Entry Word: break

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a momentary halt in an activity <the gym teacher called a break when he noticed Timmy was being pelted with basketballs> — see pause
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> — see vacation
3 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> — see gap 1