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break

1. open (a safe) forcibly.
2. make a pause in (a journey).
3. (of a vowel) develop into a diphthong, under the influence of an adjacent sound.
4. the winning of a game against an opponent's serve.
5. a breakout, especially from prison.
6. an opportunity or chance, especially one leading to professional success.
7. a consecutive series of successful shots, scoring a specified number of points.
1. The thieves broke into the bank vault, hoping to steal the valuable jewels.
2. "we will break our journey in Venice"
3. The vowel in "write" breaks into a diphthong, becoming /raɪt/ with the "i" sound gliding into a /ɪ/ sound.
4. The tennis player celebrated her break of serve, giving her a much-needed advantage in the match.
5. "The prisoners staged a daring break from the high-security facility, overpowering the guards and escaping into the night."
6. "he got his break as an entertainer on a TV music hall show"
7. "a break of 83 put him in front for the first time"
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break a leg!

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a break

stop putting pressure on someone about something.
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them's the breaks

that's the way things turn out (used to express resigned acceptance of a situation).
"I feel for Munro because he fought valiantly, but them's the breaks"
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“I want to break you”

Wanting to see someone at your knees, wanting someone all about you. Sexual mentally and physically.
“I want to break you

I am going to break you
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break it up

When two or more parties are fighting in one way or another, and an external party comes in to settle the situation - or make it worse. May be repeated for greater effect, or if said parties were too heated up in the argument to listen.
"hater ass fish fuck you"
"broke bitch fuck your land"
"Break it up!"
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Breaking Up

1. The end of a relationship, affair, fling or situations hip.

"Where's Nastya?"
"She broke up with me.."

2. The end of a band.

"Did you hear the Metal Skulls broke up?"
"Damn that sucks.."

3. The end of a political entities.

"The Soviet Union broke up in 1989."

4. The end of any other type of relationship or partnership.
"I haven't heard from the customer in a while. I think they might be breaking up with us."
by KevH38 August 16, 2025
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