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voc_break_(v_n)_A001 /breɪk/

001.  break (v) -- to separate or cause to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain

    || The branch broke with a loud snap || shatter | smash | crack | snap

002.  break (vt) -- to interrupt (a sequence, course, or continuous state)  

    || His concentration was broken by a sound

003.  break (n) -- an interruption of continuity or uniformity

    || The magazine has been published without a break since 1950.

004.  break (n) -- a pause in work or during an activity or event

    || I need a break from mental activity.

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005.  break (v) -- to (cause something to) separate suddenly or violently into two or more pieces or to (cause something to) stop working by being damaged

    || 1. The dish fell to the floor and broke.

    || 2. Charles is always breaking things.

    || 3. She fell and broke her arm (=broke the bone in her arm).

    || 4. I dropped the vase and it broke into pieces.

    || 5. I think I've broken your phone.    

    || 6. I picked it up and the handle broke off.

    || 7. We heard the sound

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8.  break (v) synonyms of break

    || 1. I didn't mean to break your phone. -- break

    || 2. Last year he fractured his skull. -- fracture

    || 3. One of the children has bust the computer. -- bust

    || 4. The ball hit the window and shattered it. -- shatter

    || 5. I dropped the vase and it smashed. -- smash

    || 6. She bent the ruler and it snapped. -- snap

    || 7. I chipped the cup when I was putting it away. -- chip

    || 8. A stone hit the window and cracked it. -- crack

    || 9. The wood had split. -- split

    || 10. I've only had these shoes for a week and they're already falling apart. -- fall apart

 9. bust (adj) -- broken; not in working order

    || You won't be able to watch the game; the TV's bust. -- bust

10. broken (adj) -- out of order

    || The microwave is broken -- broken   

11.  dead (adj) -- not in working order; there is no dial tone

    || The phone's dead; there must be a problem with the line -- dead

12.  defunct (adj) -- out of order

    || The TV's defunct. -- defunct

13.  out of order (adj) -- not working

    || The coffee machine was out of order. -- out of order

14.  on the blink (adj) -- informal meaning out of order

    || The freezer is on the blink. -- on the blink

15.  has had it (adj) -- informal meaning out of order / broken / not functioning

    || The kettle's had it. -- has had it

16.  kaput (adj) -- out of order

    || The radio's kaput

17.  on the fritz -- US informal 

    || The oven's on the fritz again, call the repairman.

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18.  hurt (v) -- hurt someone physically

    || I hurt myself climbing over the wall. -- hurt

    || I hurt my arm climbing over the fence.

19.  injure (v) -- hurt someone physically

    || The bomb killed ten people and injured many more.

20.  wound (v) -- hurt someone physically            

    || He was wounded so badly in the attack that doctors said he might never walk again.

21.  maim (v) -- hurt someone physically

    || The atrocities have killed or maimed thousands of people. 

21.  torture (v) -- hurt someone physically

    || The guards were accused of torturing prisoners.

23.  stab (v) -- hurt someone physically

    || He was fatally stabbed with a kitchen knife.