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2breach verb 1 : to make a breach in

2 : to leap out of water

3 : to fail to keep or honor : violate a trust

Synonyms

break, transgress, violate—more at VIOLATE

1bread noun 1 : baked food made basically of flour or meal

2 : a substance with food value : FOOD

2bread verb : to cover with bread crumbs before cooking

bread·bas·ket noun : a major cereal-producing region

bread·fruit noun : a round usu. seedless fruit resembling bread in color and texture when baked; also : a tall tropical tree related to the mulberry and bearing breadfruit

bread·stuff noun : GRAIN, FLOUR

breadth noun 1 a : distance from side to side : WIDTH

b : a wide expanse

2 : comprehensive quality : SCOPE <~ of knowledge>

Synonyms

[1b] expanse, extent, reach, spread, stretch—more at EXPANSE

[2] amplitude, compass, extent, range, reach, realm, scope, sweep, width—more at RANGE

bread·win·ner noun : a member of a family whose wages supply its livelihood

1break verb broke ; bro·ken ; break·ing 1 : to separate into parts usu. suddenly or violently : come or force apart

2 : to violate a command or law : TRANSGRESS <~ a law>

3 : to force a way into, out of, or through

4 a : to disrupt the order or unity of <~ ranks> <~ up a gang>

b : to cause the destruction or loss of effectiveness of; also : to bring to submission or helplessness

5 : EXCEED, SURPASS <~ a record>

6 a : to cause to suffer financial ruin

b : to reduce in rank

7 a : to make known

b : to find an explanation or solution for; also : to discover the essentials of (a code or cipher system)

8 a : to stop or bring to an end suddenly : HALT

b : to act or change abruptly (as a course or activity)

9 : to come esp. suddenly into being or notice

10 : to fail under stress

11 : HAPPEN, DEVELOP

12 : to escape with sudden forceful effort

Synonyms

[1] bust, fracture, fragment; also blast, blow up, burst, detonate, explode

[2] breach, transgress, violate—more at VIOLATE

[6b] bust, degrade, demote, downgrade, reduce—more at DEMOTE

[7b] answer, crack, decode, dope, figure out, puzzle, resolve, riddle, solve, unravel, work, work out—more at SOLVE

[8a] break off, cease, cut, desist, discontinue, drop, end, halt, knock off, lay off, leave off, quit, shut off, stop—more at STOP

[10] break down, conk, crash, cut out, die, fail, stall—more at FAIL

[12] bolt, flee, fly, retreat, run, run away, run off—more at RUN

2break noun 1 : an act of breaking

2 : a result of breaking; especially : an interruption of strength or continuity

3 : a stroke of good luck

Synonyms

breach, discontinuity, gap, gulf, hole, interval, opening, rent, rift, separation—more at GAP

breath, breather, recess, respite; also time-out

break·able adjective : capable of being broken

— breakable noun

Synonyms

delicate, fragile, frail—more at FRAGILE

break·age noun 1 : the action of breaking

2 : articles or amount broken

3 : loss due to things broken

break·down noun 1 : functional failure; especially : a physical, mental, or nervous collapse

2 : DISINTEGRATION

3 : the process of decomposing : DECOMPOSITION

4 : division into categories : ANALYSIS

Synonyms

[3] corruption, decay, decomposition, putrefaction, rot, spoilage—more at CORRUPTION

[4] analysis, assay, breakup, dissection—more at ANALYSIS

break down verb 1 : to stop functioning because of breakage or wear

2 : to divide into parts or categories

3 : to undergo decomposition

4 : to succumb to mental or emotional stress

Synonyms

[1] break, conk, crash, cut out, die, fail, stall—more at FAIL

[2] assort, categorize, class, classify, grade, group, peg, place, range, rank, separate, sort—more at CLASSIFY

[3] corrupt, decay, decompose, disintegrate, molder, putrefy, rot, spoil—more at DECAY

[4] crack, flip, freak—more at CRACK

break·er noun 1 : one that breaks

2 : a wave that breaks into foam (as against the shore)

break·fast noun : the first meal of the day

— breakfast verb

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