break
A1Frequent NGSL-1UK /breɪk/US /breɪk/
Meaning
noun
a short period of time when you stop what you are doing and rest, eat, etc.
“She was on her lunch break.”
verb
to be damaged and separated into two or more parts, as a result of force; to damage something in this way
“All the windows broke with the force of the blast.”
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