastThe first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.
- breakthroughCharacterized by major progress or overcoming some obstacle.
- breakerSomething that breaks (something else).
- outbreakAn eruption; the sudden appearance of a rash, disease, etc.
- breakawayHaving broken away from a larger unit.
- brokebackHunchbacked.
- daybreakThe beginning of the day; the first moment of daylight.
- heartbreakOverwhelming mental anguish or grief, especially that caused by loss or disappointment.
- breakwaterA construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.
- breakpointA point in a program at which operation may be interrupted during debugging so that the state of the program at that point can be investigated.