break

Entry Definition
(burglar, etc.) s/he breaks in
s/he forces way in, breaks in, barges in; s/he intrudes
s/he forces way out, breaks out (e.g., from jail)
the ice is breaking up and floating toward here
s/he tries to separate or break up a married couple by making advances to one of them
it gets free, gets loose, gets away, breaks away
s/he gets free, gets loose, gets away, breaks away
s/he, it is fragile, breaks easily
s/he hits h/ (e.g., on skull or shin) snapping or breaking h/ bone (and the sound of this can be heard)
s/he breaks out into sweat, starts to perspire
s/he makes path for h/; goes ahead making or breaking trail for h/
s/he breaks h/ up (e.g., clumped snow or cheese)
s/he breaks it up (clump or bed of sticky soil)
it breaks into small pieces, shatters
s/he breaks lump-like objects with hand(s) (peanuts, rocks); s/he crushes lump-like objects between thumbnails or with hand(s) (lice, nits, fleas; hen's eggs)
(baked apple, cake, pie, etc.) s/he bursts or breaks open when being cooked
(bean, egg, etc.) it bursts or breaks open when being cooked
s/he hits h/ and breaks h/ head open (literally or figuratively)
s/he hits it and breaks its head open (literally or figuratively)
s/he bursts, breaks open
s/he, it is broken
bursting, breaking open; breaking; opening up
s/he hits it and breaks its head open (squashing its head)
s/he breaks it open w/ fingernails
s/he breaks or crushes h/ (something soft) with hand(s)