<p><strong>Verb:</strong></p><ul><li>To smash, split, or divide into parts violently; reduce to pieces or fragments.</li><li>To infringe, ignore, or act contrary to (a law, rule, promise, etc.).</li><li>To dissolve or annul (often followed by off).</li><li>To fracture a bone of (some part of the body).</li><li>To lacerate; wound; to break the skin.</li><li>To destroy or disrupt the regularity, uniformity, continuity, or arrangement of; interrupt.</li><li>To put an end to; overcome; stop.</li><li>To discover the system, key, method, etc., for decoding or deciphering.</li><li>To remove a part from (a set or collection).</li><li>To exchange for or divide into smaller units or components.</li><li>To make a way through; penetrate.</li><li>To open or force one's way into (a dwelling, store, etc.).</li><li>To contest (a will) successfully by judicial action.</li><li>To make one's way out of, especially by force.</li><li>To better (a given score or record).</li><li>To disclose or divulge personally in speech or writing.</li><li>To solve.</li><li>To rupture (a blood vessel).</li><li>To disable or destroy by or as if by shattering or crushing.</li><li>To cause (a blister, boil, or the like) to burst, as by puncturing.</li><li>To ruin financially; make bankrupt.</li><li>To overcome or wear down the spirit, strength, or resistance of; cause to yield, especially under pressure.</li><li>To dismiss or reduce in rank.</li><li>To impair or weaken the power, effect, or intensity of.</li><li>To train to obedience; tame.</li><li>To train away from a habit or practice (usually followed by of).</li><li>To render (a circuit) incomplete; stop the flow of (a current).</li><li>To release (a news story) for publication or airing.</li><li>To continue (a story or article) on another page, especially when the page is not the following one.</li><li>To cause (racked billiard balls) to scatter by striking with the cue ball.</li><li>To hurl (a ball) in such a way as to cause it to change direction after leaving the hand.</li><li>To score frequently or win against (an opponent's serve).</li><li>To dominate (a digital media platform) with a sudden surge of interest or rapid, viral spread.</li><li>To unfurl (a flag) suddenly by an easily released knot.</li><li>To prove the falsity or show the lack of logic of.</li><li>To begin or initiate (a plan or campaign), especially with much publicity.</li><li>To open the breech or action of (a shotgun, rifle, or revolver), as by snapping open the hinge between the barrel and the butt.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>An act or instance of breaking; disruption or separation of parts; fracture; rupture.</li><li>An opening made by breaking; gap.</li><li>A rush away from a place; an attempt to escape.</li><li>A sudden dash or rush, as toward something.</li><li>A suspension of or sudden rupture in friendly relations.</li><li>An interruption of continuity; departure from or rupture with.</li><li>An abrupt or marked change, as in sound or direction, or a brief pause.</li><li>An opportunity or stroke of fortune, especially a lucky one.</li><li>A brief rest, as from work.</li><li>A brief, scheduled interruption of a program or broadcasting period for the announcement of advertising or station identification.</li><li>A pause or caesura.</li><li>A solo passage, usually lasting from 2 to 12 bars, during which the rest of the instruments are silent.</li><li>The point in the scale where the quality of voice of one register changes to that of another.</li><li>A sharp and considerable drop in the prices of stock issues.</li><li>An opening or discontinuity in a circuit.</li><li>One or more blank lines between two paragraphs.</li><li>A collapse of health, strength, or spirit; breakdown.</li><li>A mistake, especially a social blunder.</li><li>The opening play, in which the cue ball is shot to scatter the balls.</li><li>The exposure of the king to direct attack.</li><li>Any of several maneuvers designed to obstruct or impede the forward progress of an opponent.</li><li>A counter used in card games, as the chip in poker.</li><li>A small crack.</li><li>An act or instance of a horse's changing from a trot or pace into a gallop or other step.</li><li>A failure to knock down all ten pins in a single frame.</li><li>An act or instance of stepping back or separating from a clinch: a clean break.</li><li>An area dissected by small ravines and gullies.</li><li>A fault or offset, as in a vein or bed of ore.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb Phrase:</strong></p><ul><li>To become ineffective.</li><li>To lose control of oneself.</li><li>To have a physical or mental collapse.</li><li>To cease to function.</li><li>To itemize.</li><li>To separate (a compound) into its constituent molecules.</li><li>To separate into constituent parts.</li><li>To begin abruptly; arise.</li><li>To produce flowers or leaves.</li><li>To become publicly known, published, or aired.</li></ul>