n a failure to perform some promised act or obligation n an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification) n a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) v act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises v make an opening or gap in
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n some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity n an unexpected piece of good luck n (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other n a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) n a pause from doing something (as work) n the act of breaking something n a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something n breaking of hard tissue such as bone n the occurrence of breaking n an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion) n the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool n (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving n an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity n a sudden dash n any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare n an escape from jail v terminate v become separated into pieces or fragments v render inoperable or ineffective v ruin completely v destroy the integrity of
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a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
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a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) n
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n state of being torn or burst open n a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) n the act of making a sudden noisy break v separate or cause to separate abruptly
