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noun • some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity • an unexpected piece of good luck • (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other • a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) • a pause from doing something (as work) • the act of breaking something • a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something • breaking of hard tissue such as bone • the occurrence of breaking • an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion) • the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool • (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving • an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity • a sudden dash • any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare • an escape from jail verb • terminate or end • become separated into pieces or fragments • render inoperable or ineffective • ruin completely • destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments • act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises • move away or escape suddenly • scatter or part • force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up • prevent completion • enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act • make submissive, obedient, or useful • fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns • surpass in excellence • make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret • come into being • stop operating or functioning • interrupt a continued activity • make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing • curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves • lessen in force or effect • be broken in • come to an end • vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity • cause to give up a habit • give up • come forth or begin from a state of latency • happen or take place • cause the failure or ruin of • invalidate by judicial action • discontinue an association or relation; go different ways • assign to a lower position; reduce in rank • reduce to bankruptcy • change directions suddenly • emerge from the surface of a body of water • break down, literally or metaphorically • do a break dance • exchange for smaller units of money • destroy the completeness of a set of related items • make the opening shot that scatters the balls • separate from a clinch, in boxing • go to pieces • break a piece from a whole • become punctured or penetrated • pierce or penetrate • be released or become known; of news • cease an action temporarily • interrupt the flow of current in • undergo breaking • find a flaw in • find the solution or key to • change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another • happen • become fractured; break or crack on the surface only • crack; of the male voice in puberty • fall sharply • fracture a bone of • diminish or discontinue abruptly • weaken or destroy in spirit or body | ||||||||
33% | 7 | With a bit of luck | ||||||
adverb • by chance | ||||||||
33% | 9 | A bit of bad luck | ||||||
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