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/ˈkrɑ nɪ kəl /
/ˈkrɑ nɪ kəl /
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break into
express or utter spontaneously
break into meaning(s)
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- (v) express or utter spontaneously
- (v) change pace
break into usage(s) Create your Own
- Seldom does a public figure so plainly state what many whites seem to feel when blacks break into previously all-white enclaves: more for them is less for us.
- After growing up impoverished in working-class Kowloon, he tried to break into acting at age 19 by auditioning for a training course run by a local TV station.
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break loose
be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise
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break of day
the first light of day
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break of serve
(tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was…
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break of the day
the first light of day
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break off
interrupt before its natural or planned end
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break one's back
work very hard, like a slave
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break open
open with force
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break out
start abruptly
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break seal
a seal that must be broken when first used and cannot easily be resealed
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break short
interrupt before its natural or planned end
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break someone's heart
cause deep emotional pain and grief to somebody
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break through
pass through (a barrier)
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break up
to cause to separate and go in different directions
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break water
show the fins above the water while swimming
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break wind
expel intestinal gases through the anus
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break with
end a relationship
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break-axe
West Indian timber tree having very hard wood
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break-dance
do a break dance
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break-in
trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal…
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breakability
quality of being easily damaged or destroyed
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breakable
/b ˈreɪ kə bəl/
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an article that is fragile and easily broken
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breakableness
the consistency of something that breaks under pressure
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breakage
/b ˈreɪ kɪdʒ/
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the quantity broken