break
break
nounDefinition of BREAK
1
a momentary halt in an activity <there was a brief break after the first movement as the doors to the concert hall were opened and the latecomers were allowed in>
Related Words time-out; interim, interlude, intermission, interval, respite, rest; cessation, discontinuance, downtime, ending, expiration, finishing, hitch, lapse, stoppage, stopping, termination; abeyance, moratorium, surcease, suspension; discontinuity, gap, hiatus
2
a period during which the usual routine of school or work is suspended <most of the students at the boarding school are going home for Christmas break>
Related Words sabbatical; furlough, liberty; breather, relaxation, respite, rest; interim, intermission, interval; feast, holy day, legal holiday; idling, loafing, lounging, slacking
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an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge) <the rancher repaired the break in the fence where the horse had gotten through>
Synonyms breach, break, discontinuity, gulf, hiatus, hole, interstice, interval, opening, rent, rift, separation, void
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an unexpected benefit or advantage resulting from the uncertain course of events <a guy who just seems to get all the breaks in life>
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the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement <a desperate break from that hellhole>
Related Words jailbreak; deliverance, liberation, redemption, release, rescue, salvation; close call, close shave, near miss
Near Antonyms captivity, confinement, immurement, imprisonment, incarceration, internment; custody, detention, hold, holding, retention; endangerment, hazard, imperilment, jeopardy, peril, risk, trouble
