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src: wikipedia
- Definition
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- break :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
- break :terminate
- She interrupted her pregnancy|break a lucky streak|break the cycle of poverty
- break :an unexpected piece of good luck
- he finally got his big break
- break :become separated into pieces or fragments
- The figurine broke|The freshly baked loaf fell apart
- break :(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
- break :render inoperable or ineffective
- You broke the alarm clock when you took it apart!
- break :a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
- they hoped to avoid a break in relations
- break :ruin completely