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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The act of breaking or snapping asunder; rupture; breach.
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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 put to a wrong use; to misapply; to misuse; to put to a bad use; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert; as, to abuse inherited gold; to ma…
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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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The act of breaking; a break; a breaking; also, articles broken.
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of Break
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of Cleave
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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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A narrow opening resulting from a split or crack or the separation of a junction; a cleft; a fissure; a rent.
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To unbuild; to pull or tear down; to separate virulently into its constituent parts; to break up the structure and organic existence of; to demolish.
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To destroy.
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A narrow opening, made by the parting of any substance; a cleft; as, the fissure of a rock.
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Injury; hurt; damage; detriment; misfortune.
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A band on a trip-hammer helve, bearing the trunnions.
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To do harm to; to impair the excellence and value of; to hurt; to damage; -- used in a variety of senses; as: (a) To hurt or wound, as the person; to…
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Any damage or violation of, the person, character, feelings, rights, property, or interests of an individual; that which injures, or occasions wrong,…
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To treat or use improperly; to use to a bad purpose; to misapply; as, to misuse one's talents.
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To turnanother way; to divert.
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A longitudinal opening in a body, made by cutting; a cleft; a fissure.
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To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to part in any manner.
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Serious emotional harm caused by a distressing event.
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of Wind
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A second breaking (as of a badly set bone) by the surgeon.
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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 break or burst, with or without entire separation of the parts; as, to crack glass; to crack nuts.
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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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of Crack
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To divide; to distribute; to apportion.
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To divide; to distribute; to apportion.
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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 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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Defect; want; lack; default.
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of Fault
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To divide; to distribute; to apportion.
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