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break:   There is no general term; the main usages follow.

  1. As a stick or bones broken in two. Ha'i, haha'i, uha'i, haki, hahaki, hakihaki, uhaki; manunu; break easily, ha'i wale.

  2. As a flat surface split or broken into pieces. Wāhi; wāwahi (for various uses, see Haw.-Eng. entry and entries that follow it); wāhia, 'ulupā.

  3. As a string that is severed. Moku, momoku, mokumoku, mō.

  4. As a dish. Nahā.

  5. General. Ho'opilikia (damage);

   ♦ break open or burst, pohā, moku;

   ♦ break open, as a nut, kīkē, kīpō, kīmō;

   ♦ break or pluck, as flowers, 'ako, 'ako'ako;

   ♦ break, as waves, po'i, popo'i, haki;

   ♦ break apart, as taro from stalk, kōhi;

   ♦ break, as lumps, kō;

   ♦ break, as taboo, 'a'e, 'a'e kū, hehi, mau'a'e, hō'a'e, hehikū;

   ♦ break, as law, wāwahi, pale, ha'iha'i;

   ♦ break, as a horse, ho'olakalaka.

  See break wind, broken, daybreak.

   ♦ To break without permission or recklessly, hahaki kū.

   ♦ To break and enter a house, wāwahi hale.

   ♦ To break the Sabbath, hehi Sabati.

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Synonyms:

Rend, sever, part, dispart, fracture, tear asunder, Be shattered, be shivered, be dashed to pieces, Breach, opening, gap, fissure, rent, rift, chasm, rupture, fracture / Disclose, open, unfold, lay open / Shatter, shiver, smash, batter, dash to pieces, Burst, explode, Interruption, pause, caesura / Enfeeble, enervate, weaken, impair, Open, dawn, appear, Dawn, dawning / Tame, make tractable, make docile, Become bankrupt / Make bankrupt, bankrupt, Decline, lose health or strength / Discard, dismiss, discharge, degrade, cashier / Violate, infringe, transgress, disobey, set at nought / Lessen the force of (as a fall), mitigate / Interrupt, stop, intermit, cut short

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Break — (br[=a]k), v. t. [imp. {broke} (br[=o]k), (Obs. {Brake}); p. p. {Broken} (br[=o] k n), (Obs. {Broke}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Breaking}.] [OE. breken, AS. brecan; akin to OS. brekan, D. breken, OHG. brehhan, G. brechen, Icel. braka to creak, Sw. braka … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Break — (br[=a]k), v. i. 1. To come apart or divide into two or more pieces, usually with suddenness and violence; to part; to burst asunder. [1913 Webster] 2. To open spontaneously, or by pressure from within, as a bubble, a tumor, a seed vessel, a bag … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
break — ► VERB (past broke; past part. broken) 1) separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain. 2) make or become inoperative; stop working. 3) interrupt (a continuity, sequence, or course). 4) fail to observe (a law, regulation, or… … English terms dictionary
break — vb Break, crack, burst, bust, snap, shatter, shiver are comparable as general terms meaning fundamentally to come apart or cause to come apart. Break basically implies the operation of a stress or strain that will cause a rupture, a fracture, a… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
break — [brāk] vt. broke, broken, breaking [ME breken < OE brecan < IE base * bhreg > BREACH, BREECH, Ger brechen, L frangere] 1. to cause to come apart by force; split or crack sharply into pieces; smash; burst 2. a) … English World dictionary
break — / brāk/ vb broke / brōk/, bro·ken, / brō kən/, break·ing, / brā kiŋ/ vt 1 a: violate transgress break the law … Law dictionary
break — [n1] fissure, opening breach, cleft, crack, discontinuity, disjunction, division, fracture, gap, gash, hole, rent, rift, rupture, schism, split, tear; concepts 230,757 Ant. association, attachment, binding, combination, fastening, juncture break… … New thesaurus
Break — (br[=a]k), n. [See {Break}, v. t., and cf. {Brake} (the instrument), {Breach}, {Brack} a crack.] 1. An opening made by fracture or disruption. [1913 Webster] 2. An interruption of continuity; change of direction; as, a break in a wall; a break in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
break-up — break ups also breakup 1) N COUNT: usu N of n, n N The break up of a marriage, relationship, or association is the act of it finishing or coming to an end because the people involved decide that it is not working successfully. Since the break up… … English dictionary
break up — {v.} 1. To break into pieces. * /The workmen broke up the pavement to dig up the pipes under it./ * /River ice breaks up in the spring./ 2. {informal} To lose or destroy spirit or self control. Usually used in the passive. * /Mrs. Lawrence was… … Dictionary of American idioms
break up — {v.} 1. To break into pieces. * /The workmen broke up the pavement to dig up the pipes under it./ * /River ice breaks up in the spring./ 2. {informal} To lose or destroy spirit or self control. Usually used in the passive. * /Mrs. Lawrence was… … Dictionary of American idioms

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