Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In worsted-manuf., the process of uniting the short slivers, as received from the comber, into one continuous rope or sliver, by doubling and running through drawing-webs.
- noun [Imitation of German brechung.] In philology, the change of one vowel to two before certain consonants, as, in Anglo-Saxon (where the phenomenon abounds), earm for *arm, arm, eorthe for *erthe, earth, etc.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective p. pr. & vb. n. of
break , v. i. - adjective (Journalism) Still happening or becoming known at the present time; -- used of news reports.
- noun The act of breaking something.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
break . - noun linguistics A change of a
vowel to adiphthong - noun music A form of
ornamentation in which groups of short notes are used instead of long ones - noun
break dancing
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of breaking something
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Examples
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He shows how frequently this principle is misunderstood by the inexperienced, who seem to think that rubato means breaking the time; whereas true rubato is the _bending_ of the time, but not _breaking_ it.
Piano Mastery Talks with Master Pianists and Teachers Harriette Brower 1898
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"I believe the official description is that it broke even, but that relies on a highly creative definition of the term 'breaking even'," Maharaj said.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed BEVERLEY SMITH 2011
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"I believe the official description is that it broke even, but that relies on a highly creative definition of the term 'breaking even'," Maharaj said.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed BEVERLEY SMITH 2011
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Mr. Haywood may be the one to catch dropping in for a tag breaking from the rail.
NY Daily News JERRY BOSSERT 2011
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Now *that's* what I call a breaking news story . . .
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In the broadcast business when there is what we call a breaking story, we refer to what we do as ‘continuing coverage,’ but this is an extraordinary story that plows new ground.
Orbit John J. Nance 2006
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In the broadcast business when there is what we call a breaking story, we refer to what we do as ‘continuing coverage,’ but this is an extraordinary story that plows new ground.
Orbit John J. Nance 2006
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The interesting thing to me -- what I referred to as the breaking of a social contract in the other thread -- is the manner in which the NGE was rolled out.
Order 66 2005
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And I broke what we call breaking, I broke past name, rank, serial number.
Hullabaloo 2004
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And I broke what we call breaking, I broke past name, rank, serial number.
Hullabaloo 2004
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