- breakage: the act of breaking something; "the breakage was unavoidable"
- (break) interrupt: terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"
- (break) interruption: some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt"
- (break) become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart"
- (break) an unexpected piece of good luck; "he finally got his big break"
- (break) fault: (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right over a geological fault"; "he studied the faulting of the earth's crust"
- Breaking is the eighth full-length album by American musician Brian Larsen, first released in August 2009 (see 2009 in music) and the first released under Larsen's own name. The album was produced, written, and performed in its entirety by Larsen.
- B-boying, also known as breaking and commonly referred to as breakdancing, is a popular style of street dance that was created and developed as part of hip-hop culture among African Americans, and later on Latino youths in New York City. ...
- In historical linguistics, vowel breaking (sometimes called vowel fracture) is the change of a monophthong into a diphthong or triphthong. The change into a diphthong is also known as diphthongization. ...
- Breaking is a martial arts skill that is used in competition, demonstration and testing. Breaking is an action where a martial artist uses a striking surface to break one or more objects using the skills honed in their art form. ...
- "Breaking" is a song by American alternative rock band, Anberlin, and the second single from their album New Surrender. ...
- (Break (album)) Break is the debut album of Japanese seiyū, actor, turned singer, Mamoru Miyano. The album was released on March 11, 2009. The album was released in two formats: CD and CD+DVD version. Break contains the three singles that were released from 2007 and 2008.
- A change of a vowel to a diphthong; A form of ornamentation in which groups of short notes are used instead of long ones; break dancing
- (break) An instance of breaking something into two pieces; A physical space that opens up in something or between two things; A short section of music, often between verses, in which some performers stop while others continue; A rest or pause, usually from work; a breaktime; A temporary split ( ...
- (Break) The process in the curing of an asphalt emulsion by which the globules of asphalt
- (Break) Distinct variation in otherwise constant stretches of cover, structure, or bottom type. Basically anything that “breaks up” the underwater terrain.
- (Break) The tendency of a putted ball to roll left or right of a straight line. This deviation may be a result of a number of factors or combination of factors including uneven surface, grain of the grass, how firmly the putt is struck or, in extreme circumstances, wind.
- (Break) a transitional passage in which a soloist plays unaccompanied.
- (break) (1) To interrupt the sending of a message and take control of the circuit at the receiving end. (2) An interruption in continuity.
- (break) a change in direction of a pitch, after it is bounced by the pitcher.
- (break) an auction term describing a tea lot for sale, usually at least 18 chests
- (break) A Java^TM programming language keyword used to resume program execution at the statement immediately following the current statement. If followed by a label, the program resumes execution at the labeled statement.^1
- (Break) when a team quickly advances the ball down the field in an attempt to get its players near the opponent's goal before the defenders have a chance to retreat; also called an advantage.
- (Break) There are some areas which are likely to lead to a break if struck properly. This includes the 'loose rib', the philtrum and the top of the skull (soft-spot).
- (Break) When a racing horse gallops, instead of trotting or pacing, it's on a break. The driver must get the horse out of the way of the others, must not improve their position, and must attempt to get the horse back on its proper gait. ...