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[{'id': '6dff012f4d', 'def': 'to act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises', 'example': "You broke the rules, so we'll have to think about whether or not we will permit you here in the future.", 'synonyms': ['breach', 'offend', 'transgress', 'go against', 'infract'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '91bfd2a3c6', 'def': "to enter someone's virtual or real property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act", 'labels': [{'name': 'transitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'They broke into our house!', 'synonyms': ['break in'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '7ae4904154', 'def': 'to happen or take place', 'example': 'Things have been breaking pretty well for us in the past few months.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '586a5bdfa6', 'def': 'to fail to agree with', 'labels': [{'name': 'intransitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': "I think this is the first time running this business together that we've had a break.", 'synonyms': ['go against'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'e8327d098a', 'def': 'to give up', 'example': 'I tried to break cigarette smoking for my new partner.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'cf58403aea', 'def': 'to cause to give up a habit', 'example': 'I broke my smoking habits two years ago.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '97e219c373', 'def': 'to vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity', 'labels': [{'name': 'transitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'There was a break in the storm.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'cc37cf0345', 'def': 'an escape from jail', 'example': 'the breakout was carefully planned', 'synonyms': ['breakout'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'dead9ee151', 'def': 'any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare', 'example': 'The break in the eighth frame cost our bowling team the match.', 'synonyms': ['open frame'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'abfe3be2d2', 'def': 'a sudden dash', 'example': 'We made a break for the door as soon as the rain let up.', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '31387cbb6d', 'def': 'the act of breaking something, making it unusable', 'example': 'The break of the record player meant it no longer worked.', 'synonyms': ['breakage', 'breaking'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '5a72e89b9c', 'def': 'an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity', 'example': 'it was presented without commercial breaks', 'synonyms': ['interruption', 'disruption', 'gap'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '78933352e1', 'def': 'in tennis, a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving', 'example': 'I was up two breaks in the second set.', 'synonyms': ['break of serve'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'b5d930c9f2', 'def': 'the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '518d0b86bb', 'def': 'a pause from doing something (as work)', 'example': 'we took a 10-minute break', 'synonyms': ['respite', 'recess', 'time out'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'c66ff87941', 'def': 'an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice as at puberty or due to emotion', 'example': 'I felt so strongly, that I knew that my voice would break if I spoke.', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '924c04422c', 'def': 'a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)', 'example': 'they hoped to avoid a break in relations', 'synonyms': ['breach'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'dd63d412f6', 'def': 'an unexpected piece of good luck', 'example': 'They finally got their big break.', 'synonyms': ['good luck', 'happy chance'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '0ab9c784b4', 'def': 'the occurrence of breaking', 'example': 'the break in the dam threatened the valley', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '65cec2ef00', 'def': 'some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity', 'synonyms': ['interruption'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'a261a5e45a', 'def': "(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other", 'synonyms': ['fault'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'dbe7abc309', 'def': 'breaking of hard tissue such as bone', 'synonyms': ['fracture'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '4a6ab664c2', 'def': 'a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something', 'synonyms': ['suspension', 'interruption', 'pause', 'intermission'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'd768ef18c0', 'def': 'to weaken or destroy in spirit or body', 'labels': [{'name': 'transitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'The devastating news broke them.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'cc7f56e2a6', 'def': 'to fracture a bone of', 'labels': [{'name': 'transitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'I broke my leg.', 'synonyms': ['fracture'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '141d7b4c52', 'def': 'to make submissive, obedient, or useful', 'labels': [{'name': 'transitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'The horse was tough to break.', 'synonyms': ['break in'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'b8c57e3b7a', 'def': 'to be broken in', 'labels': [{'name': 'intransitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': "If the new teacher won't break, we'll add some stress.", 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '7be94b8d78', 'def': 'to crack something', 'labels': [{'name': 'transitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'I broke the vase.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '0b9567616b', 'def': 'to become separated into pieces or fragments', 'labels': [{'name': 'intransitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'I dropped the glass and it broke.', 'synonyms': ['separate', 'split up', 'fall apart', 'come apart'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '6f2492886d', 'def': 'to destroy the integrity of', 'example': 'They broke their wedding vows.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '8562f35f8e', 'def': 'to lessen in force or effect', 'example': 'The storm finally broke sometime after midnight.', 'synonyms': ['damp', 'weaken', 'dampen', 'soften'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '78d2e0a188', 'def': 'to stop operating or functioning', 'example': 'My clock broke last night.', 'synonyms': ['go', 'die', 'conk out', 'fail', 'go bad', 'give way', 'give out'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '12fca379a9', 'def': 'to change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another', 'example': 'The singer broke into a falsetto for the high parts of the song.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '726f1efbbd', 'def': 'to find the solution or key to', 'labels': [{'name': 'transitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'I had to break the code to understand the message.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '6a3c924e34', 'def': 'to find a flaw in', 'labels': [{'name': 'transitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': "This new information will break the suspect's alibi.", 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '82c00b1fbc', 'def': 'to interrupt the flow of current in', 'example': 'They broke a circuit while soldering.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'd5641d7e99', 'def': 'to cease an action temporarily', 'example': 'We will break for one hour.', 'synonyms': ['pause', 'intermit'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '5cb9e550b4', 'def': 'to be released or become known', 'labels': [{'name': 'intransitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'The album broke last week.', 'synonyms': ['get out', 'get around'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'eb884fa86a', 'def': 'to pierce or penetrate', 'labels': [{'name': 'transitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'The needle broke the surface of the cloth.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'b8d451991b', 'def': 'to become punctured or penetrated', 'example': 'You broke the skin.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'd5200ee3f1', 'def': 'to break a piece from a whole', 'labels': [{'name': 'transitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'I tried to break a branch from the tree.', 'synonyms': ['snap off'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'a8a15bdc31', 'def': 'to go to pieces', 'example': 'The vase broke.', 'synonyms': ['bust', 'wear', 'wear out', 'fall apart'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '28e0c81e3c', 'def': 'to ruin completely', 'labels': [{'name': 'transitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'I broke the remote.', 'synonyms': ['bust'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '55eebdf155', 'def': 'to separate from a clinch, in boxing', 'example': 'The boxers were forced to break over a dozen times in the first round.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '5317d5bd70', 'def': 'to make the opening shot that scatters the balls', 'labels': [{'name': 'transitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}, {'name': 'intransitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': "It's my turn to break.", 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '22d02503ac', 'def': 'to destroy the completeness of a set of related items', 'labels': [{'name': 'transitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'The book dealer would not break the set.', 'synonyms': ['break up'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'a01ee9b7a0', 'def': 'to exchange for smaller units of money', 'labels': [{'name': 'transitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'I had to break a $100 bill just to buy the candy.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'c42eaf4006', 'def': 'to force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up', 'example': 'They break into tears at the drop of a hat.', 'synonyms': ['burst', 'erupt'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'cfa7562ed3', 'def': 'to do a break dance', 'labels': [{'name': 'intransitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'Kids were breaking at the street corner.', 'synonyms': ['break dance', 'break-dance'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '46f3edcf3e', 'def': 'to curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves', 'labels': [{'name': 'intransitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'The waves are breaking nicely today.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '18ffa68882', 'def': 'to break down, literally or metaphorically', 'labels': [{'name': 'intransitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'When no one came to their birthday party for the second year in a row, the child broke.', 'synonyms': ['collapse', 'give', 'cave in', 'founder', 'give way', 'fall in'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '9ca0623c6d', 'def': 'to emerge from the surface of a body of water', 'labels': [{'name': 'transitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': "The dolphin broke through the water's surface making beautiful ripples.", 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '62b86740d8', 'def': 'to scatter or part', 'labels': [{'name': 'intransitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'They broke towards the woods.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '6388242f18', 'def': "to make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing", 'labels': [{'name': 'transitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'We finally broke through their advancing line.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '632f97cb3f', 'def': 'to move away or escape suddenly', 'labels': [{'name': 'transitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'We made our break from the line and headed for the fence.', 'synonyms': ['break out', 'break away'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '13090afa21', 'def': 'to change directions suddenly', 'example': 'We wind broke west.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '48c71cee86', 'def': 'to reduce to bankruptcy', 'labels': [{'name': 'transitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'Our fancy wedding is going to break us!', 'synonyms': ['smash', 'bankrupt', 'ruin'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'c5172430dc', 'def': 'to discontinue an association or relation', 'labels': [{'name': 'transitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'Our country broke ties with our former trading partner.', 'synonyms': ['part', 'separate', 'split', 'split up', 'break up'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'acb5c46e13', 'def': 'to invalidate by judicial action', 'labels': [{'name': 'technical', 'is_dialect': False}, {'name': 'legal', 'parent': {'name': 'technical', 'is_dialect': False}, 'is_dialect': False}, {'name': 'transitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': "We went to court to break the will, or else we wouldn't get any money.", 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '8a88751b99', 'def': 'to interrupt a continued activity', 'labels': [{'name': 'transitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'I broke your winning streak.', 'synonyms': ['break away'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '15c8f8b63f', 'def': 'to cause the failure or ruin of', 'labels': [{'name': 'transitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'I broke the car.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}]
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