Break
Break has multiple meanings, including:
*The act of
damaging or
destroying something
*Break/break shot is the first shot meant to break the balls in
snooker and
billiards*
Break key, telegraphy, keyboards, computing;
*
Break statement, a computer language construct used to terminate a loop or enclosing scope early
*
Passaggio, the break in the voice between
registers
*
Break (music), a percussion interlude
*Rest from activity or
work (coffee break, lunch break, etc.; Break (work),
man hour*Another word for short holiday. Short Break, Midweek Break, Weekend Break, Entertainment Break etc.
* An
interruption of an activity, service or utillity.
* A shortened form of
Breakwater or
Breakwall* Object(s) arranged or constructed to form a
boundary* Break (surfing), see
Point Break * Short for
break de chasse, a horse-drawn carriage specifically designed to carry several
gentry and their weapons and dogs to a shoot (this was known as the
shooting brake in English, a term which later became used to mean an
estate version of a luxury
sports car for the same hunting reasons. Now it can mean any
estate car)
* A European term for
estate car named after the above, and for all the same reasons.
*
Horse breaking, the process of training a
horse to be ridden
*
Bwelk is also a Korean slang derived from "break"
Breaking a bone is another term for a
bone fracture*
Break, a
Maximal in the
Transformers toylineRelated terms include:
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Breaking in**in the sense of
burglary**in the sense of
stress testing (aka "burning in", "wearing in", etc.)
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Break a leg*
Breakdancing*
Brick Breaker