Breakage: alternatives and connections

To cut small pieces from; to diminish or reduce to shape, by cutting away a little at a time; to hew.

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of Chip

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To break or burst, with or without entire separation of the parts; as, to crack glass; to crack nuts.

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of Crack

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The act of breaking or snapping asunder; rupture; breach.

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The act of breaking apart, or separating; the state of being broken asunder; as, the rupture of the skin; the rupture of a vessel or fiber; the ruptu…

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of Shatter

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of Smash

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of Splinter

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The act reimbursing.

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To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…

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To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…

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To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…

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of Break

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