Tabriz
         n 1: an ancient city in northwestern Iran; known for hot springs

English Dictionary: Tapirus indicus	by the DICT Development Group
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tape record v record with a tape recorder
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tape recorder n a magnetic recorder using magnetic tape [syn: {tape recorder}, tape machine]
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tape recording n a recording made on magnetic tape; "the several recordings were combined on a master tape" Synonym(s): tape, tape recording, taping
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tape-recorded adj recorded on tape Synonym(s): taped, tape-recorded
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Tapirus n type genus of the Tapiridae [syn: Tapirus, {genus Tapirus}]
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Tapirus indicus n a tapir found in Malaya and Sumatra [syn: Malayan tapir, Indian tapir, Tapirus indicus]
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Tapirus terrestris n a tapir found in South America and Central America [syn: New World tapir, Tapirus terrestris]
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tea break n a snack taken during a break in the work day; "a ten-minute coffee break"; "the British have tea breaks" Synonym(s): coffee break, tea break
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Tephrosia n genus of tropical and subtropical herbs or shrubs: hoary peas Synonym(s): Tephrosia, genus Tephrosia
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Tephrosia purpurea n East Indian shrub [syn: bastard indigo, {Tephrosia purpurea}]
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Tephrosia virginiana n perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone Synonym(s): catgut, goat's rue, wild sweet pea, Tephrosia virginiana
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The Virgin n the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics Synonym(s): Mary, Virgin Mary, The Virgin, Blessed Virgin, Madonna
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Theophrastaceae n family of mainly tropical American trees and shrubs similar to those of the Myrsinaceae; often included in the Myrsinaceae Synonym(s): Theophrastaceae, family Theophrastaceae
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Theophrastus n Greek philosopher who was a student of Aristotle and who succeeded Aristotle as the leader of the Peripatetics (371-287 BC)
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Theophrastus Philippus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim n Swiss physician who introduced treatments of particular illnesses based on his observation and experience; he saw illness as having an external cause (rather than an imbalance of humors) and replaced traditional remedies with chemical remedies (1493-1541) Synonym(s): Paracelsus, Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus, Theophrastus Philippus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim
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Tiberius n son-in-law of Augustus who became a suspicious tyrannical Emperor of Rome after a brilliant military career (42 BC to AD 37) Synonym(s): Tiberius, Tiberius Claudius Nero Caesar Augustus
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Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus n Roman Emperor after his nephew Caligula was murdered; consolidated the Roman Empire and conquered southern Britain; was poisoned by his fourth wife Agrippina after her son Nero was named as Claudius' heir (10 BC to AD 54) Synonym(s): Claudius, Claudius I, Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus
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Tiberius Claudius Nero Caesar Augustus n son-in-law of Augustus who became a suspicious tyrannical Emperor of Rome after a brilliant military career (42 BC to AD 37) Synonym(s): Tiberius, Tiberius Claudius Nero Caesar Augustus
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tiebreaker n overtime play in order to break a tie; e.g. tennis and soccer
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top brass n the most important persons in a governing body
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toper's nose n enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often associated with excessive consumption of alcohol Synonym(s): rhinophyma, hypertrophic rosacea, toper's nose, brandy nose, rum nose, rum-blossom, potato nose, hammer nose, copper nose
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tovarich n a comrade (especially in Russian communism) [syn: tovarich, tovarisch]
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tovarisch n a comrade (especially in Russian communism) [syn: tovarich, tovarisch]
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Tuberaceae n family of fungi whose ascocarps resemble tubers and vary in size from that of an acorn to that of a large apple Synonym(s): Tuberaceae, family Tuberaceae
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tubercle n a swelling that is the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant Synonym(s): nodule, tubercle a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament Synonym(s): tuberosity, tubercle, eminence
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tubercle bacillus n cause of tuberculosis [syn: tubercle bacillus, Mycobacterium tuberculosis]
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tubercular adj characterized by the presence of tuberculosis lesions or tubercles; "tubercular leprosy" pertaining to or of the nature of a normal tuberosity or tubercle; "a tubercular process for the attachment of a ligament or muscle" relating to tuberculosis or those suffering from it; "a tubercular hospital" constituting or afflicted with or caused by tuberculosis or the tubercle bacillus; "a tubercular child"; "tuberculous patients"; "tubercular meningitis" Synonym(s): tubercular, tuberculous n a person with pulmonary tuberculosis [syn: consumptive, lunger, tubercular]
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Tubercularia n type genus of the Tuberculariaceae; fungi with nodules of red or pink conidia; some cause diebacks of woody plants Synonym(s): Tubercularia, genus Tubercularia
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Tuberculariaceae n large family of mainly saprophytic imperfect fungi [syn: Tuberculariaceae, family Tuberculariaceae]
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tuberculate adj covered with tubercles
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tuberculin n a sterile liquid containing a purified protein derivative of the tuberculosis bacterium; used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis
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tuberculin skin test n a skin test to determine past or present infection with the tuberculosis bacterium; based on hypersensitivity of the skin to tuberculin Synonym(s): tuberculin test, tuberculin skin test
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tuberculin test n a skin test to determine past or present infection with the tuberculosis bacterium; based on hypersensitivity of the skin to tuberculin Synonym(s): tuberculin test, tuberculin skin test
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tuberculoid adj resembling tuberculosis; "tuberculoid lesions"; "tuberculoid leprosy"
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tuberculoid leprosy n leprosy characterized by tumors in the skin and cutaneous nerves
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tuberculosis n infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages) Synonym(s): tuberculosis, TB, T.B.
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tuberculous adj constituting or afflicted with or caused by tuberculosis or the tubercle bacillus; "a tubercular child"; "tuberculous patients"; "tubercular meningitis" Synonym(s): tubercular, tuberculous
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tuberose n a tuberous Mexican herb having grasslike leaves and cultivated for its spikes of highly fragrant lily-like waxy white flowers Synonym(s): tuberose, Polianthes tuberosa
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tuberosity n a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament Synonym(s): tuberosity, tubercle, eminence
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tuberous adj of or relating to or resembling a tuber; "a tuberous root"
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tuberous begonia n any of numerous begonias having large tuberous roots
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tuberous plant n plant growing from a tuber
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tuberous vetch n European herb bearing small tubers used for food and in Scotland to flavor whiskey Synonym(s): heath pea, earth-nut pea, earthnut pea, tuberous vetch, Lathyrus tuberosus
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TV program n a program broadcast by television [syn: {television program}, TV program, television show, TV show]
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River \Riv"er\, n. [F. riv[8a]re a river, LL. riparia river,       bank of a river, fr. L. riparius belonging to a bank or       shore, fr. ripa a bank or shore; of uncertain origin. Cf.       {Arrive}, {Riparian}.]       1. A large stream of water flowing in a bed or channel and             emptying into the ocean, a sea, a lake, or another stream;             a stream larger than a rivulet or brook.                         Transparent and sparkling rivers, from which it is                      delightful to drink as they flow.      --Macaulay.          2. Fig.: A large stream; copious flow; abundance; as, rivers             of blood; rivers of oil.          {River chub} (Zo[94]l.), the hornyhead and allied species of             fresh-water fishes.          {River crab} (Zo[94]l.), any species of fresh-water crabs of             the genus {Thelphusa}, as {T. depressa} of Southern             Europe.          {River dragon}, a crocodile; -- applied by Milton to the king             of Egypt.          {River driver}, a lumberman who drives or conducts logs down             rivers. --Bartlett.          {River duck} (Zo[94]l.), any species of duck belonging to             {Anas}, {Spatula}, and allied genera, in which the hind             toe is destitute of a membranous lobe, as in the mallard             and pintail; -- opposed to sea duck.          {River god}, a deity supposed to preside over a river as its             tutelary divinity.          {River herring} (Zo[94]l.), an alewife.          {River hog}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any species of African wild hogs of the genus                   {Potamoch[oe]rus}. They frequent wet places along the                   rivers.             (b) The capybara.          {River horse} (Zo[94]l.), the hippopotamus.          {River jack} (Zo[94]l.), an African puff adder ({Clotho             nasicornis}) having a spine on the nose.          {River limpet} (Zo[94]l.), a fresh-water, air-breathing             mollusk of the genus {Ancylus}, having a limpet-shaped             shell.          {River pirate} (Zo[94]l.), the pike.          {River snail} (Zo[94]l.), any species of fresh-water             gastropods of {Paludina}, {Melontho}, and allied genera.             See {Pond snail}, under {Pond}.          {River tortoise} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous fresh-water             tortoises inhabiting rivers, especially those of the genus             {Trionyx} and allied genera. See {Trionyx}.
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Nasturtium \Nas*tur"tium\, n. [L. nasturtium, for nasitortium,       fr. nasus nose + torquere, tortum, to twist, torture, in       allusion to the causing one to make a wry face by its pungent       taste. See {Nose} of the face, and {Torture}.]       1. (Bot.) A genus of cruciferous plants, having white or             yellowish flowers, including several species of cress.             They are found chiefly in wet or damp grounds, and have a             pungent biting taste.          2. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Trop[91]olum}, geraniaceous             herbs, having mostly climbing stems, peltate leaves, and             spurred flowers, and including the common Indian cress             ({Trop[91]olum majus}), the canary-bird flower ({T.             peregrinum}), and about thirty more species, all natives             of South America. The whole plant has a warm pungent             flavor, and the fleshy fruits are used as a substitute for             capers, while the leaves and flowers are sometimes used in             salads.
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Hop \Hop\, n. [OE. hoppe; akin to D. hop, hoppe, OHG. hopfo, G.       hopfen; cf. LL. hupa, W. hopez, Armor. houpez, and Icel.       humall, SW. & Dan. humle.]       1. (Bot.) A climbing plant ({Humulus Lupulus}), having a             long, twining, annual stalk. It is cultivated for its             fruit (hops).          2. The catkin or strobilaceous fruit of the hop, much used in             brewing to give a bitter taste.          3. The fruit of the dog-rose. See {Hip}.          {Hop back}. (Brewing) See under 1st {Back}.          {Hop clover} (Bot.), a species of yellow clover having heads             like hops in miniature ({Trifolium agrarium}, and {T.             procumbens}).          {Hop flea} (Zo[94]l.), a small flea beetle ({Haltica             concinna}), very injurious to hops.          {Hop fly} (Zo[94]l.), an aphid ({Phorodon humuli}), very             injurious to hop vines.          {Hop froth fly} (Zo[94]l.), an hemipterous insect             ({Aphrophora interrupta}), allied to the cockoo spits. It             often does great damage to hop vines.          {Hop hornbeam} (Bot.), an American tree of the genus {Ostrya}             ({O. Virginica}) the American ironwood; also, a European             species ({O. vulgaris}).          {Hop moth} (Zo[94]l.), a moth ({Hypena humuli}), which in the             larval state is very injurious to hop vines.          {Hop picker}, one who picks hops.          {Hop pole}, a pole used to support hop vines.          {Hop tree} (Bot.), a small American tree ({Ptelia             trifoliata}), having broad, flattened fruit in large             clusters, sometimes used as a substitute for hops.          {Hop vine} (Bot.), the climbing vine or stalk of the hop.
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Copal \Co"pal\ (k[omac]"p[ait]l; 277), [Sp., fr. Mexican       copalli, a generic name of resins. --Clavigero.]       A resinous substance flowing spontaneously from trees of       Zanzibar, Madagascar, and South America ({Trachylobium       Hornemannianum}, {T. verrucosum}, and {Hymen[91]a       Courbaril}), and dug from earth where forests have stood in       Africa; -- used chiefly in making varnishes. --Ure.
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Tapir \Ta"pir\, n. [Braz. tapy'ra: cf. F. tapir.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of several species of large odd-toed ungulates       belonging to {Tapirus}, {Elasmognathus}, and allied genera.       They have a long prehensile upper lip, short ears, short and       stout legs, a short, thick tail, and short, close hair. They       have three toes on the hind feet, and four toes on the fore       feet, but the outermost toe is of little use.          Note: The best-known species are the Indian tapir ({Tapirus                Indicus}), native of the East Indies and Malacca, which                is black with a broad band of white around the middle,                and the common American tapir ({T. Americanus}), which,                when adult, is dull brown. Several others species                inhabit the Andes and Central America.          {Tapir tiger} (Zo[94]l.), the wallah.
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Goat \Goat\, n. [OE goot, got, gat, AS. g[be]t; akin to D. geit,       OHG. geiz, G. geiss, Icel. geit, Sw. get, Dan. ged, Goth.       gaits, L. haedus a young goat, kid.] (Zo[94]l.)       A hollow-horned ruminant of the genus {Capra}, of several       species and varieties, esp. the domestic goat ({C. hircus}),       which is raised for its milk, flesh, and skin.          Note: The Cashmere and Angora varieties of the goat have                long, silky hair, used in the manufacture of textile                fabrics. The wild or bezoar goat ({Capra [91]gagrus}),                of Asia Minor, noted for the bezoar stones found in its                stomach, is supposed to be one of the ancestral species                ofthe domestic goat. The Rocky Montain goat                ({Haplocercus montanus}) is more nearly related to the                antelopes. See {Mazame}.          {Goat antelope} (Zo[94]l), one of several species of             antelopes, which in some respects resemble a goat, having             recurved horns, a stout body, large hoofs, and a short,             flat tail, as the goral, thar, mazame, and chikara.          {Goat fig} (Bot.), the wild fig.          {Goat house}.       (a) A place for keeping goats.       (b) A brothel. [Obs.]          {Goat moth} (Zo[94]l.), any moth of the genus {Cossus}, esp.             the large European species ({C. ligniperda}), the larva of             which burrows in oak and willow trees, and requires three             years to mature. It exhales an odor like that of the             he-goat.          {Goat weed} (Bot.), a scrophulariaceous plant, of the genus             {Capraria} ({C. biflora}).          {Goat's bane} (Bot.), a poisonous plant ({Aconitum             Lucoctonum}), bearing pale yellow flowers, introduced from             Switzerland into England; wolfsbane.          {Goat's beard} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Tragopogon}; --             so named from the long silky beard of the seeds. One             species is the salsify or oyster plant.          {Goat's foot} (Bot.), a kind of wood sorrel ({Oxalis             caprina}) growing at the Cape of Good Hope.          {Goat's rue} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Galega officinalis}             of Europe, or {Tephrosia Virginiana} in the United             States).          {Goat's thorn} (Bot.), a thorny leguminous plant ({Astragalus             Tragacanthus}), found in the Levant.          {Goat's wheat} (Bot.), the genus {Tragopyrum} (now referred             to {Atraphaxis}).
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Fair \Fair\, a. [Compar. {Fairer}; superl. {Fairest}.] [OE.       fair, fayer, fager, AS. f[91]ger; akin to OS. & OHG. fagar,       Icel. fagr, Sw. fager, Dan. faver, Goth. fagrs fit, also to       E. fay, G. f[81]gen, to fit. fegen to sweep, cleanse, and       prob. also to E. fang, peace, pact, Cf. {Fang}, {Fain}, {Fay}       to fit.]       1. Free from spots, specks, dirt, or imperfection;             unblemished; clean; pure.                         A fair white linen cloth.                  --Book of                                                                               Common Prayer.          2. Pleasing to the eye; handsome; beautiful.                         Who can not see many a fair French city, for one                      fair French made.                              --Shak.          3. Without a dark hue; light; clear; as, a fair skin.                         The northern people large and fair-complexioned.                                                                               --Sir M. Hale.          4. Not overcast; cloudless; clear; pleasant; propitious;             favorable; -- said of the sky, weather, or wind, etc.; as,             a fair sky; a fair day.                         You wish fair winds may waft him over. --Prior.          5. Free from obstacles or hindrances; unobstructed;             unincumbered; open; direct; -- said of a road, passage,             etc.; as, a fair mark; in fair sight; a fair view.                         The caliphs obtained a mighty empire, which was in a                      fair way to have enlarged.                  --Sir W.                                                                               Raleigh.          6. (Shipbuilding) Without sudden change of direction or             curvature; smooth; fowing; -- said of the figure of a             vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and other lines.          7. Characterized by frankness, honesty, impartiality, or             candor; open; upright; free from suspicion or bias;             equitable; just; -- said of persons, character, or             conduct; as, a fair man; fair dealing; a fair statement.             [bd]I would call it fair play.[b8] --Shak.          8. Pleasing; favorable; inspiring hope and confidence; --             said of words, promises, etc.                         When fair words and good counsel will not prevail on                      us, we must be frighted into our duty. --L'                                                                               Estrange.          9. Distinct; legible; as, fair handwriting.          10. Free from any marked characteristic; average; middling;             as, a fair specimen.                         The news is very fair and good, my lord. --Shak.          {Fair ball}. (Baseball)             (a) A ball passing over the home base at the height                   called for by the batsman, and delivered by the                   pitcher while wholly within the lines of his position                   and facing the batsman.             (b) A batted ball that falls inside the foul lines; --                   called also a {fair hit}.          {Fair maid}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The European pilchard ({Clupea pilchardus}) when                   dried.             (b) The southern scup ({Stenotomus Gardeni}). [Virginia]                            {Fair one}, a handsome woman; a beauty,          {Fair play}, equitable or impartial treatment; a fair or             equal chance; justice.          {From fair to middling}, passable; tolerable. [Colloq.]          {The fair sex}, the female sex.          Syn: Candid; open; frank; ingenuous; clear; honest;                equitable; impartial; reasonable. See {Candid}.
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Fork \Fork\ (f[ocir]rj), n. [AS. forc, fr. L. furca. Cf.       {Fourch[82]}, {Furcate}.]       1. An instrument consisting of a handle with a shank             terminating in two or more prongs or tines, which are             usually of metal, parallel and slightly curved; -- used             from piercing, holding, taking up, or pitching anything.          2. Anything furcate or like a fork in shape, or furcate at             the extremity; as, a tuning fork.          3. One of the parts into which anything is furcated or             divided; a prong; a branch of a stream, a road, etc.; a             barbed point, as of an arrow.                         Let it fall . . . though the fork invade The region                      of my heart.                                       --Shak.                         A thunderbolt with three forks.         --Addison.          4. The place where a division or a union occurs; the angle or             opening between two branches or limbs; as, the fork of a             river, a tree, or a road.          5. The gibbet. [Obs.] --Bp. Butler.          {Fork beam} (Shipbuilding), a half beam to support a deck,             where hatchways occur.          {Fork chuck} (Wood Turning), a lathe center having two prongs             for driving the work.          {Fork head}.             (a) The barbed head of an arrow.             (b) The forked end of a rod which forms part of a knuckle                   joint.          {In fork}. (Mining) A mine is said to be in fork, or an             engine to [bd]have the water in fork,[b8] when all the             water is drawn out of the mine. --Ure.          {The forks of a river} [or] {a road}, the branches into which             it divides, or which come together to form it; the place             where separation or union takes place.
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For \For\, n.       One who takes, or that which is said on, the affrimative       side; that which is said in favor of some one or something;       -- the antithesis of against, and commonly used in connection       with it.          {The fors and against}. those in favor and those opposed; the             pros and the cons; the advantages and the disadvantages.             --Jane Austen.
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Peer \Peer\, n. [OE. per, OF. per, F. pair, fr. L. par equal.       Cf. {Apparel}, {Pair}, {Par}, n., {Umpire}.]       1. One of the same rank, quality, endowments, character,             etc.; an equal; a match; a mate.                         In song he never had his peer.            --Dryden.                         Shall they consort only with their peers? --I.                                                                               Taylor.          2. A comrade; a companion; a fellow; an associate.                         He all his peers in beauty did surpass. --Spenser.          3. A nobleman; a member of one of the five degrees of the             British nobility, namely, duke, marquis, earl, viscount,             baron; as, a peer of the realm.                         A noble peer of mickle trust and power. --Milton.          {House of Peers}, {The Peers}, the British House of Lords.             See {Parliament}.          {Spiritual peers}, the bishops and archibishops, or lords             spiritual, who sit in the House of Lords.
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Porch \Porch\, n. [F. porche, L. porticus, fr. porta a gate,       entrance, or passage. See {Port} a gate, and cf. {Portico}.]       1. (Arch.) A covered and inclosed entrance to a building,             whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of             vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and             with a separate roof. Sometimes the porch is large enough             to serve as a covered walk. See also {Carriage porch},             under {Carriage}, and {Loggia}.                         The graceless Helen in the porch I spied Of Vesta's                      temple.                                             --Dryden.          2. A portico; a covered walk. [Obs.]                         Repair to Pompey's porch, where you shall find find                      us.                                                   --Shak.          {The Porch}, a public portico, or great hall, in Athens,             where Zeno, the philosopher, taught his disciples; hence,             sometimes used as equivalent to the school of the Stoics.             It was called "h poiki`lh stoa`. [See {Poicile}.]
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Ring \Ring\, n. [AS. hring, hrinc; akin to Fries. hring, D. & G.       ring, OHG. ring, hring, Icel. hringr, DAn. & SW. ring; cf.       Russ. krug'. Cf. {Harangue}, {Rank} a row,{Rink}.]       A circle, or a circular line, or anything in the form of a       circular line or hoop.          2. Specifically, a circular ornament of gold or other             precious material worn on the finger, or attached to the             ear, the nose, or some other part of the person; as, a             wedding ring.                         Upon his thumb he had of gold a ring. --Chaucer.                         The dearest ring in Venice will I give you. --Shak.          3. A circular area in which races are or run or other sports             are performed; an arena.                         Place me, O, place me in the dusty ring, Where                      youthful charioteers contend for glory. --E. Smith.          4. An inclosed space in which pugilists fight; hence,             figuratively, prize fighting. [bd]The road was an             institution, the ring was an institution.[b8] --Thackeray.          5. A circular group of persons.                         And hears the Muses in a ring Aye round about Jove's                      alter sing.                                       --Milton.          6. (Geom.)             (a) The plane figure included between the circumferences                   of two concentric circles.             (b) The solid generated by the revolution of a circle, or                   other figure, about an exterior straight line (as an                   axis) lying in the same plane as the circle or other                   figure.          7. (Astron. & Navigation) An instrument, formerly used for             taking the sun's altitude, consisting of a brass ring             suspended by a swivel, with a hole at one side through             which a solar ray entering indicated the altitude on the             graduated inner surface opposite.          8. (Bot.) An elastic band partly or wholly encircling the             spore cases of ferns. See Illust. of {Sporangium}.          9. A clique; an exclusive combination of persons for a             selfish purpose, as to control the market, distribute             offices, obtain contracts, etc.                         The ruling ring at Constantinople.      --E. A.                                                                               Freeman.          {Ring armor}, armor composed of rings of metal. See {Ring             mail}, below, and {Chain mail}, under {Chain}.          {Ring blackbird} (Zo[94]l.), the ring ousel.          {Ring canal} (Zo[94]l.), the circular water tube which             surrounds the esophagus of echinoderms.          {Ring dotterel}, [or] {Ringed dotterel}. (Zo[94]l.) See             {Dotterel}, and Illust. of {Pressiroster}.          {Ring dropper}, a sharper who pretends to have found a ring             (dropped by himself), and tries to induce another to buy             it as valuable, it being worthless.          {Ring fence}. See under {Fence}.          {Ring finger}, the third finger of the left hand, or the next             the little finger, on which the ring is placed in             marriage.          {Ring formula} (Chem.), a graphic formula in the shape of a             closed ring, as in the case of benzene, pyridine, etc. See             Illust. under {Benzene}.          {Ring mail}, a kind of mail made of small steel rings sewed             upon a garment of leather or of cloth.          {Ring micrometer}. (Astron.) See {Circular micrometer}, under             {Micrometer}.          {Saturn's rings}. See {Saturn}.          {Ring ousel}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ousel}.          {Ring parrot} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old             World parrakeets having a red ring around the neck,             especially {Pal[91]ornis torquatus}, common in India, and             {P. Alexandri} of {Java}.          {Ring plover}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The ringed dotterel.             (b) Any one of several small American plovers having a                   dark ring around the neck, as the semipalmated plover                   ({[92]gialitis semipalmata}).          {Ring snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small harmless American snake             ({Diadophis punctatus}) having a white ring around the             neck. The back is ash-colored, or sage green, the belly of             an orange red.          {Ring stopper}. (Naut.) See under {Stopper}.          {Ring thrush} (Zo[94]l.), the ring ousel.          {The prize ring}, the ring in which prize fighters contend;             prize fighters, collectively.          {The ring}.             (a) The body of sporting men who bet on horse races.                   [Eng.]             (b) The prize ring.
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Virgin \Vir"gin\, n. [L. virgo, -inis: cf. OF. virgine, virgene,       virge, vierge, F. vierge.]       1. A woman who has had no carnal knowledge of man; a maid.          2. A person of the male sex who has not known sexual             indulgence. [Archaic] --Wyclif.                         These are they which were not defiled with women;                      for they are virgins.                        --Rev. xiv. 4.                         He his flesh hath overcome; He was a virgin, as he                      said.                                                --Gower.          3. (Astron.) See {Virgo}.          4. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of gossamer-winged             butterflies of the family {Lyc[91]nid[91]}.          5. (Zo[94]l.) A female insect producing eggs from which young             are hatched, though there has been no fecundation by a             male; a parthenogenetic insect.          {The Virgin}, [or] {The Blessed Virgin}, the Virgin Mary, the             Mother of our Lord.          {Virgin's bower} (Bot.), a name given to several climbing             plants of the genus {Clematis}, as {C. Vitalba} of Europe,             and {C. Virginiana} of North America.
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Scab \Scab\ (sk[acr]b), n. [OE. scab, scabbe, shabbe; cf. AS.       sc[91]b, sceabb, scebb, Dan. & Sw. skab, and also L. scabies,       fr. scabere to scratch, akin to E. shave. See {Shave}, and       cf. {Shab}, {Shabby}.]       1. An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule,             formed by the drying up of the discharge from the diseased             part.          2. The itch in man; also, the scurvy. [Colloq. or Obs.]          3. The mange, esp. when it appears on sheep. --Chaucer.          4. A disease of potatoes producing pits in their surface,             caused by a minute fungus ({Tiburcinia Scabies}).          5. (Founding) A slight irregular protuberance which defaces             the surface of a casting, caused by the breaking away of a             part of the mold.          6. A mean, dirty, paltry fellow. [Low] --Shak.          7. A nickname for a workman who engages for lower wages than             are fixed by the trades unions; also, for one who takes             the place of a workman on a strike. [Cant]
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Bargain \Bar"gain\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bargained} ([?]); p.       pr. & vb. n. {Bargaining}.]       To transfer for a consideration; to barter; to trade; as, to       bargain one horse for another.          {To bargain away}, to dispose of in a bargain; -- usually             with a sense of loss or disadvantage; as, to bargain away             one's birthright. [bd]The heir . . . had somehow bargained             away the estate.[b8] --G. Eliot.
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Bear \Bear\, v. i.       1. To produce, as fruit; to be fruitful, in opposition to             barrenness.                         This age to blossom, and the next to bear. --Dryden.          2. To suffer, as in carrying a burden.                         But man is born to bear.                     --Pope.          3. To endure with patience; to be patient.                         I can not, can not bear.                     --Dryden.          4. To press; -- with on or upon, or against.                         These men bear hard on the suspected party.                                                                               --Addison.          5. To take effect; to have influence or force; as, to bring             matters to bear.          6. To relate or refer; -- with on or upon; as, how does this             bear on the question?          7. To have a certain meaning, intent, or effect.                         Her sentence bore that she should stand a certain                      time upon the platform.                     --Hawthorne.          8. To be situated, as to the point of compass, with respect             to something else; as, the land bears N. by E.          {To bear against}, to approach for attack or seizure; as, a             lion bears against his prey. [Obs.]          {To bear away} (Naut.), to change the course of a ship, and             make her run before the wind.          {To bear back}, to retreat. [bd]Bearing back from the blows             of their sable antagonist.[b8] --Sir W. Scott.          {To bear down upon} (Naut.), to approach from the windward             side; as, the fleet bore down upon the enemy.          {To bear in with} (Naut.), to run or tend toward; as, a ship             bears in with the land.          {To bear off} (Naut.), to steer away, as from land.          {To bear up}.             (a) To be supported; to have fortitude; to be firm; not to                   sink; as, to bear up under afflictions.             (b) (Naut.) To put the helm up (or to windward) and so put                   the ship before the wind; to bear away. --Hamersly.          {To bear upon} (Mil.), to be pointed or situated so as to             affect; to be pointed directly against, or so as to hit             (the object); as, to bring or plant guns so as to bear             upon a fort or a ship; the artillery bore upon the center.                      {To bear up to}, to tend or move toward; as, to bear up to             one another.          {To bear with}, to endure; to be indulgent to; to forbear to             resent, oppose, or punish.
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Brace \Brace\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Braced}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Bracing}.]       1. To furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace             a beam in a building.          2. To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension;             to strain; to strengthen; as, to brace the nerves.                         And welcome war to brace her drums.   --Campbell.          3. To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.                         The women of China, by bracing and binding them from                      their infancy, have very little feet. --Locke.                         Some who spurs had first braced on.   --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          4. To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold             firmly; as, he braced himself against the crowd.                         A sturdy lance in his right hand he braced.                                                                               --Fairfax.          5. (Naut.) To move around by means of braces; as, to brace             the yards.          {To brace about} (Naut.), to turn (a yard) round for the             contrary tack.          {To brace a yard} (Naut.), to move it horizontally by means             of a brace.          {To brace in} (Naut.), to turn (a yard) by hauling in the             weather brace.          {To brace one's self}, to call up one's energies. [bd]He             braced himself for an effort which he was little able to             make.[b8] --J. D. Forbes.          {To brace to} (Naut.), to turn (a yard) by checking or easing             off the lee brace, and hauling in the weather one, to             assist in tacking.          {To brace up} (Naut.), to bring (a yard) nearer the direction             of the keel by hauling in the lee brace.          {To brace up sharp} (Naut.), to turn (a yard) as far forward             as the rigging will permit.
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Brace \Brace\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Braced}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Bracing}.]       1. To furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace             a beam in a building.          2. To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension;             to strain; to strengthen; as, to brace the nerves.                         And welcome war to brace her drums.   --Campbell.          3. To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.                         The women of China, by bracing and binding them from                      their infancy, have very little feet. --Locke.                         Some who spurs had first braced on.   --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          4. To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold             firmly; as, he braced himself against the crowd.                         A sturdy lance in his right hand he braced.                                                                               --Fairfax.          5. (Naut.) To move around by means of braces; as, to brace             the yards.          {To brace about} (Naut.), to turn (a yard) round for the             contrary tack.          {To brace a yard} (Naut.), to move it horizontally by means             of a brace.          {To brace in} (Naut.), to turn (a yard) by hauling in the             weather brace.          {To brace one's self}, to call up one's energies. [bd]He             braced himself for an effort which he was little able to             make.[b8] --J. D. Forbes.          {To brace to} (Naut.), to turn (a yard) by checking or easing             off the lee brace, and hauling in the weather one, to             assist in tacking.          {To brace up} (Naut.), to bring (a yard) nearer the direction             of the keel by hauling in the lee brace.          {To brace up sharp} (Naut.), to turn (a yard) as far forward             as the rigging will permit.
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Brace \Brace\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Braced}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Bracing}.]       1. To furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace             a beam in a building.          2. To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension;             to strain; to strengthen; as, to brace the nerves.                         And welcome war to brace her drums.   --Campbell.          3. To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.                         The women of China, by bracing and binding them from                      their infancy, have very little feet. --Locke.                         Some who spurs had first braced on.   --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          4. To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold             firmly; as, he braced himself against the crowd.                         A sturdy lance in his right hand he braced.                                                                               --Fairfax.          5. (Naut.) To move around by means of braces; as, to brace             the yards.          {To brace about} (Naut.), to turn (a yard) round for the             contrary tack.          {To brace a yard} (Naut.), to move it horizontally by means             of a brace.          {To brace in} (Naut.), to turn (a yard) by hauling in the             weather brace.          {To brace one's self}, to call up one's energies. [bd]He             braced himself for an effort which he was little able to             make.[b8] --J. D. Forbes.          {To brace to} (Naut.), to turn (a yard) by checking or easing             off the lee brace, and hauling in the weather one, to             assist in tacking.          {To brace up} (Naut.), to bring (a yard) nearer the direction             of the keel by hauling in the lee brace.          {To brace up sharp} (Naut.), to turn (a yard) as far forward             as the rigging will permit.
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Brace \Brace\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Braced}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Bracing}.]       1. To furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace             a beam in a building.          2. To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension;             to strain; to strengthen; as, to brace the nerves.                         And welcome war to brace her drums.   --Campbell.          3. To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.                         The women of China, by bracing and binding them from                      their infancy, have very little feet. --Locke.                         Some who spurs had first braced on.   --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          4. To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold             firmly; as, he braced himself against the crowd.                         A sturdy lance in his right hand he braced.                                                                               --Fairfax.          5. (Naut.) To move around by means of braces; as, to brace             the yards.          {To brace about} (Naut.), to turn (a yard) round for the             contrary tack.          {To brace a yard} (Naut.), to move it horizontally by means             of a brace.          {To brace in} (Naut.), to turn (a yard) by hauling in the             weather brace.          {To brace one's self}, to call up one's energies. [bd]He             braced himself for an effort which he was little able to             make.[b8] --J. D. Forbes.          {To brace to} (Naut.), to turn (a yard) by checking or easing             off the lee brace, and hauling in the weather one, to             assist in tacking.          {To brace up} (Naut.), to bring (a yard) nearer the direction             of the keel by hauling in the lee brace.          {To brace up sharp} (Naut.), to turn (a yard) as far forward             as the rigging will permit.
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Sharp \Sharp\, a. [Compar. {Sharper}; superl. {Sharpest}.] [OE.       sharp, scharp, scarp, AS. scearp; akin to OS. skarp, LG.       scharp, D. scherp, G. scharf, Dan. & Sw. skarp, Icel. skarpr.       Cf. {Escarp}, {Scrape}, {Scorpion}.]       1. Having a very thin edge or fine point; of a nature to cut             or pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen.                         He dies upon my scimeter's sharp point. --Shak.          2. Terminating in a point or edge; not obtuse or rounded;             somewhat pointed or edged; peaked or ridged; as, a sharp             hill; sharp features.          3. Affecting the sense as if pointed or cutting, keen,             penetrating, acute: to the taste or smell, pungent, acid,             sour, as ammonia has a sharp taste and odor; to the             hearing, piercing, shrill, as a sharp sound or voice; to             the eye, instantaneously brilliant, dazzling, as a sharp             flash.          4. (Mus.)             (a) High in pitch; acute; as, a sharp note or tone.             (b) Raised a semitone in pitch; as, C sharp (C[sharp]),                   which is a half step, or semitone, higher than C.             (c) So high as to be out of tune, or above true pitch; as,                   the tone is sharp; that instrument is sharp. Opposed                   in all these senses to {flat}.          5. Very trying to the feelings; piercing; keen; severe;             painful; distressing; as, sharp pain, weather; a sharp and             frosty air.                         Sharp misery had worn him to the bones. --Shak.                         The morning sharp and clear.               --Cowper.                         In sharpest perils faithful proved.   --Keble.          6. Cutting in language or import; biting; sarcastic; cruel;             harsh; rigorous; severe; as, a sharp rebuke. [bd]That             sharp look.[b8] --Tennyson.                         To that place the sharp Athenian law Can not pursue                      us.                                                   --Shak.                         Be thy words severe, Sharp as merits but the sword                      forbear.                                             --Dryden.          7. Of keen perception; quick to discern or distinguish;             having nice discrimination; acute; penetrating; sagacious;             clever; as, a sharp eye; sharp sight, hearing, or             judgment.                         Nothing makes men sharper . . . than want.                                                                               --Addison.                         Many other things belong to the material world,                      wherein the sharpest philosophers have never ye[?]                      arrived at clear and distinct ideas.   --L. Watts.          8. Eager in pursuit; keen in quest; impatient for             gratification; keen; as, a sharp appetite.          9. Fierce; ardent; fiery; violent; impetuous. [bd]In sharp             contest of battle.[b8] --Milton.                         A sharp assault already is begun.      --Dryden.          10. Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interest; close             and exact in dealing; shrewd; as, a sharp dealer; a sharp             customer.                         The necessity of being so sharp and exacting.                                                                               --Swift.          11. Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty; as, sharp sand.             --Moxon.          12. Steep; precipitous; abrupt; as, a sharp ascent or             descent; a sharp turn or curve.          13. (Phonetics) Uttered in a whisper, or with the breath             alone, without voice, as certain consonants, such as p,             k, t, f; surd; nonvocal; aspirated.          Note: Sharp is often used in the formation of self-explaining                compounds; as, sharp-cornered, sharp-edged,                sharp-pointed, sharp-tasted, sharp-visaged, etc.          {Sharp practice}, the getting of an advantage, or the attempt             to do so, by a tricky expedient.          {To brace sharp}, [or] {To sharp up} (Naut.), to turn the             yards to the most oblique position possible, that the ship             may lie well up to the wind.          Syn: Keen; acute; piercing; penetrating; quick; sagacious;                discerning; shrewd; witty; ingenious; sour; acid; tart;                pungent; acrid; severe; poignant; biting; acrimonious;                sarcastic; cutting; bitter; painful; afflictive;                violent; harsh; fierce; ardent; fiery.
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Brace \Brace\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Braced}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Bracing}.]       1. To furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace             a beam in a building.          2. To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension;             to strain; to strengthen; as, to brace the nerves.                         And welcome war to brace her drums.   --Campbell.          3. To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.                         The women of China, by bracing and binding them from                      their infancy, have very little feet. --Locke.                         Some who spurs had first braced on.   --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          4. To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold             firmly; as, he braced himself against the crowd.                         A sturdy lance in his right hand he braced.                                                                               --Fairfax.          5. (Naut.) To move around by means of braces; as, to brace             the yards.          {To brace about} (Naut.), to turn (a yard) round for the             contrary tack.          {To brace a yard} (Naut.), to move it horizontally by means             of a brace.          {To brace in} (Naut.), to turn (a yard) by hauling in the             weather brace.          {To brace one's self}, to call up one's energies. [bd]He             braced himself for an effort which he was little able to             make.[b8] --J. D. Forbes.          {To brace to} (Naut.), to turn (a yard) by checking or easing             off the lee brace, and hauling in the weather one, to             assist in tacking.          {To brace up} (Naut.), to bring (a yard) nearer the direction             of the keel by hauling in the lee brace.          {To brace up sharp} (Naut.), to turn (a yard) as far forward             as the rigging will permit.
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Brace \Brace\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Braced}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Bracing}.]       1. To furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace             a beam in a building.          2. To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension;             to strain; to strengthen; as, to brace the nerves.                         And welcome war to brace her drums.   --Campbell.          3. To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.                         The women of China, by bracing and binding them from                      their infancy, have very little feet. --Locke.                         Some who spurs had first braced on.   --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          4. To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold             firmly; as, he braced himself against the crowd.                         A sturdy lance in his right hand he braced.                                                                               --Fairfax.          5. (Naut.) To move around by means of braces; as, to brace             the yards.          {To brace about} (Naut.), to turn (a yard) round for the             contrary tack.          {To brace a yard} (Naut.), to move it horizontally by means             of a brace.          {To brace in} (Naut.), to turn (a yard) by hauling in the             weather brace.          {To brace one's self}, to call up one's energies. [bd]He             braced himself for an effort which he was little able to             make.[b8] --J. D. Forbes.          {To brace to} (Naut.), to turn (a yard) by checking or easing             off the lee brace, and hauling in the weather one, to             assist in tacking.          {To brace up} (Naut.), to bring (a yard) nearer the direction             of the keel by hauling in the lee brace.          {To brace up sharp} (Naut.), to turn (a yard) as far forward             as the rigging will permit.
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Brace \Brace\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Braced}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Bracing}.]       1. To furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace             a beam in a building.          2. To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension;             to strain; to strengthen; as, to brace the nerves.                         And welcome war to brace her drums.   --Campbell.          3. To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.                         The women of China, by bracing and binding them from                      their infancy, have very little feet. --Locke.                         Some who spurs had first braced on.   --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          4. To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold             firmly; as, he braced himself against the crowd.                         A sturdy lance in his right hand he braced.                                                                               --Fairfax.          5. (Naut.) To move around by means of braces; as, to brace             the yards.          {To brace about} (Naut.), to turn (a yard) round for the             contrary tack.          {To brace a yard} (Naut.), to move it horizontally by means             of a brace.          {To brace in} (Naut.), to turn (a yard) by hauling in the             weather brace.          {To brace one's self}, to call up one's energies. [bd]He             braced himself for an effort which he was little able to             make.[b8] --J. D. Forbes.          {To brace to} (Naut.), to turn (a yard) by checking or easing             off the lee brace, and hauling in the weather one, to             assist in tacking.          {To brace up} (Naut.), to bring (a yard) nearer the direction             of the keel by hauling in the lee brace.          {To brace up sharp} (Naut.), to turn (a yard) as far forward             as the rigging will permit.
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Break \Break\, v. t. [imp. {broke}, (Obs. {Brake}); p. p.       {Broken}, (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,       br[84]kka to crack, Dan. br[91]kke to break, Goth. brikan to       break, L. frangere. Cf. {Bray} to pound, {Breach},       {Fragile}.]       1. To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with             violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal;             to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock.             --Shak.          2. To lay open as by breaking; to divide; as, to break a             package of goods.          3. To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or             communicate.                         Katharine, break thy mind to me.         --Shak.          4. To infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or promise.                         Out, out, hyena! these are thy wonted arts . . . To                      break all faith, all vows, deceive, betray. --Milton          5. To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or             terminate; as, to break silence; to break one's sleep; to             break one's journey.                         Go, release them, Ariel; My charms I'll break, their                      senses I'll restore.                           --Shak.          6. To destroy the completeness of; to remove a part from; as,             to break a set.          7. To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to             pierce; as, the cavalry were not able to break the British             squares.          8. To shatter to pieces; to reduce to fragments.                         The victim broke in pieces the musical instruments                      with which he had solaced the hours of captivity.                                                                               --Prescott.          9. To exchange for other money or currency of smaller             denomination; as, to break a five dollar bill.          10. To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of; as,             to break flax.          11. To weaken or impair, as health, spirit, or mind.                         An old man, broken with the storms of state.                                                                               --Shak.          12. To diminish the force of; to lessen the shock of, as a             fall or blow.                         I'll rather leap down first, and break your fall.                                                                               --Dryden.          13. To impart, as news or information; to broach; -- with to,             and often with a modified word implying some reserve; as,             to break the news gently to the widow; to break a purpose             cautiously to a friend.          14. To tame; to reduce to subjection; to make tractable; to             discipline; as, to break a horse to the harness or             saddle. [bd]To break a colt.[b8] --Spenser.                         Why, then thou canst not break her to the lute?                                                                               --Shak.          15. To destroy the financial credit of; to make bankrupt; to             ruin.                         With arts like these rich Matho, when he speaks,                      Attracts all fees, and little lawyers breaks.                                                                               --Dryden.          16. To destroy the official character and standing of; to             cashier; to dismiss.                         I see a great officer broken.            --Swift.          Note: With prepositions or adverbs:          {To break down}.             (a) To crush; to overwhelm; as, to break down one's                   strength; to break down opposition.             (b) To remove, or open a way through, by breaking; as, to                   break down a door or wall.          {To break in}.             (a) To force in; as, to break in a door.             (b) To train; to discipline; as, a horse well broken in.                            {To break of}, to rid of; to cause to abandon; as, to break             one of a habit.          {To break off}.             (a) To separate by breaking; as, to break off a twig.             (b) To stop suddenly; to abandon. [bd]Break off thy sins                   by righteousness.[b8] --Dan. iv. 27.          {To break open}, to open by breaking. [bd]Open the door, or I             will break it open.[b8] --Shak.          {To break out}, to take or force out by breaking; as, to             break out a pane of glass.          {To break out a cargo}, to unstow a cargo, so as to unload it             easily.          {To break through}.             (a) To make an opening through, as, as by violence or the                   force of gravity; to pass violently through; as, to                   break through the enemy's lines; to break through the                   ice.             (b) To disregard; as, to break through the ceremony.          {To break up}.             (a) To separate into parts; to plow (new or fallow                   ground). [bd]Break up this capon.[b8] --Shak.                   [bd]Break up your fallow ground.[b8] --Jer. iv. 3.             (b) To dissolve; to put an end to. [bd]Break up the                   court.[b8] --Shak.          {To break} (one) {all up}, to unsettle or disconcert             completely; to upset. [Colloq.]          Note: With an immediate object:          {To break the back}.             (a) To dislocate the backbone; hence, to disable totally.             (b) To get through the worst part of; as, to break the                   back of a difficult undertaking.          {To break bulk}, to destroy the entirety of a load by             removing a portion of it; to begin to unload; also, to             transfer in detail, as from boats to cars.          {To break cover}, to burst forth from a protecting             concealment, as game when hunted.          {To break a deer} [or] {stag}, to cut it up and apportion the             parts among those entitled to a share.          {To break fast}, to partake of food after abstinence. See             {Breakfast}.          {To break ground}.             (a) To open the earth as for planting; to commence                   excavation, as for building, siege operations, and                   the like; as, to break ground for a foundation, a                   canal, or a railroad.             (b) Fig.: To begin to execute any plan.             (c) (Naut.) To release the anchor from the bottom.          {To break the heart}, to crush or overwhelm (one) with grief.                      {To break a house} (Law), to remove or set aside with             violence and a felonious intent any part of a house or of             the fastenings provided to secure it.          {To break the ice}, to get through first difficulties; to             overcome obstacles and make a beginning; to introduce a             subject.          {To break jail}, to escape from confinement in jail, usually             by forcible means.          {To break a jest}, to utter a jest. [bd]Patroclus . . . the             livelong day breaks scurril jests.[b8] --Shak.          {To break joints}, to lay or arrange bricks, shingles, etc.,             so that the joints in one course shall not coincide with             those in the preceding course.          {To break a lance}, to engage in a tilt or contest.          {To break the neck}, to dislocate the joints of the neck.          {To break no squares}, to create no trouble. [Obs.]          {To break a path}, {road}, etc., to open a way through             obstacles by force or labor.          {To break upon a wheel}, to execute or torture, as a criminal             by stretching him upon a wheel, and breaking his limbs             with an iron bar; -- a mode of punishment formerly             employed in some countries.          {To break wind}, to give vent to wind from the anus.          Syn: To dispart; rend; tear; shatter; batter; violate;                infringe; demolish; destroy; burst; dislocate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Break \Break\, v. t. [imp. {broke}, (Obs. {Brake}); p. p.       {Broken}, (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,       br[84]kka to crack, Dan. br[91]kke to break, Goth. brikan to       break, L. frangere. Cf. {Bray} to pound, {Breach},       {Fragile}.]       1. To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with             violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal;             to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock.             --Shak.          2. To lay open as by breaking; to divide; as, to break a             package of goods.          3. To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or             communicate.                         Katharine, break thy mind to me.         --Shak.          4. To infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or promise.                         Out, out, hyena! these are thy wonted arts . . . To                      break all faith, all vows, deceive, betray. --Milton          5. To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or             terminate; as, to break silence; to break one's sleep; to             break one's journey.                         Go, release them, Ariel; My charms I'll break, their                      senses I'll restore.                           --Shak.          6. To destroy the completeness of; to remove a part from; as,             to break a set.          7. To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to             pierce; as, the cavalry were not able to break the British             squares.          8. To shatter to pieces; to reduce to fragments.                         The victim broke in pieces the musical instruments                      with which he had solaced the hours of captivity.                                                                               --Prescott.          9. To exchange for other money or currency of smaller             denomination; as, to break a five dollar bill.          10. To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of; as,             to break flax.          11. To weaken or impair, as health, spirit, or mind.                         An old man, broken with the storms of state.                                                                               --Shak.          12. To diminish the force of; to lessen the shock of, as a             fall or blow.                         I'll rather leap down first, and break your fall.                                                                               --Dryden.          13. To impart, as news or information; to broach; -- with to,             and often with a modified word implying some reserve; as,             to break the news gently to the widow; to break a purpose             cautiously to a friend.          14. To tame; to reduce to subjection; to make tractable; to             discipline; as, to break a horse to the harness or             saddle. [bd]To break a colt.[b8] --Spenser.                         Why, then thou canst not break her to the lute?                                                                               --Shak.          15. To destroy the financial credit of; to make bankrupt; to             ruin.                         With arts like these rich Matho, when he speaks,                      Attracts all fees, and little lawyers breaks.                                                                               --Dryden.          16. To destroy the official character and standing of; to             cashier; to dismiss.                         I see a great officer broken.            --Swift.          Note: With prepositions or adverbs:          {To break down}.             (a) To crush; to overwhelm; as, to break down one's                   strength; to break down opposition.             (b) To remove, or open a way through, by breaking; as, to                   break down a door or wall.          {To break in}.             (a) To force in; as, to break in a door.             (b) To train; to discipline; as, a horse well broken in.                            {To break of}, to rid of; to cause to abandon; as, to break             one of a habit.          {To break off}.             (a) To separate by breaking; as, to break off a twig.             (b) To stop suddenly; to abandon. [bd]Break off thy sins                   by righteousness.[b8] --Dan. iv. 27.          {To break open}, to open by breaking. [bd]Open the door, or I             will break it open.[b8] --Shak.          {To break out}, to take or force out by breaking; as, to             break out a pane of glass.          {To break out a cargo}, to unstow a cargo, so as to unload it             easily.          {To break through}.             (a) To make an opening through, as, as by violence or the                   force of gravity; to pass violently through; as, to                   break through the enemy's lines; to break through the                   ice.             (b) To disregard; as, to break through the ceremony.          {To break up}.             (a) To separate into parts; to plow (new or fallow                   ground). [bd]Break up this capon.[b8] --Shak.                   [bd]Break up your fallow ground.[b8] --Jer. iv. 3.             (b) To dissolve; to put an end to. [bd]Break up the                   court.[b8] --Shak.          {To break} (one) {all up}, to unsettle or disconcert             completely; to upset. [Colloq.]          Note: With an immediate object:          {To break the back}.             (a) To dislocate the backbone; hence, to disable totally.             (b) To get through the worst part of; as, to break the                   back of a difficult undertaking.          {To break bulk}, to destroy the entirety of a load by             removing a portion of it; to begin to unload; also, to             transfer in detail, as from boats to cars.          {To break cover}, to burst forth from a protecting             concealment, as game when hunted.          {To break a deer} [or] {stag}, to cut it up and apportion the             parts among those entitled to a share.          {To break fast}, to partake of food after abstinence. See             {Breakfast}.          {To break ground}.             (a) To open the earth as for planting; to commence                   excavation, as for building, siege operations, and                   the like; as, to break ground for a foundation, a                   canal, or a railroad.             (b) Fig.: To begin to execute any plan.             (c) (Naut.) To release the anchor from the bottom.          {To break the heart}, to crush or overwhelm (one) with grief.                      {To break a house} (Law), to remove or set aside with             violence and a felonious intent any part of a house or of             the fastenings provided to secure it.          {To break the ice}, to get through first difficulties; to             overcome obstacles and make a beginning; to introduce a             subject.          {To break jail}, to escape from confinement in jail, usually             by forcible means.          {To break a jest}, to utter a jest. [bd]Patroclus . . . the             livelong day breaks scurril jests.[b8] --Shak.          {To break joints}, to lay or arrange bricks, shingles, etc.,             so that the joints in one course shall not coincide with             those in the preceding course.          {To break a lance}, to engage in a tilt or contest.          {To break the neck}, to dislocate the joints of the neck.          {To break no squares}, to create no trouble. [Obs.]          {To break a path}, {road}, etc., to open a way through             obstacles by force or labor.          {To break upon a wheel}, to execute or torture, as a criminal             by stretching him upon a wheel, and breaking his limbs             with an iron bar; -- a mode of punishment formerly             employed in some countries.          {To break wind}, to give vent to wind from the anus.          Syn: To dispart; rend; tear; shatter; batter; violate;                infringe; demolish; destroy; burst; dislocate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Break \Break\, v. t. [imp. {broke}, (Obs. {Brake}); p. p.       {Broken}, (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,       br[84]kka to crack, Dan. br[91]kke to break, Goth. brikan to       break, L. frangere. Cf. {Bray} to pound, {Breach},       {Fragile}.]       1. To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with             violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal;             to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock.             --Shak.          2. To lay open as by breaking; to divide; as, to break a             package of goods.          3. To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or             communicate.                         Katharine, break thy mind to me.         --Shak.          4. To infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or promise.                         Out, out, hyena! these are thy wonted arts . . . To                      break all faith, all vows, deceive, betray. --Milton          5. To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or             terminate; as, to break silence; to break one's sleep; to             break one's journey.                         Go, release them, Ariel; My charms I'll break, their                      senses I'll restore.                           --Shak.          6. To destroy the completeness of; to remove a part from; as,             to break a set.          7. To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to             pierce; as, the cavalry were not able to break the British             squares.          8. To shatter to pieces; to reduce to fragments.                         The victim broke in pieces the musical instruments                      with which he had solaced the hours of captivity.                                                                               --Prescott.          9. To exchange for other money or currency of smaller             denomination; as, to break a five dollar bill.          10. To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of; as,             to break flax.          11. To weaken or impair, as health, spirit, or mind.                         An old man, broken with the storms of state.                                                                               --Shak.          12. To diminish the force of; to lessen the shock of, as a             fall or blow.                         I'll rather leap down first, and break your fall.                                                                               --Dryden.          13. To impart, as news or information; to broach; -- with to,             and often with a modified word implying some reserve; as,             to break the news gently to the widow; to break a purpose             cautiously to a friend.          14. To tame; to reduce to subjection; to make tractable; to             discipline; as, to break a horse to the harness or             saddle. [bd]To break a colt.[b8] --Spenser.                         Why, then thou canst not break her to the lute?                                                                               --Shak.          15. To destroy the financial credit of; to make bankrupt; to             ruin.                         With arts like these rich Matho, when he speaks,                      Attracts all fees, and little lawyers breaks.                                                                               --Dryden.          16. To destroy the official character and standing of; to             cashier; to dismiss.                         I see a great officer broken.            --Swift.          Note: With prepositions or adverbs:          {To break down}.             (a) To crush; to overwhelm; as, to break down one's                   strength; to break down opposition.             (b) To remove, or open a way through, by breaking; as, to                   break down a door or wall.          {To break in}.             (a) To force in; as, to break in a door.             (b) To train; to discipline; as, a horse well broken in.                            {To break of}, to rid of; to cause to abandon; as, to break             one of a habit.          {To break off}.             (a) To separate by breaking; as, to break off a twig.             (b) To stop suddenly; to abandon. [bd]Break off thy sins                   by righteousness.[b8] --Dan. iv. 27.          {To break open}, to open by breaking. [bd]Open the door, or I             will break it open.[b8] --Shak.          {To break out}, to take or force out by breaking; as, to             break out a pane of glass.          {To break out a cargo}, to unstow a cargo, so as to unload it             easily.          {To break through}.             (a) To make an opening through, as, as by violence or the                   force of gravity; to pass violently through; as, to                   break through the enemy's lines; to break through the                   ice.             (b) To disregard; as, to break through the ceremony.          {To break up}.             (a) To separate into parts; to plow (new or fallow                   ground). [bd]Break up this capon.[b8] --Shak.                   [bd]Break up your fallow ground.[b8] --Jer. iv. 3.             (b) To dissolve; to put an end to. [bd]Break up the                   court.[b8] --Shak.          {To break} (one) {all up}, to unsettle or disconcert             completely; to upset. [Colloq.]          Note: With an immediate object:          {To break the back}.             (a) To dislocate the backbone; hence, to disable totally.             (b) To get through the worst part of; as, to break the                   back of a difficult undertaking.          {To break bulk}, to destroy the entirety of a load by             removing a portion of it; to begin to unload; also, to             transfer in detail, as from boats to cars.          {To break cover}, to burst forth from a protecting             concealment, as game when hunted.          {To break a deer} [or] {stag}, to cut it up and apportion the             parts among those entitled to a share.          {To break fast}, to partake of food after abstinence. See             {Breakfast}.          {To break ground}.             (a) To open the earth as for planting; to commence                   excavation, as for building, siege operations, and                   the like; as, to break ground for a foundation, a                   canal, or a railroad.             (b) Fig.: To begin to execute any plan.             (c) (Naut.) To release the anchor from the bottom.          {To break the heart}, to crush or overwhelm (one) with grief.                      {To break a house} (Law), to remove or set aside with             violence and a felonious intent any part of a house or of             the fastenings provided to secure it.          {To break the ice}, to get through first difficulties; to             overcome obstacles and make a beginning; to introduce a             subject.          {To break jail}, to escape from confinement in jail, usually             by forcible means.          {To break a jest}, to utter a jest. [bd]Patroclus . . . the             livelong day breaks scurril jests.[b8] --Shak.          {To break joints}, to lay or arrange bricks, shingles, etc.,             so that the joints in one course shall not coincide with             those in the preceding course.          {To break a lance}, to engage in a tilt or contest.          {To break the neck}, to dislocate the joints of the neck.          {To break no squares}, to create no trouble. [Obs.]          {To break a path}, {road}, etc., to open a way through             obstacles by force or labor.          {To break upon a wheel}, to execute or torture, as a criminal             by stretching him upon a wheel, and breaking his limbs             with an iron bar; -- a mode of punishment formerly             employed in some countries.          {To break wind}, to give vent to wind from the anus.          Syn: To dispart; rend; tear; shatter; batter; violate;                infringe; demolish; destroy; burst; dislocate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Break \Break\, v. t. [imp. {broke}, (Obs. {Brake}); p. p.       {Broken}, (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,       br[84]kka to crack, Dan. br[91]kke to break, Goth. brikan to       break, L. frangere. Cf. {Bray} to pound, {Breach},       {Fragile}.]       1. To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with             violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal;             to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock.             --Shak.          2. To lay open as by breaking; to divide; as, to break a             package of goods.          3. To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or             communicate.                         Katharine, break thy mind to me.         --Shak.          4. To infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or promise.                         Out, out, hyena! these are thy wonted arts . . . To                      break all faith, all vows, deceive, betray. --Milton          5. To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or             terminate; as, to break silence; to break one's sleep; to             break one's journey.                         Go, release them, Ariel; My charms I'll break, their                      senses I'll restore.                           --Shak.          6. To destroy the completeness of; to remove a part from; as,             to break a set.          7. To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to             pierce; as, the cavalry were not able to break the British             squares.          8. To shatter to pieces; to reduce to fragments.                         The victim broke in pieces the musical instruments                      with which he had solaced the hours of captivity.                                                                               --Prescott.          9. To exchange for other money or currency of smaller             denomination; as, to break a five dollar bill.          10. To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of; as,             to break flax.          11. To weaken or impair, as health, spirit, or mind.                         An old man, broken with the storms of state.                                                                               --Shak.          12. To diminish the force of; to lessen the shock of, as a             fall or blow.                         I'll rather leap down first, and break your fall.                                                                               --Dryden.          13. To impart, as news or information; to broach; -- with to,             and often with a modified word implying some reserve; as,             to break the news gently to the widow; to break a purpose             cautiously to a friend.          14. To tame; to reduce to subjection; to make tractable; to             discipline; as, to break a horse to the harness or             saddle. [bd]To break a colt.[b8] --Spenser.                         Why, then thou canst not break her to the lute?                                                                               --Shak.          15. To destroy the financial credit of; to make bankrupt; to             ruin.                         With arts like these rich Matho, when he speaks,                      Attracts all fees, and little lawyers breaks.                                                                               --Dryden.          16. To destroy the official character and standing of; to             cashier; to dismiss.                         I see a great officer broken.            --Swift.          Note: With prepositions or adverbs:          {To break down}.             (a) To crush; to overwhelm; as, to break down one's                   strength; to break down opposition.             (b) To remove, or open a way through, by breaking; as, to                   break down a door or wall.          {To break in}.             (a) To force in; as, to break in a door.             (b) To train; to discipline; as, a horse well broken in.                            {To break of}, to rid of; to cause to abandon; as, to break             one of a habit.          {To break off}.             (a) To separate by breaking; as, to break off a twig.             (b) To stop suddenly; to abandon. [bd]Break off thy sins                   by righteousness.[b8] --Dan. iv. 27.          {To break open}, to open by breaking. [bd]Open the door, or I             will break it open.[b8] --Shak.          {To break out}, to take or force out by breaking; as, to             break out a pane of glass.          {To break out a cargo}, to unstow a cargo, so as to unload it             easily.          {To break through}.             (a) To make an opening through, as, as by violence or the                   force of gravity; to pass violently through; as, to                   break through the enemy's lines; to break through the                   ice.             (b) To disregard; as, to break through the ceremony.          {To break up}.             (a) To separate into parts; to plow (new or fallow                   ground). [bd]Break up this capon.[b8] --Shak.                   [bd]Break up your fallow ground.[b8] --Jer. iv. 3.             (b) To dissolve; to put an end to. [bd]Break up the                   court.[b8] --Shak.          {To break} (one) {all up}, to unsettle or disconcert             completely; to upset. [Colloq.]          Note: With an immediate object:          {To break the back}.             (a) To dislocate the backbone; hence, to disable totally.             (b) To get through the worst part of; as, to break the                   back of a difficult undertaking.          {To break bulk}, to destroy the entirety of a load by             removing a portion of it; to begin to unload; also, to             transfer in detail, as from boats to cars.          {To break cover}, to burst forth from a protecting             concealment, as game when hunted.          {To break a deer} [or] {stag}, to cut it up and apportion the             parts among those entitled to a share.          {To break fast}, to partake of food after abstinence. See             {Breakfast}.          {To break ground}.             (a) To open the earth as for planting; to commence                   excavation, as for building, siege operations, and                   the like; as, to break ground for a foundation, a                   canal, or a railroad.             (b) Fig.: To begin to execute any plan.             (c) (Naut.) To release the anchor from the bottom.          {To break the heart}, to crush or overwhelm (one) with grief.                      {To break a house} (Law), to remove or set aside with             violence and a felonious intent any part of a house or of             the fastenings provided to secure it.          {To break the ice}, to get through first difficulties; to             overcome obstacles and make a beginning; to introduce a             subject.          {To break jail}, to escape from confinement in jail, usually             by forcible means.          {To break a jest}, to utter a jest. [bd]Patroclus . . . the             livelong day breaks scurril jests.[b8] --Shak.          {To break joints}, to lay or arrange bricks, shingles, etc.,             so that the joints in one course shall not coincide with             those in the preceding course.          {To break a lance}, to engage in a tilt or contest.          {To break the neck}, to dislocate the joints of the neck.          {To break no squares}, to create no trouble. [Obs.]          {To break a path}, {road}, etc., to open a way through             obstacles by force or labor.          {To break upon a wheel}, to execute or torture, as a criminal             by stretching him upon a wheel, and breaking his limbs             with an iron bar; -- a mode of punishment formerly             employed in some countries.          {To break wind}, to give vent to wind from the anus.          Syn: To dispart; rend; tear; shatter; batter; violate;                infringe; demolish; destroy; burst; dislocate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lance \Lance\, n. [OE. lance, F. lance, fr. L. lancea; cf. Gr.       [?]. Cf. {Launch}.]       1. A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and             a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen, and             often decorated with a small flag; also, a spear or             harpoon used by whalers and fishermen.                         A braver soldier never couched lance. --Shak.          2. A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer.          3. (Founding) A small iron rod which suspends the core of the             mold in casting a shell.          4. (Mil.) An instrument which conveys the charge of a piece             of ordnance and forces it home.          5. (Pyrotech.) One of the small paper cases filled with             combustible composition, which mark the outlines of a             figure.          {Free lance}, in the Middle Ages, and subsequently, a knight             or roving soldier, who was free to engage for any state or             commander that purchased his services; hence, a person who             assails institutions or opinions on his own responsibility             without regard to party lines or deference to authority.                      {Lance bucket} (Cavalry), a socket attached to a saddle or             stirrup strap, in which to rest the but of a lance.          {Lance corporal}, same as {Lancepesade}.          {Lance knight}, a lansquenet. --B. Jonson.          {Lance snake} (Zo[94]l.), the fer-de-lance.          {Stink-fire lance} (Mil.), a kind of fuse filled with a             composition which burns with a suffocating odor; -- used             in the counter operations of miners.          {To break a lance}, to engage in a tilt or contest.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Break \Break\, v. t. [imp. {broke}, (Obs. {Brake}); p. p.       {Broken}, (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,       br[84]kka to crack, Dan. br[91]kke to break, Goth. brikan to       break, L. frangere. Cf. {Bray} to pound, {Breach},       {Fragile}.]       1. To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with             violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal;             to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock.             --Shak.          2. To lay open as by breaking; to divide; as, to break a             package of goods.          3. To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or             communicate.                         Katharine, break thy mind to me.         --Shak.          4. To infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or promise.                         Out, out, hyena! these are thy wonted arts . . . To                      break all faith, all vows, deceive, betray. --Milton          5. To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or             terminate; as, to break silence; to break one's sleep; to             break one's journey.                         Go, release them, Ariel; My charms I'll break, their                      senses I'll restore.                           --Shak.          6. To destroy the completeness of; to remove a part from; as,             to break a set.          7. To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to             pierce; as, the cavalry were not able to break the British             squares.          8. To shatter to pieces; to reduce to fragments.                         The victim broke in pieces the musical instruments                      with which he had solaced the hours of captivity.                                                                               --Prescott.          9. To exchange for other money or currency of smaller             denomination; as, to break a five dollar bill.          10. To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of; as,             to break flax.          11. To weaken or impair, as health, spirit, or mind.                         An old man, broken with the storms of state.                                                                               --Shak.          12. To diminish the force of; to lessen the shock of, as a             fall or blow.                         I'll rather leap down first, and break your fall.                                                                               --Dryden.          13. To impart, as news or information; to broach; -- with to,             and often with a modified word implying some reserve; as,             to break the news gently to the widow; to break a purpose             cautiously to a friend.          14. To tame; to reduce to subjection; to make tractable; to             discipline; as, to break a horse to the harness or             saddle. [bd]To break a colt.[b8] --Spenser.                         Why, then thou canst not break her to the lute?                                                                               --Shak.          15. To destroy the financial credit of; to make bankrupt; to             ruin.                         With arts like these rich Matho, when he speaks,                      Attracts all fees, and little lawyers breaks.                                                                               --Dryden.          16. To destroy the official character and standing of; to             cashier; to dismiss.                         I see a great officer broken.            --Swift.          Note: With prepositions or adverbs:          {To break down}.             (a) To crush; to overwhelm; as, to break down one's                   strength; to break down opposition.             (b) To remove, or open a way through, by breaking; as, to                   break down a door or wall.          {To break in}.             (a) To force in; as, to break in a door.             (b) To train; to discipline; as, a horse well broken in.                            {To break of}, to rid of; to cause to abandon; as, to break             one of a habit.          {To break off}.             (a) To separate by breaking; as, to break off a twig.             (b) To stop suddenly; to abandon. [bd]Break off thy sins                   by righteousness.[b8] --Dan. iv. 27.          {To break open}, to open by breaking. [bd]Open the door, or I             will break it open.[b8] --Shak.          {To break out}, to take or force out by breaking; as, to             break out a pane of glass.          {To break out a cargo}, to unstow a cargo, so as to unload it             easily.          {To break through}.             (a) To make an opening through, as, as by violence or the                   force of gravity; to pass violently through; as, to                   break through the enemy's lines; to break through the                   ice.             (b) To disregard; as, to break through the ceremony.          {To break up}.             (a) To separate into parts; to plow (new or fallow                   ground). [bd]Break up this capon.[b8] --Shak.                   [bd]Break up your fallow ground.[b8] --Jer. iv. 3.             (b) To dissolve; to put an end to. [bd]Break up the                   court.[b8] --Shak.          {To break} (one) {all up}, to unsettle or disconcert             completely; to upset. [Colloq.]          Note: With an immediate object:          {To break the back}.             (a) To dislocate the backbone; hence, to disable totally.             (b) To get through the worst part of; as, to break the                   back of a difficult undertaking.          {To break bulk}, to destroy the entirety of a load by             removing a portion of it; to begin to unload; also, to             transfer in detail, as from boats to cars.          {To break cover}, to burst forth from a protecting             concealment, as game when hunted.          {To break a deer} [or] {stag}, to cut it up and apportion the             parts among those entitled to a share.          {To break fast}, to partake of food after abstinence. See             {Breakfast}.          {To break ground}.             (a) To open the earth as for planting; to commence                   excavation, as for building, siege operations, and                   the like; as, to break ground for a foundation, a                   canal, or a railroad.             (b) Fig.: To begin to execute any plan.             (c) (Naut.) To release the anchor from the bottom.          {To break the heart}, to crush or overwhelm (one) with grief.                      {To break a house} (Law), to remove or set aside with             violence and a felonious intent any part of a house or of             the fastenings provided to secure it.          {To break the ice}, to get through first difficulties; to             overcome obstacles and make a beginning; to introduce a             subject.          {To break jail}, to escape from confinement in jail, usually             by forcible means.          {To break a jest}, to utter a jest. [bd]Patroclus . . . the             livelong day breaks scurril jests.[b8] --Shak.          {To break joints}, to lay or arrange bricks, shingles, etc.,             so that the joints in one course shall not coincide with             those in the preceding course.          {To break a lance}, to engage in a tilt or contest.          {To break the neck}, to dislocate the joints of the neck.          {To break no squares}, to create no trouble. [Obs.]          {To break a path}, {road}, etc., to open a way through             obstacles by force or labor.          {To break upon a wheel}, to execute or torture, as a criminal             by stretching him upon a wheel, and breaking his limbs             with an iron bar; -- a mode of punishment formerly             employed in some countries.          {To break wind}, to give vent to wind from the anus.          Syn: To dispart; rend; tear; shatter; batter; violate;                infringe; demolish; destroy; burst; dislocate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Break \Break\, v. t. [imp. {broke}, (Obs. {Brake}); p. p.       {Broken}, (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,       br[84]kka to crack, Dan. br[91]kke to break, Goth. brikan to       break, L. frangere. Cf. {Bray} to pound, {Breach},       {Fragile}.]       1. To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with             violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal;             to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock.             --Shak.          2. To lay open as by breaking; to divide; as, to break a             package of goods.          3. To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or             communicate.                         Katharine, break thy mind to me.         --Shak.          4. To infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or promise.                         Out, out, hyena! these are thy wonted arts . . . To                      break all faith, all vows, deceive, betray. --Milton          5. To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or             terminate; as, to break silence; to break one's sleep; to             break one's journey.                         Go, release them, Ariel; My charms I'll break, their                      senses I'll restore.                           --Shak.          6. To destroy the completeness of; to remove a part from; as,             to break a set.          7. To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to             pierce; as, the cavalry were not able to break the British             squares.          8. To shatter to pieces; to reduce to fragments.                         The victim broke in pieces the musical instruments                      with which he had solaced the hours of captivity.                                                                               --Prescott.          9. To exchange for other money or currency of smaller             denomination; as, to break a five dollar bill.          10. To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of; as,             to break flax.          11. To weaken or impair, as health, spirit, or mind.                         An old man, broken with the storms of state.                                                                               --Shak.          12. To diminish the force of; to lessen the shock of, as a             fall or blow.                         I'll rather leap down first, and break your fall.                                                                               --Dryden.          13. To impart, as news or information; to broach; -- with to,             and often with a modified word implying some reserve; as,             to break the news gently to the widow; to break a purpose             cautiously to a friend.          14. To tame; to reduce to subjection; to make tractable; to             discipline; as, to break a horse to the harness or             saddle. [bd]To break a colt.[b8] --Spenser.                         Why, then thou canst not break her to the lute?                                                                               --Shak.          15. To destroy the financial credit of; to make bankrupt; to             ruin.                         With arts like these rich Matho, when he speaks,                      Attracts all fees, and little lawyers breaks.                                                                               --Dryden.          16. To destroy the official character and standing of; to             cashier; to dismiss.                         I see a great officer broken.            --Swift.          Note: With prepositions or adverbs:          {To break down}.             (a) To crush; to overwhelm; as, to break down one's                   strength; to break down opposition.             (b) To remove, or open a way through, by breaking; as, to                   break down a door or wall.          {To break in}.             (a) To force in; as, to break in a door.             (b) To train; to discipline; as, a horse well broken in.                            {To break of}, to rid of; to cause to abandon; as, to break             one of a habit.          {To break off}.             (a) To separate by breaking; as, to break off a twig.             (b) To stop suddenly; to abandon. [bd]Break off thy sins                   by righteousness.[b8] --Dan. iv. 27.          {To break open}, to open by breaking. [bd]Open the door, or I             will break it open.[b8] --Shak.          {To break out}, to take or force out by breaking; as, to             break out a pane of glass.          {To break out a cargo}, to unstow a cargo, so as to unload it             easily.          {To break through}.             (a) To make an opening through, as, as by violence or the                   force of gravity; to pass violently through; as, to                   break through the enemy's lines; to break through the                   ice.             (b) To disregard; as, to break through the ceremony.          {To break up}.             (a) To separate into parts; to plow (new or fallow                   ground). [bd]Break up this capon.[b8] --Shak.                   [bd]Break up your fallow ground.[b8] --Jer. iv. 3.             (b) To dissolve; to put an end to. [bd]Break up the                   court.[b8] --Shak.          {To break} (one) {all up}, to unsettle or disconcert             completely; to upset. [Colloq.]          Note: With an immediate object:          {To break the back}.             (a) To dislocate the backbone; hence, to disable totally.             (b) To get through the worst part of; as, to break the                   back of a difficult undertaking.          {To break bulk}, to destroy the entirety of a load by             removing a portion of it; to begin to unload; also, to             transfer in detail, as from boats to cars.          {To break cover}, to burst forth from a protecting             concealment, as game when hunted.          {To break a deer} [or] {stag}, to cut it up and apportion the             parts among those entitled to a share.          {To break fast}, to partake of food after abstinence. See             {Breakfast}.          {To break ground}.             (a) To open the earth as for planting; to commence                   excavation, as for building, siege operations, and                   the like; as, to break ground for a foundation, a                   canal, or a railroad.             (b) Fig.: To begin to execute any plan.             (c) (Naut.) To release the anchor from the bottom.          {To break the heart}, to crush or overwhelm (one) with grief.                      {To break a house} (Law), to remove or set aside with             violence and a felonious intent any part of a house or of             the fastenings provided to secure it.          {To break the ice}, to get through first difficulties; to             overcome obstacles and make a beginning; to introduce a             subject.          {To break jail}, to escape from confinement in jail, usually             by forcible means.          {To break a jest}, to utter a jest. [bd]Patroclus . . . the             livelong day breaks scurril jests.[b8] --Shak.          {To break joints}, to lay or arrange bricks, shingles, etc.,             so that the joints in one course shall not coincide with             those in the preceding course.          {To break a lance}, to engage in a tilt or contest.          {To break the neck}, to dislocate the joints of the neck.          {To break no squares}, to create no trouble. [Obs.]          {To break a path}, {road}, etc., to open a way through             obstacles by force or labor.          {To break upon a wheel}, to execute or torture, as a criminal             by stretching him upon a wheel, and breaking his limbs             with an iron bar; -- a mode of punishment formerly             employed in some countries.          {To break wind}, to give vent to wind from the anus.          Syn: To dispart; rend; tear; shatter; batter; violate;                infringe; demolish; destroy; burst; dislocate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Break \Break\, v. i.       1. To come apart or divide into two or more pieces, usually             with suddenness and violence; to part; to burst asunder.          2. To open spontaneously, or by pressure from within, as a             bubble, a tumor, a seed vessel, a bag.                         Else the bottle break, and the wine runneth out.                                                                               --Math. ix.                                                                               17.          3. To burst forth; to make its way; to come to view; to             appear; to dawn.                         The day begins to break, and night is fled. --Shak.                         And from the turf a fountain broke, and gurgled at                      our feet.                                          --Wordsworth.          4. To burst forth violently, as a storm.                         The clouds are still above; and, while I speak, A                      second deluge o'er our head may break. --Dryden.          5. To open up; to be scattered; to be dissipated; as, the             clouds are breaking.                         At length the darkness begins to break. --Macaulay.          6. To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose             health or strength.                         See how the dean begins to break; Poor gentleman! he                      droops apace.                                    --Swift.          7. To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief; as, my             heart is breaking.          8. To fall in business; to become bankrupt.                         He that puts all upon adventures doth oftentimes                      break, and come to poverty.               --Bacn.          9. To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change the gait;             as, to break into a run or gallop.          10. To fail in musical quality; as, a singer's voice breaks             when it is strained beyond its compass and a tone or note             is not completed, but degenerates into an unmusical sound             instead. Also, to change in tone, as a boy's voice at             puberty.          11. To fall out; to terminate friendship.                         To break upon the score of danger or expense is to                      be mean and narrow-spirited.            --Collier.          Note: With prepositions or adverbs:          {To break away}, to disengage one's self abruptly; to come or             go away against resistance.                         Fear me not, man; I will not break away. --Shak.          {To break down}.             (a) To come down by breaking; as, the coach broke down.             (b) To fail in any undertaking.                               He had broken down almost at the outset.                                                                               --Thackeray.          {To break forth}, to issue; to come out suddenly, as sound,             light, etc. [bd]Then shall thy light break forth as the             morning.[b8] --Isa. lviii. 8;          Note: often with into in expressing or giving vent to one's                feelings. [bd]Break forth into singing, ye                mountains.[b8] --Isa. xliv. 23.          {To break from}, to go away from abruptly.                         This radiant from the circling crowd he broke.                                                                               --Dryden.          {To break into}, to enter by breaking; as, to break into a             house.          {To break in upon}, to enter or approach violently or             unexpectedly. [bd]This, this is he; softly awhile; let us             not break in upon him.[b8] --Milton.          {To break loose}.             (a) To extricate one's self forcibly. [bd]Who would not,                   finding way, break loose from hell?[b8] --Milton.             (b) To cast off restraint, as of morals or propriety.          {To break off}.             (a) To become separated by rupture, or with suddenness                   and violence.             (b) To desist or cease suddenly. [bd]Nay, forward, old                   man; do not break off so.[b8] --Shak.          {To break off from}, to desist from; to abandon, as a habit.                      {To break out}.             (a) To burst forth; to escape from restraint; to appear                   suddenly, as a fire or an epidemic. [bd]For in the                   wilderness shall waters break out, and stream in the                   desert.[b8] --Isa. xxxv. 6             (b) To show itself in cutaneous eruptions; -- said of a                   disease.             (c) To have a rash or eruption on the akin; -- said of a                   patient.          {To break over}, to overflow; to go beyond limits.          {To break up}.             (a) To become separated into parts or fragments; as, the                   ice break up in the rivers; the wreck will break up                   in the next storm.             (b) To disperse. [bd]The company breaks up.[b8] --I.                   Watts.          {To break upon}, to discover itself suddenly to; to dawn             upon.          {To break with}.             (a) To fall out; to sever one's relations with; to part                   friendship. [bd]It can not be the Volsces dare break                   with us.[b8] --Shak. [bd]If she did not intend to                   marry Clive, she should have broken with him                   altogether.[b8] --Thackeray.             (b) To come to an explanation; to enter into conference;                   to speak. [Obs.] [bd]I will break with her and with                   her father.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Break \Break\, v. t. [imp. {broke}, (Obs. {Brake}); p. p.       {Broken}, (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,       br[84]kka to crack, Dan. br[91]kke to break, Goth. brikan to       break, L. frangere. Cf. {Bray} to pound, {Breach},       {Fragile}.]       1. To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with             violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal;             to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock.             --Shak.          2. To lay open as by breaking; to divide; as, to break a             package of goods.          3. To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or             communicate.                         Katharine, break thy mind to me.         --Shak.          4. To infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or promise.                         Out, out, hyena! these are thy wonted arts . . . To                      break all faith, all vows, deceive, betray. --Milton          5. To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or             terminate; as, to break silence; to break one's sleep; to             break one's journey.                         Go, release them, Ariel; My charms I'll break, their                      senses I'll restore.                           --Shak.          6. To destroy the completeness of; to remove a part from; as,             to break a set.          7. To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to             pierce; as, the cavalry were not able to break the British             squares.          8. To shatter to pieces; to reduce to fragments.                         The victim broke in pieces the musical instruments                      with which he had solaced the hours of captivity.                                                                               --Prescott.          9. To exchange for other money or currency of smaller             denomination; as, to break a five dollar bill.          10. To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of; as,             to break flax.          11. To weaken or impair, as health, spirit, or mind.                         An old man, broken with the storms of state.                                                                               --Shak.          12. To diminish the force of; to lessen the shock of, as a             fall or blow.                         I'll rather leap down first, and break your fall.                                                                               --Dryden.          13. To impart, as news or information; to broach; -- with to,             and often with a modified word implying some reserve; as,             to break the news gently to the widow; to break a purpose             cautiously to a friend.          14. To tame; to reduce to subjection; to make tractable; to             discipline; as, to break a horse to the harness or             saddle. [bd]To break a colt.[b8] --Spenser.                         Why, then thou canst not break her to the lute?                                                                               --Shak.          15. To destroy the financial credit of; to make bankrupt; to             ruin.                         With arts like these rich Matho, when he speaks,                      Attracts all fees, and little lawyers breaks.                                                                               --Dryden.          16. To destroy the official character and standing of; to             cashier; to dismiss.                         I see a great officer broken.            --Swift.          Note: With prepositions or adverbs:          {To break down}.             (a) To crush; to overwhelm; as, to break down one's                   strength; to break down opposition.             (b) To remove, or open a way through, by breaking; as, to                   break down a door or wall.          {To break in}.             (a) To force in; as, to break in a door.             (b) To train; to discipline; as, a horse well broken in.                            {To break of}, to rid of; to cause to abandon; as, to break             one of a habit.          {To break off}.             (a) To separate by breaking; as, to break off a twig.             (b) To stop suddenly; to abandon. [bd]Break off thy sins                   by righteousness.[b8] --Dan. iv. 27.          {To break open}, to open by breaking. [bd]Open the door, or I             will break it open.[b8] --Shak.          {To break out}, to take or force out by breaking; as, to             break out a pane of glass.          {To break out a cargo}, to unstow a cargo, so as to unload it             easily.          {To break through}.             (a) To make an opening through, as, as by violence or the                   force of gravity; to pass violently through; as, to                   break through the enemy's lines; to break through the                   ice.             (b) To disregard; as, to break through the ceremony.          {To break up}.             (a) To separate into parts; to plow (new or fallow                   ground). [bd]Break up this capon.[b8] --Shak.                   [bd]Break up your fallow ground.[b8] --Jer. iv. 3.             (b) To dissolve; to put an end to. [bd]Break up the                   court.[b8] --Shak.          {To break} (one) {all up}, to unsettle or disconcert             completely; to upset. [Colloq.]          Note: With an immediate object:          {To break the back}.             (a) To dislocate the backbone; hence, to disable totally.             (b) To get through the worst part of; as, to break the                   back of a difficult undertaking.          {To break bulk}, to destroy the entirety of a load by             removing a portion of it; to begin to unload; also, to             transfer in detail, as from boats to cars.          {To break cover}, to burst forth from a protecting             concealment, as game when hunted.          {To break a deer} [or] {stag}, to cut it up and apportion the             parts among those entitled to a share.          {To break fast}, to partake of food after abstinence. See             {Breakfast}.          {To break ground}.             (a) To open the earth as for planting; to commence                   excavation, as for building, siege operations, and                   the like; as, to break ground for a foundation, a                   canal, or a railroad.             (b) Fig.: To begin to execute any plan.             (c) (Naut.) To release the anchor from the bottom.          {To break the heart}, to crush or overwhelm (one) with grief.                      {To break a house} (Law), to remove or set aside with             violence and a felonious intent any part of a house or of             the fastenings provided to secure it.          {To break the ice}, to get through first difficulties; to             overcome obstacles and make a beginning; to introduce a             subject.          {To break jail}, to escape from confinement in jail, usually             by forcible means.          {To break a jest}, to utter a jest. [bd]Patroclus . . . the             livelong day breaks scurril jests.[b8] --Shak.          {To break joints}, to lay or arrange bricks, shingles, etc.,             so that the joints in one course shall not coincide with             those in the preceding course.          {To break a lance}, to engage in a tilt or contest.          {To break the neck}, to dislocate the joints of the neck.          {To break no squares}, to create no trouble. [Obs.]          {To break a path}, {road}, etc., to open a way through             obstacles by force or labor.          {To break upon a wheel}, to execute or torture, as a criminal             by stretching him upon a wheel, and breaking his limbs             with an iron bar; -- a mode of punishment formerly             employed in some countries.          {To break wind}, to give vent to wind from the anus.          Syn: To dispart; rend; tear; shatter; batter; violate;                infringe; demolish; destroy; burst; dislocate.
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Bulk \Bulk\ (b[ucr]lk), n. [OE. bulke, bolke, heap; cf. Dan.       bulk lump, clod, OSw. bolk crowd, mass, Icel. b[?]lkast to be       bulky. Cf. {Boll}, n., {Bile} a boil, {Bulge}, n.]       1. Magnitude of material substance; dimensions; mass; size;             as, an ox or ship of great bulk.                         Against these forces there were prepared near one                      hundred ships; not so great of bulk indeed, but of a                      more nimble motion, and more serviceable. --Bacon.          2. The main mass or body; the largest or principal portion;             the majority; as, the bulk of a debt.                         The bulk of the people must labor, Burke told them,                      [bd]to obtain what by labor can be obtained.[b8]                                                                               --J. Morley.          3. (Naut.) The cargo of a vessel when stowed.          4. The body. [Obs.] --Shak.                         My liver leaped within my bulk.         --Turbervile.          {Barrel bulk}. See under {Barrel}.          {To break bulk} (Naut.), to begin to unload or more the             cargo.          {In bulk}, in a mass; loose; not inclosed in separate             packages or divided into separate parts; in such shape             that any desired quantity may be taken or sold.          {Laden in bulk}, {Stowed in bulk}, having the cargo loose in             the hold or not inclosed in boxes, bales, or casks.          {Sale by bulk}, a sale of goods as they are, without weight             or measure.          Syn: Size; magnitude; dimension; volume; bigness; largeness;                massiveness.
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Break \Break\, v. t. [imp. {broke}, (Obs. {Brake}); p. p.       {Broken}, (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,       br[84]kka to crack, Dan. br[91]kke to break, Goth. brikan to       break, L. frangere. Cf. {Bray} to pound, {Breach},       {Fragile}.]       1. To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with             violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal;             to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock.             --Shak.          2. To lay open as by breaking; to divide; as, to break a             package of goods.          3. To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or             communicate.                         Katharine, break thy mind to me.         --Shak.          4. To infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or promise.                         Out, out, hyena! these are thy wonted arts . . . To                      break all faith, all vows, deceive, betray. --Milton          5. To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or             terminate; as, to break silence; to break one's sleep; to             break one's journey.                         Go, release them, Ariel; My charms I'll break, their                      senses I'll restore.                           --Shak.          6. To destroy the completeness of; to remove a part from; as,             to break a set.          7. To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to             pierce; as, the cavalry were not able to break the British             squares.          8. To shatter to pieces; to reduce to fragments.                         The victim broke in pieces the musical instruments                      with which he had solaced the hours of captivity.                                                                               --Prescott.          9. To exchange for other money or currency of smaller             denomination; as, to break a five dollar bill.          10. To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of; as,             to break flax.          11. To weaken or impair, as health, spirit, or mind.                         An old man, broken with the storms of state.                                                                               --Shak.          12. To diminish the force of; to lessen the shock of, as a             fall or blow.                         I'll rather leap down first, and break your fall.                                                                               --Dryden.          13. To impart, as news or information; to broach; -- with to,             and often with a modified word implying some reserve; as,             to break the news gently to the widow; to break a purpose             cautiously to a friend.          14. To tame; to reduce to subjection; to make tractable; to             discipline; as, to break a horse to the harness or             saddle. [bd]To break a colt.[b8] --Spenser.                         Why, then thou canst not break her to the lute?                                                                               --Shak.          15. To destroy the financial credit of; to make bankrupt; to             ruin.                         With arts like these rich Matho, when he speaks,                      Attracts all fees, and little lawyers breaks.                                                                               --Dryden.          16. To destroy the official character and standing of; to             cashier; to dismiss.                         I see a great officer broken.            --Swift.          Note: With prepositions or adverbs:          {To break down}.             (a) To crush; to overwhelm; as, to break down one's                   strength; to break down opposition.             (b) To remove, or open a way through, by breaking; as, to                   break down a door or wall.          {To break in}.             (a) To force in; as, to break in a door.             (b) To train; to discipline; as, a horse well broken in.                            {To break of}, to rid of; to cause to abandon; as, to break             one of a habit.          {To break off}.             (a) To separate by breaking; as, to break off a twig.             (b) To stop suddenly; to abandon. [bd]Break off thy sins                   by righteousness.[b8] --Dan. iv. 27.          {To break open}, to open by breaking. [bd]Open the door, or I             will break it open.[b8] --Shak.          {To break out}, to take or force out by breaking; as, to             break out a pane of glass.          {To break out a cargo}, to unstow a cargo, so as to unload it             easily.          {To break through}.             (a) To make an opening through, as, as by violence or the                   force of gravity; to pass violently through; as, to                   break through the enemy's lines; to break through the                   ice.             (b) To disregard; as, to break through the ceremony.          {To break up}.             (a) To separate into parts; to plow (new or fallow                   ground). [bd]Break up this capon.[b8] --Shak.                   [bd]Break up your fallow ground.[b8] --Jer. iv. 3.             (b) To dissolve; to put an end to. [bd]Break up the                   court.[b8] --Shak.          {To break} (one) {all up}, to unsettle or disconcert             completely; to upset. [Colloq.]          Note: With an immediate object:          {To break the back}.             (a) To dislocate the backbone; hence, to disable totally.             (b) To get through the worst part of; as, to break the                   back of a difficult undertaking.          {To break bulk}, to destroy the entirety of a load by             removing a portion of it; to begin to unload; also, to             transfer in detail, as from boats to cars.          {To break cover}, to burst forth from a protecting             concealment, as game when hunted.          {To break a deer} [or] {stag}, to cut it up and apportion the             parts among those entitled to a share.          {To break fast}, to partake of food after abstinence. See             {Breakfast}.          {To break ground}.             (a) To open the earth as for planting; to commence                   excavation, as for building, siege operations, and                   the like; as, to break ground for a foundation, a                   canal, or a railroad.             (b) Fig.: To begin to execute any plan.             (c) (Naut.) To release the anchor from the bottom.          {To break the heart}, to crush or overwhelm (one) with grief.                      {To break a house} (Law), to remove or set aside with             violence and a felonious intent any part of a house or of             the fastenings provided to secure it.          {To break the ice}, to get through first difficulties; to             overcome obstacles and make a beginning; to introduce a             subject.          {To break jail}, to escape from confinement in jail, usually             by forcible means.          {To break a jest}, to utter a jest. [bd]Patroclus . . . the             livelong day breaks scurril jests.[b8] --Shak.          {To break joints}, to lay or arrange bricks, shingles, etc.,             so that the joints in one course shall not coincide with             those in the preceding course.          {To break a lance}, to engage in a tilt or contest.          {To break the neck}, to dislocate the joints of the neck.          {To break no squares}, to create no trouble. [Obs.]          {To break a path}, {road}, etc., to open a way through             obstacles by force or labor.          {To break upon a wheel}, to execute or torture, as a criminal             by stretching him upon a wheel, and breaking his limbs             with an iron bar; -- a mode of punishment formerly             employed in some countries.          {To break wind}, to give vent to wind from the anus.          Syn: To dispart; rend; tear; shatter; batter; violate;                infringe; demolish; destroy; burst; dislocate.
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Cover \Cov"er\ (k?v"?r), n.       1. Anything which is laid, set, or spread, upon, about, or             over, another thing; an envelope; a lid; as, the cover of             a book.          2. Anything which veils or conceals; a screen; disguise; a             cloak. [bd]Under cover of the night.[b8] -- Macaulay.                         A handsome cover for imperfections.   --Collier.          3. Shelter; protection; as, the troops fought under cover of             the batteries; the woods afforded a good cover.                         Being compelled to lodge in the field . . . whilst                      his army was under cover, they might be forced to                      retire.                                             --Clarendon.          4. (Hunting) The woods, underbrush, etc., which shelter and             conceal game; covert; as, to beat a cover; to ride to             cover.          5. That portion of a slate, tile, or shingle, which is hidden             by the overlap of the course above. --Knight.          6. (Steam Engine) The lap of a slide valve.          7. [Cf. F. couvert.] A tablecloth, and the other table             furniture; esp., the table furniture for the use of one             person at a meal; as, covers were laid for fifty guests.          {To break cover}, to start from a covert or lair; -- said of             game.          {Under cover}, in an envelope, or within a letter; -- said of             a written message.                         Letters . . . dispatched under cover to her                      ladyship.                                          --Thackeray.
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Break \Break\, v. t. [imp. {broke}, (Obs. {Brake}); p. p.       {Broken}, (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,       br[84]kka to crack, Dan. br[91]kke to break, Goth. brikan to       break, L. frangere. Cf. {Bray} to pound, {Breach},       {Fragile}.]       1. To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with             violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal;             to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock.             --Shak.          2. To lay open as by breaking; to divide; as, to break a             package of goods.          3. To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or             communicate.                         Katharine, break thy mind to me.         --Shak.          4. To infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or promise.                         Out, out, hyena! these are thy wonted arts . . . To                      break all faith, all vows, deceive, betray. --Milton          5. To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or             terminate; as, to break silence; to break one's sleep; to             break one's journey.                         Go, release them, Ariel; My charms I'll break, their                      senses I'll restore.                           --Shak.          6. To destroy the completeness of; to remove a part from; as,             to break a set.          7. To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to             pierce; as, the cavalry were not able to break the British             squares.          8. To shatter to pieces; to reduce to fragments.                         The victim broke in pieces the musical instruments                      with which he had solaced the hours of captivity.                                                                               --Prescott.          9. To exchange for other money or currency of smaller             denomination; as, to break a five dollar bill.          10. To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of; as,             to break flax.          11. To weaken or impair, as health, spirit, or mind.                         An old man, broken with the storms of state.                                                                               --Shak.          12. To diminish the force of; to lessen the shock of, as a             fall or blow.                         I'll rather leap down first, and break your fall.                                                                               --Dryden.          13. To impart, as news or information; to broach; -- with to,             and often with a modified word implying some reserve; as,             to break the news gently to the widow; to break a purpose             cautiously to a friend.          14. To tame; to reduce to subjection; to make tractable; to             discipline; as, to break a horse to the harness or             saddle. [bd]To break a colt.[b8] --Spenser.                         Why, then thou canst not break her to the lute?                                                                               --Shak.          15. To destroy the financial credit of; to make bankrupt; to             ruin.                         With arts like these rich Matho, when he speaks,                      Attracts all fees, and little lawyers breaks.                                                                               --Dryden.          16. To destroy the official character and standing of; to             cashier; to dismiss.                         I see a great officer broken.            --Swift.          Note: With prepositions or adverbs:          {To break down}.             (a) To crush; to overwhelm; as, to break down one's                   strength; to break down opposition.             (b) To remove, or open a way through, by breaking; as, to                   break down a door or wall.          {To break in}.             (a) To force in; as, to break in a door.             (b) To train; to discipline; as, a horse well broken in.                            {To break of}, to rid of; to cause to abandon; as, to break             one of a habit.          {To break off}.             (a) To separate by breaking; as, to break off a twig.             (b) To stop suddenly; to abandon. [bd]Break off thy sins                   by righteousness.[b8] --Dan. iv. 27.          {To break open}, to open by breaking. [bd]Open the door, or I             will break it open.[b8] --Shak.          {To break out}, to take or force out by breaking; as, to             break out a pane of glass.          {To break out a cargo}, to unstow a cargo, so as to unload it             easily.          {To break through}.             (a) To make an opening through, as, as by violence or the                   force of gravity; to pass violently through; as, to                   break through the enemy's lines; to break through the                   ice.             (b) To disregard; as, to break through the ceremony.          {To break up}.             (a) To separate into parts; to plow (new or fallow                   ground). [bd]Break up this capon.[b8] --Shak.                   [bd]Break up your fallow ground.[b8] --Jer. iv. 3.             (b) To dissolve; to put an end to. [bd]Break up the                   court.[b8] --Shak.          {To break} (one) {all up}, to unsettle or disconcert             completely; to upset. [Colloq.]          Note: With an immediate object:          {To break the back}.             (a) To dislocate the backbone; hence, to disable totally.             (b) To get through the worst part of; as, to break the                   back of a difficult undertaking.          {To break bulk}, to destroy the entirety of a load by             removing a portion of it; to begin to unload; also, to             transfer in detail, as from boats to cars.          {To break cover}, to burst forth from a protecting             concealment, as game when hunted.          {To break a deer} [or] {stag}, to cut it up and apportion the             parts among those entitled to a share.          {To break fast}, to partake of food after abstinence. See             {Breakfast}.          {To break ground}.             (a) To open the earth as for planting; to commence                   excavation, as for building, siege operations, and                   the like; as, to break ground for a foundation, a                   canal, or a railroad.             (b) Fig.: To begin to execute any plan.             (c) (Naut.) To release the anchor from the bottom.          {To break the heart}, to crush or overwhelm (one) with grief.                      {To break a house} (Law), to remove or set aside with             violence and a felonious intent any part of a house or of             the fastenings provided to secure it.          {To break the ice}, to get through first difficulties; to             overcome obstacles and make a beginning; to introduce a             subject.          {To break jail}, to escape from confinement in jail, usually             by forcible means.          {To break a jest}, to utter a jest. [bd]Patroclus . . . the             livelong day breaks scurril jests.[b8] --Shak.          {To break joints}, to lay or arrange bricks, shingles, etc.,             so that the joints in one course shall not coincide with             those in the preceding course.          {To break a lance}, to engage in a tilt or contest.          {To break the neck}, to dislocate the joints of the neck.          {To break no squares}, to create no trouble. [Obs.]          {To break a path}, {road}, etc., to open a way through             obstacles by force or labor.          {To break upon a wheel}, to execute or torture, as a criminal             by stretching him upon a wheel, and breaking his limbs             with an iron bar; -- a mode of punishment formerly             employed in some countries.          {To break wind}, to give vent to wind from the anus.          Syn: To dispart; rend; tear; shatter; batter; violate;                infringe; demolish; destroy; burst; dislocate.
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Break \Break\, v. i.       1. To come apart or divide into two or more pieces, usually             with suddenness and violence; to part; to burst asunder.          2. To open spontaneously, or by pressure from within, as a             bubble, a tumor, a seed vessel, a bag.                         Else the bottle break, and the wine runneth out.                                                                               --Math. ix.                                                                               17.          3. To burst forth; to make its way; to come to view; to             appear; to dawn.                         The day begins to break, and night is fled. --Shak.                         And from the turf a fountain broke, and gurgled at                      our feet.                                          --Wordsworth.          4. To burst forth violently, as a storm.                         The clouds are still above; and, while I speak, A                      second deluge o'er our head may break. --Dryden.          5. To open up; to be scattered; to be dissipated; as, the             clouds are breaking.                         At length the darkness begins to break. --Macaulay.          6. To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose             health or strength.                         See how the dean begins to break; Poor gentleman! he                      droops apace.                                    --Swift.          7. To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief; as, my             heart is breaking.          8. To fall in business; to become bankrupt.                         He that puts all upon adventures doth oftentimes                      break, and come to poverty.               --Bacn.          9. To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change the gait;             as, to break into a run or gallop.          10. To fail in musical quality; as, a singer's voice breaks             when it is strained beyond its compass and a tone or note             is not completed, but degenerates into an unmusical sound             instead. Also, to change in tone, as a boy's voice at             puberty.          11. To fall out; to terminate friendship.                         To break upon the score of danger or expense is to                      be mean and narrow-spirited.            --Collier.          Note: With prepositions or adverbs:          {To break away}, to disengage one's self abruptly; to come or             go away against resistance.                         Fear me not, man; I will not break away. --Shak.          {To break down}.             (a) To come down by breaking; as, the coach broke down.             (b) To fail in any undertaking.                               He had broken down almost at the outset.                                                                               --Thackeray.          {To break forth}, to issue; to come out suddenly, as sound,             light, etc. [bd]Then shall thy light break forth as the             morning.[b8] --Isa. lviii. 8;          Note: often with into in expressing or giving vent to one's                feelings. [bd]Break forth into singing, ye                mountains.[b8] --Isa. xliv. 23.          {To break from}, to go away from abruptly.                         This radiant from the circling crowd he broke.                                                                               --Dryden.          {To break into}, to enter by breaking; as, to break into a             house.          {To break in upon}, to enter or approach violently or             unexpectedly. [bd]This, this is he; softly awhile; let us             not break in upon him.[b8] --Milton.          {To break loose}.             (a) To extricate one's self forcibly. [bd]Who would not,                   finding way, break loose from hell?[b8] --Milton.             (b) To cast off restraint, as of morals or propriety.          {To break off}.             (a) To become separated by rupture, or with suddenness                   and violence.             (b) To desist or cease suddenly. [bd]Nay, forward, old                   man; do not break off so.[b8] --Shak.          {To break off from}, to desist from; to abandon, as a habit.                      {To break out}.             (a) To burst forth; to escape from restraint; to appear                   suddenly, as a fire or an epidemic. [bd]For in the                   wilderness shall waters break out, and stream in the                   desert.[b8] --Isa. xxxv. 6             (b) To show itself in cutaneous eruptions; -- said of a                   disease.             (c) To have a rash or eruption on the akin; -- said of a                   patient.          {To break over}, to overflow; to go beyond limits.          {To break up}.             (a) To become separated into parts or fragments; as, the                   ice break up in the rivers; the wreck will break up                   in the next storm.             (b) To disperse. [bd]The company breaks up.[b8] --I.                   Watts.          {To break upon}, to discover itself suddenly to; to dawn             upon.          {To break with}.             (a) To fall out; to sever one's relations with; to part                   friendship. [bd]It can not be the Volsces dare break                   with us.[b8] --Shak. [bd]If she did not intend to                   marry Clive, she should have broken with him                   altogether.[b8] --Thackeray.             (b) To come to an explanation; to enter into conference;                   to speak. [Obs.] [bd]I will break with her and with                   her father.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Break \Break\, v. t. [imp. {broke}, (Obs. {Brake}); p. p.       {Broken}, (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,       br[84]kka to crack, Dan. br[91]kke to break, Goth. brikan to       break, L. frangere. Cf. {Bray} to pound, {Breach},       {Fragile}.]       1. To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with             violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal;             to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock.             --Shak.          2. To lay open as by breaking; to divide; as, to break a             package of goods.          3. To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or             communicate.                         Katharine, break thy mind to me.         --Shak.          4. To infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or promise.                         Out, out, hyena! these are thy wonted arts . . . To                      break all faith, all vows, deceive, betray. --Milton          5. To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or             terminate; as, to break silence; to break one's sleep; to             break one's journey.                         Go, release them, Ariel; My charms I'll break, their                      senses I'll restore.                           --Shak.          6. To destroy the completeness of; to remove a part from; as,             to break a set.          7. To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to             pierce; as, the cavalry were not able to break the British             squares.          8. To shatter to pieces; to reduce to fragments.                         The victim broke in pieces the musical instruments                      with which he had solaced the hours of captivity.                                                                               --Prescott.          9. To exchange for other money or currency of smaller             denomination; as, to break a five dollar bill.          10. To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of; as,             to break flax.          11. To weaken or impair, as health, spirit, or mind.                         An old man, broken with the storms of state.                                                                               --Shak.          12. To diminish the force of; to lessen the shock of, as a             fall or blow.                         I'll rather leap down first, and break your fall.                                                                               --Dryden.          13. To impart, as news or information; to broach; -- with to,             and often with a modified word implying some reserve; as,             to break the news gently to the widow; to break a purpose             cautiously to a friend.          14. To tame; to reduce to subjection; to make tractable; to             discipline; as, to break a horse to the harness or             saddle. [bd]To break a colt.[b8] --Spenser.                         Why, then thou canst not break her to the lute?                                                                               --Shak.          15. To destroy the financial credit of; to make bankrupt; to             ruin.                         With arts like these rich Matho, when he speaks,                      Attracts all fees, and little lawyers breaks.                                                                               --Dryden.          16. To destroy the official character and standing of; to             cashier; to dismiss.                         I see a great officer broken.            --Swift.          Note: With prepositions or adverbs:          {To break down}.             (a) To crush; to overwhelm; as, to break down one's                   strength; to break down opposition.             (b) To remove, or open a way through, by breaking; as, to                   break down a door or wall.          {To break in}.             (a) To force in; as, to break in a door.             (b) To train; to discipline; as, a horse well broken in.                            {To break of}, to rid of; to cause to abandon; as, to break             one of a habit.          {To break off}.             (a) To separate by breaking; as, to break off a twig.             (b) To stop suddenly; to abandon. [bd]Break off thy sins                   by righteousness.[b8] --Dan. iv. 27.          {To break open}, to open by breaking. [bd]Open the door, or I             will break it open.[b8] --Shak.          {To break out}, to take or force out by breaking; as, to             break out a pane of glass.          {To break out a cargo}, to unstow a cargo, so as to unload it             easily.          {To break through}.             (a) To make an opening through, as, as by violence or the                   force of gravity; to pass violently through; as, to                   break through the enemy's lines; to break through the                   ice.             (b) To disregard; as, to break through the ceremony.          {To break up}.             (a) To separate into parts; to plow (new or fallow                   ground). [bd]Break up this capon.[b8] --Shak.                   [bd]Break up your fallow ground.[b8] --Jer. iv. 3.             (b) To dissolve; to put an end to. [bd]Break up the                   court.[b8] --Shak.          {To break} (one) {all up}, to unsettle or disconcert             completely; to upset. [Colloq.]          Note: With an immediate object:          {To break the back}.             (a) To dislocate the backbone; hence, to disable totally.             (b) To get through the worst part of; as, to break the                   back of a difficult undertaking.          {To break bulk}, to destroy the entirety of a load by             removing a portion of it; to begin to unload; also, to             transfer in detail, as from boats to cars.          {To break cover}, to burst forth from a protecting             concealment, as game when hunted.          {To break a deer} [or] {stag}, to cut it up and apportion the             parts among those entitled to a share.          {To break fast}, to partake of food after abstinence. See             {Breakfast}.          {To break ground}.             (a) To open the earth as for planting; to commence                   excavation, as for building, siege operations, and                   the like; as, to break ground for a foundation, a                   canal, or a railroad.             (b) Fig.: To begin to execute any plan.             (c) (Naut.) To release the anchor from the bottom.          {To break the heart}, to crush or overwhelm (one) with grief.                      {To break a house} (Law), to remove or set aside with             violence and a felonious intent any part of a house or of             the fastenings provided to secure it.          {To break the ice}, to get through first difficulties; to             overcome obstacles and make a beginning; to introduce a             subject.          {To break jail}, to escape from confinement in jail, usually             by forcible means.          {To break a jest}, to utter a jest. [bd]Patroclus . . . the             livelong day breaks scurril jests.[b8] --Shak.          {To break joints}, to lay or arrange bricks, shingles, etc.,             so that the joints in one course shall not coincide with             those in the preceding course.          {To break a lance}, to engage in a tilt or contest.          {To break the neck}, to dislocate the joints of the neck.          {To break no squares}, to create no trouble. [Obs.]          {To break a path}, {road}, etc., to open a way through             obstacles by force or labor.          {To break upon a wheel}, to execute or torture, as a criminal             by stretching him upon a wheel, and breaking his limbs             with an iron bar; -- a mode of punishment formerly             employed in some countries.          {To break wind}, to give vent to wind from the anus.          Syn: To dispart; rend; tear; shatter; batter; violate;                infringe; demolish; destroy; burst; dislocate.
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Break \Break\, v. i.       1. To come apart or divide into two or more pieces, usually             with suddenness and violence; to part; to burst asunder.          2. To open spontaneously, or by pressure from within, as a             bubble, a tumor, a seed vessel, a bag.                         Else the bottle break, and the wine runneth out.                                                                               --Math. ix.                                                                               17.          3. To burst forth; to make its way; to come to view; to             appear; to dawn.                         The day begins to break, and night is fled. --Shak.                         And from the turf a fountain broke, and gurgled at                      our feet.                                          --Wordsworth.          4. To burst forth violently, as a storm.                         The clouds are still above; and, while I speak, A                      second deluge o'er our head may break. --Dryden.          5. To open up; to be scattered; to be dissipated; as, the             clouds are breaking.                         At length the darkness begins to break. --Macaulay.          6. To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose             health or strength.                         See how the dean begins to break; Poor gentleman! he                      droops apace.                                    --Swift.          7. To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief; as, my             heart is breaking.          8. To fall in business; to become bankrupt.                         He that puts all upon adventures doth oftentimes                      break, and come to poverty.               --Bacn.          9. To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change the gait;             as, to break into a run or gallop.          10. To fail in musical quality; as, a singer's voice breaks             when it is strained beyond its compass and a tone or note             is not completed, but degenerates into an unmusical sound             instead. Also, to change in tone, as a boy's voice at             puberty.          11. To fall out; to terminate friendship.                         To break upon the score of danger or expense is to                      be mean and narrow-spirited.            --Collier.          Note: With prepositions or adverbs:          {To break away}, to disengage one's self abruptly; to come or             go away against resistance.                         Fear me not, man; I will not break away. --Shak.          {To break down}.             (a) To come down by breaking; as, the coach broke down.             (b) To fail in any undertaking.                               He had broken down almost at the outset.                                                                               --Thackeray.          {To break forth}, to issue; to come out suddenly, as sound,             light, etc. [bd]Then shall thy light break forth as the             morning.[b8] --Isa. lviii. 8;          Note: often with into in expressing or giving vent to one's                feelings. [bd]Break forth into singing, ye                mountains.[b8] --Isa. xliv. 23.          {To break from}, to go away from abruptly.                         This radiant from the circling crowd he broke.                                                                               --Dryden.          {To break into}, to enter by breaking; as, to break into a             house.          {To break in upon}, to enter or approach violently or             unexpectedly. [bd]This, this is he; softly awhile; let us             not break in upon him.[b8] --Milton.          {To break loose}.             (a) To extricate one's self forcibly. [bd]Who would not,                   finding way, break loose from hell?[b8] --Milton.             (b) To cast off restraint, as of morals or propriety.          {To break off}.             (a) To become separated by rupture, or with suddenness                   and violence.             (b) To desist or cease suddenly. [bd]Nay, forward, old                   man; do not break off so.[b8] --Shak.          {To break off from}, to desist from; to abandon, as a habit.                      {To break out}.             (a) To burst forth; to escape from restraint; to appear                   suddenly, as a fire or an epidemic. [bd]For in the                   wilderness shall waters break out, and stream in the                   desert.[b8] --Isa. xxxv. 6             (b) To show itself in cutaneous eruptions; -- said of a                   disease.             (c) To have a rash or eruption on the akin; -- said of a                   patient.          {To break over}, to overflow; to go beyond limits.          {To break up}.             (a) To become separated into parts or fragments; as, the                   ice break up in the rivers; the wreck will break up                   in the next storm.             (b) To disperse. [bd]The company breaks up.[b8] --I.                   Watts.          {To break upon}, to discover itself suddenly to; to dawn             upon.          {To break with}.             (a) To fall out; to sever one's relations with; to part                   friendship. [bd]It can not be the Volsces dare break                   with us.[b8] --Shak. [bd]If she did not intend to                   marry Clive, she should have broken with him                   altogether.[b8] --Thackeray.             (b) To come to an explanation; to enter into conference;                   to speak. [Obs.] [bd]I will break with her and with                   her father.[b8] --Shak.
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Break \Break\, v. i.       1. To come apart or divide into two or more pieces, usually             with suddenness and violence; to part; to burst asunder.          2. To open spontaneously, or by pressure from within, as a             bubble, a tumor, a seed vessel, a bag.                         Else the bottle break, and the wine runneth out.                                                                               --Math. ix.                                                                               17.          3. To burst forth; to make its way; to come to view; to             appear; to dawn.                         The day begins to break, and night is fled. --Shak.                         And from the turf a fountain broke, and gurgled at                      our feet.                                          --Wordsworth.          4. To burst forth violently, as a storm.                         The clouds are still above; and, while I speak, A                      second deluge o'er our head may break. --Dryden.          5. To open up; to be scattered; to be dissipated; as, the             clouds are breaking.                         At length the darkness begins to break. --Macaulay.          6. To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose             health or strength.                         See how the dean begins to break; Poor gentleman! he                      droops apace.                                    --Swift.          7. To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief; as, my             heart is breaking.          8. To fall in business; to become bankrupt.                         He that puts all upon adventures doth oftentimes                      break, and come to poverty.               --Bacn.          9. To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change the gait;             as, to break into a run or gallop.          10. To fail in musical quality; as, a singer's voice breaks             when it is strained beyond its compass and a tone or note             is not completed, but degenerates into an unmusical sound             instead. Also, to change in tone, as a boy's voice at             puberty.          11. To fall out; to terminate friendship.                         To break upon the score of danger or expense is to                      be mean and narrow-spirited.            --Collier.          Note: With prepositions or adverbs:          {To break away}, to disengage one's self abruptly; to come or             go away against resistance.                         Fear me not, man; I will not break away. --Shak.          {To break down}.             (a) To come down by breaking; as, the coach broke down.             (b) To fail in any undertaking.                               He had broken down almost at the outset.                                                                               --Thackeray.          {To break forth}, to issue; to come out suddenly, as sound,             light, etc. [bd]Then shall thy light break forth as the             morning.[b8] --Isa. lviii. 8;          Note: often with into in expressing or giving vent to one's                feelings. [bd]Break forth into singing, ye                mountains.[b8] --Isa. xliv. 23.          {To break from}, to go away from abruptly.                         This radiant from the circling crowd he broke.                                                                               --Dryden.          {To break into}, to enter by breaking; as, to break into a             house.          {To break in upon}, to enter or approach violently or             unexpectedly. [bd]This, this is he; softly awhile; let us             not break in upon him.[b8] --Milton.          {To break loose}.             (a) To extricate one's self forcibly. [bd]Who would not,                   finding way, break loose from hell?[b8] --Milton.             (b) To cast off restraint, as of morals or propriety.          {To break off}.             (a) To become separated by rupture, or with suddenness                   and violence.             (b) To desist or cease suddenly. [bd]Nay, forward, old                   man; do not break off so.[b8] --Shak.          {To break off from}, to desist from; to abandon, as a habit.                      {To break out}.             (a) To burst forth; to escape from restraint; to appear                   suddenly, as a fire or an epidemic. [bd]For in the                   wilderness shall waters break out, and stream in the                   desert.[b8] --Isa. xxxv. 6             (b) To show itself in cutaneous eruptions; -- said of a                   disease.             (c) To have a rash or eruption on the akin; -- said of a                   patient.          {To break over}, to overflow; to go beyond limits.          {To break up}.             (a) To become separated into parts or fragments; as, the                   ice break up in the rivers; the wreck will break up                   in the next storm.             (b) To disperse. [bd]The company breaks up.[b8] --I.                   Watts.          {To break upon}, to discover itself suddenly to; to dawn             upon.          {To break with}.             (a) To fall out; to sever one's relations with; to part                   friendship. [bd]It can not be the Volsces dare break                   with us.[b8] --Shak. [bd]If she did not intend to                   marry Clive, she should have broken with him                   altogether.[b8] --Thackeray.             (b) To come to an explanation; to enter into conference;                   to speak. [Obs.] [bd]I will break with her and with                   her father.[b8] --Shak.
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Gate \Gate\ (g[amac]t), n. [OE. [yogh]et, [yogh]eat, giat, gate,       door, AS. geat, gat, gate, door; akin to OS., D., & Icel. gat       opening, hole, and perh. to E. gate a way, gait, and get, v.       Cf. {Gate} a way, 3d {Get}.]       1. A large door or passageway in the wall of a city, of an             inclosed field or place, or of a grand edifice, etc.;             also, the movable structure of timber, metal, etc., by             which the passage can be closed.          2. An opening for passage in any inclosing wall, fence, or             barrier; or the suspended framework which closes or opens             a passage. Also, figuratively, a means or way of entrance             or of exit.                         Knowest thou the way to Dover? Both stile and gate,                      horse way and footpath.                     --Shak.                         Opening a gate for a long war.            --Knolles.          3. A door, valve, or other device, for stopping the passage             of water through a dam, lock, pipe, etc.          4. (Script.) The places which command the entrances or             access; hence, place of vantage; power; might.                         The gates of hell shall not prevail against it.                                                                               --Matt. xvi.                                                                               18.          5. In a lock tumbler, the opening for the stump of the bolt             to pass through or into.          6. (Founding)             (a) The channel or opening through which metal is poured                   into the mold; the ingate.             (b) The waste piece of metal cast in the opening; a sprue                   or sullage piece. [Written also {geat} and {git}.]          {Gate chamber}, a recess in the side wall of a canal lock,             which receives the opened gate.          {Gate channel}. See {Gate}, 5.          {Gate hook}, the hook-formed piece of a gate hinge.          {Gate money}, entrance money for admission to an inclosure.                      {Gate tender}, one in charge of a gate, as at a railroad             crossing.          {Gate valva}, a stop valve for a pipe, having a sliding gate             which affords a straight passageway when open.          {Gate vein} (Anat.), the portal vein.          {To break gates} (Eng. Univ.), to enter a college inclosure             after the hour to which a student has been restricted.          {To stand in the} {gate, [or] gates}, to occupy places or             advantage, power, or defense.
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Break \Break\, v. t. [imp. {broke}, (Obs. {Brake}); p. p.       {Broken}, (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,       br[84]kka to crack, Dan. br[91]kke to break, Goth. brikan to       break, L. frangere. Cf. {Bray} to pound, {Breach},       {Fragile}.]       1. To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with             violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal;             to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock.             --Shak.          2. To lay open as by breaking; to divide; as, to break a             package of goods.          3. To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or             communicate.                         Katharine, break thy mind to me.         --Shak.          4. To infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or promise.                         Out, out, hyena! these are thy wonted arts . . . To                      break all faith, all vows, deceive, betray. --Milton          5. To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or             terminate; as, to break silence; to break one's sleep; to             break one's journey.                         Go, release them, Ariel; My charms I'll break, their                      senses I'll restore.                           --Shak.          6. To destroy the completeness of; to remove a part from; as,             to break a set.          7. To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to             pierce; as, the cavalry were not able to break the British             squares.          8. To shatter to pieces; to reduce to fragments.                         The victim broke in pieces the musical instruments                      with which he had solaced the hours of captivity.                                                                               --Prescott.          9. To exchange for other money or currency of smaller             denomination; as, to break a five dollar bill.          10. To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of; as,             to break flax.          11. To weaken or impair, as health, spirit, or mind.                         An old man, broken with the storms of state.                                                                               --Shak.          12. To diminish the force of; to lessen the shock of, as a             fall or blow.                         I'll rather leap down first, and break your fall.                                                                               --Dryden.          13. To impart, as news or information; to broach; -- with to,             and often with a modified word implying some reserve; as,             to break the news gently to the widow; to break a purpose             cautiously to a friend.          14. To tame; to reduce to subjection; to make tractable; to             discipline; as, to break a horse to the harness or             saddle. [bd]To break a colt.[b8] --Spenser.                         Why, then thou canst not break her to the lute?                                                                               --Shak.          15. To destroy the financial credit of; to make bankrupt; to             ruin.                         With arts like these rich Matho, when he speaks,                      Attracts all fees, and little lawyers breaks.                                                                               --Dryden.          16. To destroy the official character and standing of; to             cashier; to dismiss.                         I see a great officer broken.            --Swift.          Note: With prepositions or adverbs:          {To break down}.             (a) To crush; to overwhelm; as, to break down one's                   strength; to break down opposition.             (b) To remove, or open a way through, by breaking; as, to                   break down a door or wall.          {To break in}.             (a) To force in; as, to break in a door.             (b) To train; to discipline; as, a horse well broken in.                            {To break of}, to rid of; to cause to abandon; as, to break             one of a habit.          {To break off}.             (a) To separate by breaking; as, to break off a twig.             (b) To stop suddenly; to abandon. [bd]Break off thy sins                   by righteousness.[b8] --Dan. iv. 27.          {To break open}, to open by breaking. [bd]Open the door, or I             will break it open.[b8] --Shak.          {To break out}, to take or force out by breaking; as, to             break out a pane of glass.          {To break out a cargo}, to unstow a cargo, so as to unload it             easily.          {To break through}.             (a) To make an opening through, as, as by violence or the                   force of gravity; to pass violently through; as, to                   break through the enemy's lines; to break through the                   ice.             (b) To disregard; as, to break through the ceremony.          {To break up}.             (a) To separate into parts; to plow (new or fallow                   ground). [bd]Break up this capon.[b8] --Shak.                   [bd]Break up your fallow ground.[b8] --Jer. iv. 3.             (b) To dissolve; to put an end to. [bd]Break up the                   court.[b8] --Shak.          {To break} (one) {all up}, to unsettle or disconcert             completely; to upset. [Colloq.]          Note: With an immediate object:          {To break the back}.             (a) To dislocate the backbone; hence, to disable totally.             (b) To get through the worst part of; as, to break the                   back of a difficult undertaking.          {To break bulk}, to destroy the entirety of a load by             removing a portion of it; to begin to unload; also, to             transfer in detail, as from boats to cars.          {To break cover}, to burst forth from a protecting             concealment, as game when hunted.          {To break a deer} [or] {stag}, to cut it up and apportion the             parts among those entitled to a share.          {To break fast}, to partake of food after abstinence. See             {Breakfast}.          {To break ground}.             (a) To open the earth as for planting; to commence                   excavation, as for building, siege operations, and                   the like; as, to break ground for a foundation, a                   canal, or a railroad.             (b) Fig.: To begin to execute any plan.             (c) (Naut.) To release the anchor from the bottom.          {To break the heart}, to crush or overwhelm (one) with grief.                      {To break a house} (Law), to remove or set aside with             violence and a felonious intent any part of a house or of             the fastenings provided to secure it.          {To break the ice}, to get through first difficulties; to             overcome obstacles and make a beginning; to introduce a             subject.          {To break jail}, to escape from confinement in jail, usually             by forcible means.          {To break a jest}, to utter a jest. [bd]Patroclus . . . the             livelong day breaks scurril jests.[b8] --Shak.          {To break joints}, to lay or arrange bricks, shingles, etc.,             so that the joints in one course shall not coincide with             those in the preceding course.          {To break a lance}, to engage in a tilt or contest.          {To break the neck}, to dislocate the joints of the neck.          {To break no squares}, to create no trouble. [Obs.]          {To break a path}, {road}, etc., to open a way through             obstacles by force or labor.          {To break upon a wheel}, to execute or torture, as a criminal             by stretching him upon a wheel, and breaking his limbs             with an iron bar; -- a mode of punishment formerly             employed in some countries.          {To break wind}, to give vent to wind from the anus.          Syn: To dispart; rend; tear; shatter; batter; violate;                infringe; demolish; destroy; burst; dislocate.
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{Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous             shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --             called also {rest-harrow}.          {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from             winged game.          {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica             officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe             and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.                      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of             the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded             as projected.          {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.             Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from             that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.          {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).                   See {Woodchuck}.             (b) The aardvark.          {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.          {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water             before it forms on the surface.          {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.                      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.             sleeper.          {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.          {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under             {Arbutus}.          {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection             of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.          {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad             flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and             radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).          {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a             churchyard.          {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a             rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are             embedded.          {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian             parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and             {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.          {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family             {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'             nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They             are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the             natives.          {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent             ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to             the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no             spines; -- called also {ground rat}.          {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of             pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the             tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the             Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See             {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).          {Ground pine}. (Bot.)             (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.                   Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus                   {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous                   smell. --Sir J. Hill.             (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus                   {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club                   moss}.             (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in                   height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in                   moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United                   States. --Gray.          {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any             building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an             elevation or perpendicular section.          {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in             perspective drawing.          {Ground plate}.             (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a                   building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the                   ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or                   groundsel.             (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a                   mudsill.             (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to                   conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to                   the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.                   --Knight.          {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is             erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground             plan.          {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus             caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,             and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.          {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).          {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on             another man's land.          {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.          {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.             --Tatler.          {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,             which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,             breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called             also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.          {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).          {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake             ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt             tail.          {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the                   genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek                   pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern                   striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western                   species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or                   striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied                   Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.             (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to                   {Tamias}.          {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).          {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or             matrix, of tissues.          {Ground swell}.             (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.             (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,                   caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a                   remote distance after the gale has ceased.          {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.          {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a             vessel at anchor. --Totten.          {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of             bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.             See {Pitta}.          {Ground tier}.             (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.                   --Totten.             (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a                   vessel's hold.             (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.          {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the             keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.             --Knight.          {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).          {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,             etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.                      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a             fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits             the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.                      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},             {Break}.          {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to             nothing; to fail; to miscarry.          {To gain ground}.             (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an                   army in battle gains ground.             (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the                   army gains ground on the enemy.             (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or                   influential.          {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]             [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.                         There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground                      of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.          {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.                         These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.          {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the             position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit             or reputation; to decline.          {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or             encroachment. --Atterbury.          {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --             said of a ship.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Break \Break\, v. t. [imp. {broke}, (Obs. {Brake}); p. p.       {Broken}, (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,       br[84]kka to crack, Dan. br[91]kke to break, Goth. brikan to       break, L. frangere. Cf. {Bray} to pound, {Breach},       {Fragile}.]       1. To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with             violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal;             to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock.             --Shak.          2. To lay open as by breaking; to divide; as, to break a             package of goods.          3. To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or             communicate.                         Katharine, break thy mind to me.         --Shak.          4. To infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or promise.                         Out, out, hyena! these are thy wonted arts . . . To                      break all faith, all vows, deceive, betray. --Milton          5. To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or             terminate; as, to break silence; to break one's sleep; to             break one's journey.                         Go, release them, Ariel; My charms I'll break, their                      senses I'll restore.                           --Shak.          6. To destroy the completeness of; to remove a part from; as,             to break a set.          7. To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to             pierce; as, the cavalry were not able to break the British             squares.          8. To shatter to pieces; to reduce to fragments.                         The victim broke in pieces the musical instruments                      with which he had solaced the hours of captivity.                                                                               --Prescott.          9. To exchange for other money or currency of smaller             denomination; as, to break a five dollar bill.          10. To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of; as,             to break flax.          11. To weaken or impair, as health, spirit, or mind.                         An old man, broken with the storms of state.                                                                               --Shak.          12. To diminish the force of; to lessen the shock of, as a             fall or blow.                         I'll rather leap down first, and break your fall.                                                                               --Dryden.          13. To impart, as news or information; to broach; -- with to,             and often with a modified word implying some reserve; as,             to break the news gently to the widow; to break a purpose             cautiously to a friend.          14. To tame; to reduce to subjection; to make tractable; to             discipline; as, to break a horse to the harness or             saddle. [bd]To break a colt.[b8] --Spenser.                         Why, then thou canst not break her to the lute?                                                                               --Shak.          15. To destroy the financial credit of; to make bankrupt; to             ruin.                         With arts like these rich Matho, when he speaks,                      Attracts all fees, and little lawyers breaks.                                                                               --Dryden.          16. To destroy the official character and standing of; to             cashier; to dismiss.                         I see a great officer broken.            --Swift.          Note: With prepositions or adverbs:          {To break down}.             (a) To crush; to overwhelm; as, to break down one's                   strength; to break down opposition.             (b) To remove, or open a way through, by breaking; as, to                   break down a door or wall.          {To break in}.             (a) To force in; as, to break in a door.             (b) To train; to discipline; as, a horse well broken in.                            {To break of}, to rid of; to cause to abandon; as, to break             one of a habit.          {To break off}.             (a) To separate by breaking; as, to break off a twig.             (b) To stop suddenly; to abandon. [bd]Break off thy sins                   by righteousness.[b8] --Dan. iv. 27.          {To break open}, to open by breaking. [bd]Open the door, or I             will break it open.[b8] --Shak.          {To break out}, to take or force out by breaking; as, to             break out a pane of glass.          {To break out a cargo}, to unstow a cargo, so as to unload it             easily.          {To break through}.             (a) To make an opening through, as, as by violence or the                   force of gravity; to pass violently through; as, to                   break through the enemy's lines; to break through the                   ice.             (b) To disregard; as, to break through the ceremony.          {To break up}.             (a) To separate into parts; to plow (new or fallow                   ground). [bd]Break up this capon.[b8] --Shak.                   [bd]Break up your fallow ground.[b8] --Jer. iv. 3.             (b) To dissolve; to put an end to. [bd]Break up the                   court.[b8] --Shak.          {To break} (one) {all up}, to unsettle or disconcert             completely; to upset. [Colloq.]          Note: With an immediate object:          {To break the back}.             (a) To dislocate the backbone; hence, to disable totally.             (b) To get through the worst part of; as, to break the                   back of a difficult undertaking.          {To break bulk}, to destroy the entirety of a load by             removing a portion of it; to begin to unload; also, to             transfer in detail, as from boats to cars.          {To break cover}, to burst forth from a protecting             concealment, as game when hunted.          {To break a deer} [or] {stag}, to cut it up and apportion the             parts among those entitled to a share.          {To break fast}, to partake of food after abstinence. See             {Breakfast}.          {To break ground}.             (a) To open the earth as for planting; to commence                   excavation, as for building, siege operations, and                   the like; as, to break ground for a foundation, a                   canal, or a railroad.             (b) Fig.: To begin to execute any plan.             (c) (Naut.) To release the anchor from the bottom.          {To break the heart}, to crush or overwhelm (one) with grief.                      {To break a house} (Law), to remove or set aside with             violence and a felonious intent any part of a house or of             the fastenings provided to secure it.          {To break the ice}, to get through first difficulties; to             overcome obstacles and make a beginning; to introduce a             subject.          {To break jail}, to escape from confinement in jail, usually             by forcible means.          {To break a jest}, to utter a jest. [bd]Patroclus . . . the             livelong day breaks scurril jests.[b8] --Shak.          {To break joints}, to lay or arrange bricks, shingles, etc.,             so that the joints in one course shall not coincide with             those in the preceding course.          {To break a lance}, to engage in a tilt or contest.          {To break the neck}, to dislocate the joints of the neck.          {To break no squares}, to create no trouble. [Obs.]          {To break a path}, {road}, etc., to open a way through             obstacles by force or labor.          {To break upon a wheel}, to execute or torture, as a criminal             by stretching him upon a wheel, and breaking his limbs             with an iron bar; -- a mode of punishment formerly             employed in some countries.          {To break wind}, to give vent to wind from the anus.          Syn: To dispart; rend; tear; shatter; batter; violate;                infringe; demolish; destroy; burst; dislocate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Break \Break\, v. i.       1. To come apart or divide into two or more pieces, usually             with suddenness and violence; to part; to burst asunder.          2. To open spontaneously, or by pressure from within, as a             bubble, a tumor, a seed vessel, a bag.                         Else the bottle break, and the wine runneth out.                                                                               --Math. ix.                                                                               17.          3. To burst forth; to make its way; to come to view; to             appear; to dawn.                         The day begins to break, and night is fled. --Shak.                         And from the turf a fountain broke, and gurgled at                      our feet.                                          --Wordsworth.          4. To burst forth violently, as a storm.                         The clouds are still above; and, while I speak, A                      second deluge o'er our head may break. --Dryden.          5. To open up; to be scattered; to be dissipated; as, the             clouds are breaking.                         At length the darkness begins to break. --Macaulay.          6. To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose             health or strength.                         See how the dean begins to break; Poor gentleman! he                      droops apace.                                    --Swift.          7. To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief; as, my             heart is breaking.          8. To fall in business; to become bankrupt.                         He that puts all upon adventures doth oftentimes                      break, and come to poverty.               --Bacn.          9. To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change the gait;             as, to break into a run or gallop.          10. To fail in musical quality; as, a singer's voice breaks             when it is strained beyond its compass and a tone or note             is not completed, but degenerates into an unmusical sound             instead. Also, to change in tone, as a boy's voice at             puberty.          11. To fall out; to terminate friendship.                         To break upon the score of danger or expense is to                      be mean and narrow-spirited.            --Collier.          Note: With prepositions or adverbs:          {To break away}, to disengage one's self abruptly; to come or             go away against resistance.                         Fear me not, man; I will not break away. --Shak.          {To break down}.             (a) To come down by breaking; as, the coach broke down.             (b) To fail in any undertaking.                               He had broken down almost at the outset.                                                                               --Thackeray.          {To break forth}, to issue; to come out suddenly, as sound,             light, etc. [bd]Then shall thy light break forth as the             morning.[b8] --Isa. lviii. 8;          Note: often with into in expressing or giving vent to one's                feelings. [bd]Break forth into singing, ye                mountains.[b8] --Isa. xliv. 23.          {To break from}, to go away from abruptly.                         This radiant from the circling crowd he broke.                                                                               --Dryden.          {To break into}, to enter by breaking; as, to break into a             house.          {To break in upon}, to enter or approach violently or             unexpectedly. [bd]This, this is he; softly awhile; let us             not break in upon him.[b8] --Milton.          {To break loose}.             (a) To extricate one's self forcibly. [bd]Who would not,                   finding way, break loose from hell?[b8] --Milton.             (b) To cast off restraint, as of morals or propriety.          {To break off}.             (a) To become separated by rupture, or with suddenness                   and violence.             (b) To desist or cease suddenly. [bd]Nay, forward, old                   man; do not break off so.[b8] --Shak.          {To break off from}, to desist from; to abandon, as a habit.                      {To break out}.             (a) To burst forth; to escape from restraint; to appear                   suddenly, as a fire or an epidemic. [bd]For in the                   wilderness shall waters break out, and stream in the                   desert.[b8] --Isa. xxxv. 6             (b) To show itself in cutaneous eruptions; -- said of a                   disease.             (c) To have a rash or eruption on the akin; -- said of a                   patient.          {To break over}, to overflow; to go beyond limits.          {To break up}.             (a) To become separated into parts or fragments; as, the                   ice break up in the rivers; the wreck will break up                   in the next storm.             (b) To disperse. [bd]The company breaks up.[b8] --I.                   Watts.          {To break upon}, to discover itself suddenly to; to dawn             upon.          {To break with}.             (a) To fall out; to sever one's relations with; to part                   friendship. [bd]It can not be the Volsces dare break                   with us.[b8] --Shak. [bd]If she did not intend to                   marry Clive, she should have broken with him                   altogether.[b8] --Thackeray.             (b) To come to an explanation; to enter into conference;                   to speak. [Obs.] [bd]I will break with her and with                   her father.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Break \Break\, v. i.       1. To come apart or divide into two or more pieces, usually             with suddenness and violence; to part; to burst asunder.          2. To open spontaneously, or by pressure from within, as a             bubble, a tumor, a seed vessel, a bag.                         Else the bottle break, and the wine runneth out.                                                                               --Math. ix.                                                                               17.          3. To burst forth; to make its way; to come to view; to             appear; to dawn.                         The day begins to break, and night is fled. --Shak.                         And from the turf a fountain broke, and gurgled at                      our feet.                                          --Wordsworth.          4. To burst forth violently, as a storm.                         The clouds are still above; and, while I speak, A                      second deluge o'er our head may break. --Dryden.          5. To open up; to be scattered; to be dissipated; as, the             clouds are breaking.                         At length the darkness begins to break. --Macaulay.          6. To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose             health or strength.                         See how the dean begins to break; Poor gentleman! he                      droops apace.                                    --Swift.          7. To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief; as, my             heart is breaking.          8. To fall in business; to become bankrupt.                         He that puts all upon adventures doth oftentimes                      break, and come to poverty.               --Bacn.          9. To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change the gait;             as, to break into a run or gallop.          10. To fail in musical quality; as, a singer's voice breaks             when it is strained beyond its compass and a tone or note             is not completed, but degenerates into an unmusical sound             instead. Also, to change in tone, as a boy's voice at             puberty.          11. To fall out; to terminate friendship.                         To break upon the score of danger or expense is to                      be mean and narrow-spirited.            --Collier.          Note: With prepositions or adverbs:          {To break away}, to disengage one's self abruptly; to come or             go away against resistance.                         Fear me not, man; I will not break away. --Shak.          {To break down}.             (a) To come down by breaking; as, the coach broke down.             (b) To fail in any undertaking.                               He had broken down almost at the outset.                                                                               --Thackeray.          {To break forth}, to issue; to come out suddenly, as sound,             light, etc. [bd]Then shall thy light break forth as the             morning.[b8] --Isa. lviii. 8;          Note: often with into in expressing or giving vent to one's                feelings. [bd]Break forth into singing, ye                mountains.[b8] --Isa. xliv. 23.          {To break from}, to go away from abruptly.                         This radiant from the circling crowd he broke.                                                                               --Dryden.          {To break into}, to enter by breaking; as, to break into a             house.          {To break in upon}, to enter or approach violently or             unexpectedly. [bd]This, this is he; softly awhile; let us             not break in upon him.[b8] --Milton.          {To break loose}.             (a) To extricate one's self forcibly. [bd]Who would not,                   finding way, break loose from hell?[b8] --Milton.             (b) To cast off restraint, as of morals or propriety.          {To break off}.             (a) To become separated by rupture, or with suddenness                   and violence.             (b) To desist or cease suddenly. [bd]Nay, forward, old                   man; do not break off so.[b8] --Shak.          {To break off from}, to desist from; to abandon, as a habit.                      {To break out}.             (a) To burst forth; to escape from restraint; to appear                   suddenly, as a fire or an epidemic. [bd]For in the                   wilderness shall waters break out, and stream in the                   desert.[b8] --Isa. xxxv. 6             (b) To show itself in cutaneous eruptions; -- said of a                   disease.             (c) To have a rash or eruption on the akin; -- said of a                   patient.          {To break over}, to overflow; to go beyond limits.          {To break up}.             (a) To become separated into parts or fragments; as, the                   ice break up in the rivers; the wreck will break up                   in the next storm.             (b) To disperse. [bd]The company breaks up.[b8] --I.                   Watts.          {To break upon}, to discover itself suddenly to; to dawn             upon.          {To break with}.             (a) To fall out; to sever one's relations with; to part                   friendship. [bd]It can not be the Volsces dare break                   with us.[b8] --Shak. [bd]If she did not intend to                   marry Clive, she should have broken with him                   altogether.[b8] --Thackeray.             (b) To come to an explanation; to enter into conference;                   to speak. [Obs.] [bd]I will break with her and with                   her father.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Break \Break\, v. t. [imp. {broke}, (Obs. {Brake}); p. p.       {Broken}, (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,       br[84]kka to crack, Dan. br[91]kke to break, Goth. brikan to       break, L. frangere. Cf. {Bray} to pound, {Breach},       {Fragile}.]       1. To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with             violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal;             to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock.             --Shak.          2. To lay open as by breaking; to divide; as, to break a             package of goods.          3. To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or             communicate.                         Katharine, break thy mind to me.         --Shak.          4. To infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or promise.                         Out, out, hyena! these are thy wonted arts . . . To                      break all faith, all vows, deceive, betray. --Milton          5. To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or             terminate; as, to break silence; to break one's sleep; to             break one's journey.                         Go, release them, Ariel; My charms I'll break, their                      senses I'll restore.                           --Shak.          6. To destroy the completeness of; to remove a part from; as,             to break a set.          7. To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to             pierce; as, the cavalry were not able to break the British             squares.          8. To shatter to pieces; to reduce to fragments.                         The victim broke in pieces the musical instruments                      with which he had solaced the hours of captivity.                                                                               --Prescott.          9. To exchange for other money or currency of smaller             denomination; as, to break a five dollar bill.          10. To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of; as,             to break flax.          11. To weaken or impair, as health, spirit, or mind.                         An old man, broken with the storms of state.                                                                               --Shak.          12. To diminish the force of; to lessen the shock of, as a             fall or blow.                         I'll rather leap down first, and break your fall.                                                                               --Dryden.          13. To impart, as news or information; to broach; -- with to,             and often with a modified word implying some reserve; as,             to break the news gently to the widow; to break a purpose             cautiously to a friend.          14. To tame; to reduce to subjection; to make tractable; to             discipline; as, to break a horse to the harness or             saddle. [bd]To break a colt.[b8] --Spenser.                         Why, then thou canst not break her to the lute?                                                                               --Shak.          15. To destroy the financial credit of; to make bankrupt; to             ruin.                         With arts like these rich Matho, when he speaks,                      Attracts all fees, and little lawyers breaks.                                                                               --Dryden.          16. To destroy the official character and standing of; to             cashier; to dismiss.                         I see a great officer broken.            --Swift.          Note: With prepositions or adverbs:          {To break down}.             (a) To crush; to overwhelm; as, to break down one's                   strength; to break down opposition.             (b) To remove, or open a way through, by breaking; as, to                   break down a door or wall.          {To break in}.             (a) To force in; as, to break in a door.             (b) To train; to discipline; as, a horse well broken in.                            {To break of}, to rid of; to cause to abandon; as, to break             one of a habit.          {To break off}.             (a) To separate by breaking; as, to break off a twig.             (b) To stop suddenly; to abandon. [bd]Break off thy sins                   by righteousness.[b8] --Dan. iv. 27.          {To break open}, to open by breaking. [bd]Open the door, or I             will break it open.[b8] --Shak.          {To break out}, to take or force out by breaking; as, to             break out a pane of glass.          {To break out a cargo}, to unstow a cargo, so as to unload it             easily.          {To break through}.             (a) To make an opening through, as, as by violence or the                   force of gravity; to pass violently through; as, to                   break through the enemy's lines; to break through the                   ice.             (b) To disregard; as, to break through the ceremony.          {To break up}.             (a) To separate into parts; to plow (new or fallow                   ground). [bd]Break up this capon.[b8] --Shak.                   [bd]Break up your fallow ground.[b8] --Jer. iv. 3.             (b) To dissolve; to put an end to. [bd]Break up the                   court.[b8] --Shak.          {To break} (one) {all up}, to unsettle or disconcert             completely; to upset. [Colloq.]          Note: With an immediate object:          {To break the back}.             (a) To dislocate the backbone; hence, to disable totally.             (b) To get through the worst part of; as, to break the                   back of a difficult undertaking.          {To break bulk}, to destroy the entirety of a load by             removing a portion of it; to begin to unload; also, to             transfer in detail, as from boats to cars.          {To break cover}, to burst forth from a protecting             concealment, as game when hunted.          {To break a deer} [or] {stag}, to cut it up and apportion the             parts among those entitled to a share.          {To break fast}, to partake of food after abstinence. See             {Breakfast}.          {To break ground}.             (a) To open the earth as for planting; to commence                   excavation, as for building, siege operations, and                   the like; as, to break ground for a foundation, a                   canal, or a railroad.             (b) Fig.: To begin to execute any plan.             (c) (Naut.) To release the anchor from the bottom.          {To break the heart}, to crush or overwhelm (one) with grief.                      {To break a house} (Law), to remove or set aside with             violence and a felonious intent any part of a house or of             the fastenings provided to secure it.          {To break the ice}, to get through first difficulties; to             overcome obstacles and make a beginning; to introduce a             subject.          {To break jail}, to escape from confinement in jail, usually             by forcible means.          {To break a jest}, to utter a jest. [bd]Patroclus . . . the             livelong day breaks scurril jests.[b8] --Shak.          {To break joints}, to lay or arrange bricks, shingles, etc.,             so that the joints in one course shall not coincide with             those in the preceding course.          {To break a lance}, to engage in a tilt or contest.          {To break the neck}, to dislocate the joints of the neck.          {To break no squares}, to create no trouble. [Obs.]          {To break a path}, {road}, etc., to open a way through             obstacles by force or labor.          {To break upon a wheel}, to execute or torture, as a criminal             by stretching him upon a wheel, and breaking his limbs             with an iron bar; -- a mode of punishment formerly             employed in some countries.          {To break wind}, to give vent to wind from the anus.          Syn: To dispart; rend; tear; shatter; batter; violate;                infringe; demolish; destroy; burst; dislocate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Break \Break\, v. t. [imp. {broke}, (Obs. {Brake}); p. p.       {Broken}, (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,       br[84]kka to crack, Dan. br[91]kke to break, Goth. brikan to       break, L. frangere. Cf. {Bray} to pound, {Breach},       {Fragile}.]       1. To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with             violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal;             to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock.             --Shak.          2. To lay open as by breaking; to divide; as, to break a             package of goods.          3. To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or             communicate.                         Katharine, break thy mind to me.         --Shak.          4. To infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or promise.                         Out, out, hyena! these are thy wonted arts . . . To                      break all faith, all vows, deceive, betray. --Milton          5. To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or             terminate; as, to break silence; to break one's sleep; to             break one's journey.                         Go, release them, Ariel; My charms I'll break, their                      senses I'll restore.                           --Shak.          6. To destroy the completeness of; to remove a part from; as,             to break a set.          7. To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to             pierce; as, the cavalry were not able to break the British             squares.          8. To shatter to pieces; to reduce to fragments.                         The victim broke in pieces the musical instruments                      with which he had solaced the hours of captivity.                                                                               --Prescott.          9. To exchange for other money or currency of smaller             denomination; as, to break a five dollar bill.          10. To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of; as,             to break flax.          11. To weaken or impair, as health, spirit, or mind.                         An old man, broken with the storms of state.                                                                               --Shak.          12. To diminish the force of; to lessen the shock of, as a             fall or blow.                         I'll rather leap down first, and break your fall.                                                                               --Dryden.          13. To impart, as news or information; to broach; -- with to,             and often with a modified word implying some reserve; as,             to break the news gently to the widow; to break a purpose             cautiously to a friend.          14. To tame; to reduce to subjection; to make tractable; to             discipline; as, to break a horse to the harness or             saddle. [bd]To break a colt.[b8] --Spenser.                         Why, then thou canst not break her to the lute?                                                                               --Shak.          15. To destroy the financial credit of; to make bankrupt; to             ruin.                         With arts like these rich Matho, when he speaks,                      Attracts all fees, and little lawyers breaks.                                                                               --Dryden.          16. To destroy the official character and standing of; to             cashier; to dismiss.                         I see a great officer broken.            --Swift.          Note: With prepositions or adverbs:          {To break down}.             (a) To crush; to overwhelm; as, to break down one's                   strength; to break down opposition.             (b) To remove, or open a way through, by breaking; as, to                   break down a door or wall.          {To break in}.             (a) To force in; as, to break in a door.             (b) To train; to discipline; as, a horse well broken in.                            {To break of}, to rid of; to cause to abandon; as, to break             one of a habit.          {To break off}.             (a) To separate by breaking; as, to break off a twig.             (b) To stop suddenly; to abandon. [bd]Break off thy sins                   by righteousness.[b8] --Dan. iv. 27.          {To break open}, to open by breaking. [bd]Open the door, or I             will break it open.[b8] --Shak.          {To break out}, to take or force out by breaking; as, to             break out a pane of glass.          {To break out a cargo}, to unstow a cargo, so as to unload it             easily.          {To break through}.             (a) To make an opening through, as, as by violence or the                   force of gravity; to pass violently through; as, to                   break through the enemy's lines; to break through the                   ice.             (b) To disregard; as, to break through the ceremony.          {To break up}.             (a) To separate into parts; to plow (new or fallow                   ground). [bd]Break up this capon.[b8] --Shak.                   [bd]Break up your fallow ground.[b8] --Jer. iv. 3.             (b) To dissolve; to put an end to. [bd]Break up the                   court.[b8] --Shak.          {To break} (one) {all up}, to unsettle or disconcert             completely; to upset. [Colloq.]          Note: With an immediate object:          {To break the back}.             (a) To dislocate the backbone; hence, to disable totally.             (b) To get through the worst part of; as, to break the                   back of a difficult undertaking.          {To break bulk}, to destroy the entirety of a load by             removing a portion of it; to begin to unload; also, to             transfer in detail, as from boats to cars.          {To break cover}, to burst forth from a protecting             concealment, as game when hunted.          {To break a deer} [or] {stag}, to cut it up and apportion the             parts among those entitled to a share.          {To break fast}, to partake of food after abstinence. See             {Breakfast}.          {To break ground}.             (a) To open the earth as for planting; to commence                   excavation, as for building, siege operations, and                   the like; as, to break ground for a foundation, a                   canal, or a railroad.             (b) Fig.: To begin to execute any plan.             (c) (Naut.) To release the anchor from the bottom.          {To break the heart}, to crush or overwhelm (one) with grief.                      {To break a house} (Law), to remove or set aside with             violence and a felonious intent any part of a house or of             the fastenings provided to secure it.          {To break the ice}, to get through first difficulties; to             overcome obstacles and make a beginning; to introduce a             subject.          {To break jail}, to escape from confinement in jail, usually             by forcible means.          {To break a jest}, to utter a jest. [bd]Patroclus . . . the             livelong day breaks scurril jests.[b8] --Shak.          {To break joints}, to lay or arrange bricks, shingles, etc.,             so that the joints in one course shall not coincide with             those in the preceding course.          {To break a lance}, to engage in a tilt or contest.          {To break the neck}, to dislocate the joints of the neck.          {To break no squares}, to create no trouble. [Obs.]          {To break a path}, {road}, etc., to open a way through             obstacles by force or labor.          {To break upon a wheel}, to execute or torture, as a criminal             by stretching him upon a wheel, and breaking his limbs             with an iron bar; -- a mode of punishment formerly             employed in some countries.          {To break wind}, to give vent to wind from the anus.          Syn: To dispart; rend; tear; shatter; batter; violate;                infringe; demolish; destroy; burst; dislocate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Loose \Loose\, a. [Compar. {Looser}; superl. {Loosest}.] [OE.       loos, lous, laus, Icel. lauss; akin to OD. loos, D. los, AS.       le[a0]s false, deceitful, G. los, loose, Dan. & Sw. l[94]s,       Goth. laus, and E. lose. [?] See {Lose}, and cf. {Leasing}       falsehood.]       1. Unbound; untied; unsewed; not attached, fastened, fixed,             or confined; as, the loose sheets of a book.                         Her hair, nor loose, nor tied in formal plat.                                                                               --Shak.          2. Free from constraint or obligation; not bound by duty,             habit, etc.; -- with from or of.                         Now I stand Loose of my vow; but who knows Cato's                      thoughts ?                                          --Addison.          3. Not tight or close; as, a loose garment.          4. Not dense, close, compact, or crowded; as, a cloth of             loose texture.                         With horse and chariots ranked in loose array.                                                                               --Milton.          5. Not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate; as, a loose             style, or way of reasoning.                         The comparison employed . . . must be considered                      rather as a loose analogy than as an exact                      scientific explanation.                     --Whewel.          6. Not strict in matters of morality; not rigid according to             some standard of right.                         The loose morality which he had learned. --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          7. Unconnected; rambling.                         Vario spends whole mornings in running over loose                      and unconnected pages.                        --I. Watts.          8. Lax; not costive; having lax bowels. --Locke.          9. Dissolute; unchaste; as, a loose man or woman.                         Loose ladies in delight.                     --Spenser.          10. Containing or consisting of obscene or unchaste language;             as, a loose epistle. -- Dryden.          {At loose ends}, not in order; in confusion; carelessly             managed.          {Fast and loose}. See under {Fast}.          {To break loose}. See under {Break}.          {Loose pulley}. (Mach.) See {Fast and loose pulleys}, under             {Fast}.          {To let loose}, to free from restraint or confinement; to set             at liberty.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Break \Break\, v. i.       1. To come apart or divide into two or more pieces, usually             with suddenness and violence; to part; to burst asunder.          2. To open spontaneously, or by pressure from within, as a             bubble, a tumor, a seed vessel, a bag.                         Else the bottle break, and the wine runneth out.                                                                               --Math. ix.                                                                               17.          3. To burst forth; to make its way; to come to view; to             appear; to dawn.                         The day begins to break, and night is fled. --Shak.                         And from the turf a fountain broke, and gurgled at                      our feet.                                          --Wordsworth.          4. To burst forth violently, as a storm.                         The clouds are still above; and, while I speak, A                      second deluge o'er our head may break. --Dryden.          5. To open up; to be scattered; to be dissipated; as, the             clouds are breaking.                         At length the darkness begins to break. --Macaulay.          6. To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose             health or strength.                         See how the dean begins to break; Poor gentleman! he                      droops apace.                                    --Swift.          7. To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief; as, my             heart is breaking.          8. To fall in business; to become bankrupt.                         He that puts all upon adventures doth oftentimes                      break, and come to poverty.               --Bacn.          9. To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change the gait;             as, to break into a run or gallop.          10. To fail in musical quality; as, a singer's voice breaks             when it is strained beyond its compass and a tone or note             is not completed, but degenerates into an unmusical sound             instead. Also, to change in tone, as a boy's voice at             puberty.          11. To fall out; to terminate friendship.                         To break upon the score of danger or expense is to                      be mean and narrow-spirited.            --Collier.          Note: With prepositions or adverbs:          {To break away}, to disengage one's self abruptly; to come or             go away against resistance.                         Fear me not, man; I will not break away. --Shak.          {To break down}.             (a) To come down by breaking; as, the coach broke down.             (b) To fail in any undertaking.                               He had broken down almost at the outset.                                                                               --Thackeray.          {To break forth}, to issue; to come out suddenly, as sound,             light, etc. [bd]Then shall thy light break forth as the             morning.[b8] --Isa. lviii. 8;          Note: often with into in expressing or giving vent to one's                feelings. [bd]Break forth into singing, ye                mountains.[b8] --Isa. xliv. 23.          {To break from}, to go away from abruptly.                         This radiant from the circling crowd he broke.                                                                               --Dryden.          {To break into}, to enter by breaking; as, to break into a             house.          {To break in upon}, to enter or approach violently or             unexpectedly. [bd]This, this is he; softly awhile; let us             not break in upon him.[b8] --Milton.          {To break loose}.             (a) To extricate one's self forcibly. [bd]Who would not,                   finding way, break loose from hell?[b8] --Milton.             (b) To cast off restraint, as of morals or propriety.          {To break off}.             (a) To become separated by rupture, or with suddenness                   and violence.             (b) To desist or cease suddenly. [bd]Nay, forward, old                   man; do not break off so.[b8] --Shak.          {To break off from}, to desist from; to abandon, as a habit.                      {To break out}.             (a) To burst forth; to escape from restraint; to appear                   suddenly, as a fire or an epidemic. [bd]For in the                   wilderness shall waters break out, and stream in the                   desert.[b8] --Isa. xxxv. 6             (b) To show itself in cutaneous eruptions; -- said of a                   disease.             (c) To have a rash or eruption on the akin; -- said of a                   patient.          {To break over}, to overflow; to go beyond limits.          {To break up}.             (a) To become separated into parts or fragments; as, the                   ice break up in the rivers; the wreck will break up                   in the next storm.             (b) To disperse. [bd]The company breaks up.[b8] --I.                   Watts.          {To break upon}, to discover itself suddenly to; to dawn             upon.          {To break with}.             (a) To fall out; to sever one's relations with; to part                   friendship. [bd]It can not be the Volsces dare break                   with us.[b8] --Shak. [bd]If she did not intend to                   marry Clive, she should have broken with him                   altogether.[b8] --Thackeray.             (b) To come to an explanation; to enter into conference;                   to speak. [Obs.] [bd]I will break with her and with                   her father.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Square \Square\, n. [OF. esquarre, esquierre, F. [82]querre a       carpenter's square (cf. It. squadra), fr. (assumed) LL.       exquadrare to make square; L. ex + quadrus a square, fr.       quattuor four. See {Four}, and cf. {Quadrant}, {Squad},       {Squer} a square.]       1. (Geom.)             (a) The corner, or angle, of a figure. [Obs.]             (b) A parallelogram having four equal sides and four right                   angles.          2. Hence, anything which is square, or nearly so; as:             (a) A square piece or fragment.                               He bolted his food down his capacious throat in                            squares of three inches.               --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.             (b) A pane of glass.             (c) (Print.) A certain number of lines, forming a portion                   of a column, nearly square; -- used chiefly in                   reckoning the prices of advertisements in newspapers.             (d) (Carp.) One hundred superficial feet.          3. An area of four sides, generally with houses on each side;             sometimes, a solid block of houses; also, an open place or             area for public use, as at the meeting or intersection of             two or more streets.                         The statue of Alexander VII. stands in the large                      square of the town.                           --Addison.          4. (Mech. & Joinery) An instrument having at least one right             angle and two or more straight edges, used to lay out or             test square work. It is of several forms, as the T square,             the carpenter's square, the try-square., etc.          5. Hence, a pattern or rule. [Obs.]          6. (Arith. & Alg.) The product of a number or quantity             multiplied by itself; thus, 64 is the square of 8, for 8             [times] 8 = 64; the square of a + b is a^{2} + 2ab +             b^{2}.          7. Exact proportion; justness of workmanship and conduct;             regularity; rule. [Obs.]                         They of Galatia [were] much more out of square.                                                                               --Hooker.                         I have not kept my square.                  --Shak.          8. (Mil.) A body of troops formed in a square, esp. one             formed to resist a charge of cavalry; a squadron. [bd]The             brave squares of war.[b8] --Shak.          9. Fig.: The relation of harmony, or exact agreement;             equality; level.                         We live not on the square with such as these.                                                                               --Dryden.          10. (Astrol.) The position of planets distant ninety degrees             from each other; a quadrate. [Obs.]          11. The act of squaring, or quarreling; a quarrel. [R.]          12. The front of a woman's dress over the bosom, usually             worked or embroidered. [Obs.] --Shak.          {Geometrical square}. See {Quadrat}, n., 2.          {Hollow square} (Mil.), a formation of troops in the shape of             a square, each side consisting of four or five ranks, and             the colors, officers, horses, etc., occupying the middle.                      {Least square}, {Magic square}, etc. See under {Least},             {Magic}, etc.          {On the square}, [or] {Upon the square}, in an open, fair             manner; honestly, or upon honor. [Obs. or Colloq.]          {On}, [or] {Upon}, {the square with}, upon equality with;             even with. --Nares.          {To be all squares}, to be all settled. [Colloq.] --Dickens.          {To be at square}, to be in a state of quarreling. [Obs.]             --Nares.          {To break no square}, to give no offense; to make no             difference. [Obs.]          {To break squares}, to depart from an accustomed order.          {To see how the squares go}, to see how the game proceeds; --             a phrase taken from the game of chess, the chessboard             being formed with squares. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Break \Break\, v. t. [imp. {broke}, (Obs. {Brake}); p. p.       {Broken}, (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,       br[84]kka to crack, Dan. br[91]kke to break, Goth. brikan to       break, L. frangere. Cf. {Bray} to pound, {Breach},       {Fragile}.]       1. To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with             violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal;             to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock.             --Shak.          2. To lay open as by breaking; to divide; as, to break a             package of goods.          3. To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or             communicate.                         Katharine, break thy mind to me.         --Shak.          4. To infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or promise.                         Out, out, hyena! these are thy wonted arts . . . To                      break all faith, all vows, deceive, betray. --Milton          5. To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or             terminate; as, to break silence; to break one's sleep; to             break one's journey.                         Go, release them, Ariel; My charms I'll break, their                      senses I'll restore.                           --Shak.          6. To destroy the completeness of; to remove a part from; as,             to break a set.          7. To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to             pierce; as, the cavalry were not able to break the British             squares.          8. To shatter to pieces; to reduce to fragments.                         The victim broke in pieces the musical instruments                      with which he had solaced the hours of captivity.                                                                               --Prescott.          9. To exchange for other money or currency of smaller             denomination; as, to break a five dollar bill.          10. To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of; as,             to break flax.          11. To weaken or impair, as health, spirit, or mind.                         An old man, broken with the storms of state.                                                                               --Shak.          12. To diminish the force of; to lessen the shock of, as a             fall or blow.                         I'll rather leap down first, and break your fall.                                                                               --Dryden.          13. To impart, as news or information; to broach; -- with to,             and often with a modified word implying some reserve; as,             to break the news gently to the widow; to break a purpose             cautiously to a friend.          14. To tame; to reduce to subjection; to make tractable; to             discipline; as, to break a horse to the harness or             saddle. [bd]To break a colt.[b8] --Spenser.                         Why, then thou canst not break her to the lute?                                                                               --Shak.          15. To destroy the financial credit of; to make bankrupt; to             ruin.                         With arts like these rich Matho, when he speaks,                      Attracts all fees, and little lawyers breaks.                                                                               --Dryden.          16. To destroy the official character and standing of; to             cashier; to dismiss.                         I see a great officer broken.            --Swift.          Note: With prepositions or adverbs:          {To break down}.             (a) To crush; to overwhelm; as, to break down one's                   strength; to break down opposition.             (b) To remove, or open a way through, by breaking; as, to                   break down a door or wall.          {To break in}.             (a) To force in; as, to break in a door.             (b) To train; to discipline; as, a horse well broken in.                            {To break of}, to rid of; to cause to abandon; as, to break             one of a habit.          {To break off}.             (a) To separate by breaking; as, to break off a twig.             (b) To stop suddenly; to abandon. [bd]Break off thy sins                   by righteousness.[b8] --Dan. iv. 27.          {To break open}, to open by breaking. [bd]Open the door, or I             will break it open.[b8] --Shak.          {To break out}, to take or force out by breaking; as, to             break out a pane of glass.          {To break out a cargo}, to unstow a cargo, so as to unload it             easily.          {To break through}.             (a) To make an opening through, as, as by violence or the                   force of gravity; to pass violently through; as, to                   break through the enemy's lines; to break through the                   ice.             (b) To disregard; as, to break through the ceremony.          {To break up}.             (a) To separate into parts; to plow (new or fallow                   ground). [bd]Break up this capon.[b8] --Shak.                   [bd]Break up your fallow ground.[b8] --Jer. iv. 3.             (b) To dissolve; to put an end to. [bd]Break up the                   court.[b8] --Shak.          {To break} (one) {all up}, to unsettle or disconcert             completely; to upset. [Colloq.]          Note: With an immediate object:          {To break the back}.             (a) To dislocate the backbone; hence, to disable totally.             (b) To get through the worst part of; as, to break the                   back of a difficult undertaking.          {To break bulk}, to destroy the entirety of a load by             removing a portion of it; to begin to unload; also, to             transfer in detail, as from boats to cars.          {To break cover}, to burst forth from a protecting             concealment, as game when hunted.          {To break a deer} [or] {stag}, to cut it up and apportion the             parts among those entitled to a share.          {To break fast}, to partake of food after abstinence. See             {Breakfast}.          {To break ground}.             (a) To open the earth as for planting; to commence                   excavation, as for building, siege operations, and                   the like; as, to break ground for a foundation, a                   canal, or a railroad.             (b) Fig.: To begin to execute any plan.             (c) (Naut.) To release the anchor from the bottom.          {To break the heart}, to crush or overwhelm (one) with grief.                      {To break a house} (Law), to remove or set aside with             violence and a felonious intent any part of a house or of             the fastenings provided to secure it.          {To break the ice}, to get through first difficulties; to             overcome obstacles and make a beginning; to introduce a             subject.          {To break jail}, to escape from confinement in jail, usually             by forcible means.          {To break a jest}, to utter a jest. [bd]Patroclus . . . the             livelong day breaks scurril jests.[b8] --Shak.          {To break joints}, to lay or arrange bricks, shingles, etc.,             so that the joints in one course shall not coincide with             those in the preceding course.          {To break a lance}, to engage in a tilt or contest.          {To break the neck}, to dislocate the joints of the neck.          {To break no squares}, to create no trouble. [Obs.]          {To break a path}, {road}, etc., to open a way through             obstacles by force or labor.          {To break upon a wheel}, to execute or torture, as a criminal             by stretching him upon a wheel, and breaking his limbs             with an iron bar; -- a mode of punishment formerly             employed in some countries.          {To break wind}, to give vent to wind from the anus.          Syn: To dispart; rend; tear; shatter; batter; violate;                infringe; demolish; destroy; burst; dislocate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Break \Break\, v. t. [imp. {broke}, (Obs. {Brake}); p. p.       {Broken}, (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,       br[84]kka to crack, Dan. br[91]kke to break, Goth. brikan to       break, L. frangere. Cf. {Bray} to pound, {Breach},       {Fragile}.]       1. To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with             violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal;             to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock.             --Shak.          2. To lay open as by breaking; to divide; as, to break a             package of goods.          3. To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or             communicate.                         Katharine, break thy mind to me.         --Shak.          4. To infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or promise.                         Out, out, hyena! these are thy wonted arts . . . To                      break all faith, all vows, deceive, betray. --Milton          5. To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or             terminate; as, to break silence; to break one's sleep; to             break one's journey.                         Go, release them, Ariel; My charms I'll break, their                      senses I'll restore.                           --Shak.          6. To destroy the completeness of; to remove a part from; as,             to break a set.          7. To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to             pierce; as, the cavalry were not able to break the British             squares.          8. To shatter to pieces; to reduce to fragments.                         The victim broke in pieces the musical instruments                      with which he had solaced the hours of captivity.                                                                               --Prescott.          9. To exchange for other money or currency of smaller             denomination; as, to break a five dollar bill.          10. To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of; as,             to break flax.          11. To weaken or impair, as health, spirit, or mind.                         An old man, broken with the storms of state.                                                                               --Shak.          12. To diminish the force of; to lessen the shock of, as a             fall or blow.                         I'll rather leap down first, and break your fall.                                                                               --Dryden.          13. To impart, as news or information; to broach; -- with to,             and often with a modified word implying some reserve; as,             to break the news gently to the widow; to break a purpose             cautiously to a friend.          14. To tame; to reduce to subjection; to make tractable; to             discipline; as, to break a horse to the harness or             saddle. [bd]To break a colt.[b8] --Spenser.                         Why, then thou canst not break her to the lute?                                                                               --Shak.          15. To destroy the financial credit of; to make bankrupt; to             ruin.                         With arts like these rich Matho, when he speaks,                      Attracts all fees, and little lawyers breaks.                                                                               --Dryden.          16. To destroy the official character and standing of; to             cashier; to dismiss.                         I see a great officer broken.            --Swift.          Note: With prepositions or adverbs:          {To break down}.             (a) To crush; to overwhelm; as, to break down one's                   strength; to break down opposition.             (b) To remove, or open a way through, by breaking; as, to                   break down a door or wall.          {To break in}.             (a) To force in; as, to break in a door.             (b) To train; to discipline; as, a horse well broken in.                            {To break of}, to rid of; to cause to abandon; as, to break             one of a habit.          {To break off}.             (a) To separate by breaking; as, to break off a twig.             (b) To stop suddenly; to abandon. [bd]Break off thy sins                   by righteousness.[b8] --Dan. iv. 27.          {To break open}, to open by breaking. [bd]Open the door, or I             will break it open.[b8] --Shak.          {To break out}, to take or force out by breaking; as, to             break out a pane of glass.          {To break out a cargo}, to unstow a cargo, so as to unload it             easily.          {To break through}.             (a) To make an opening through, as, as by violence or the                   force of gravity; to pass violently through; as, to                   break through the enemy's lines; to break through the                   ice.             (b) To disregard; as, to break through the ceremony.          {To break up}.             (a) To separate into parts; to plow (new or fallow                   ground). [bd]Break up this capon.[b8] --Shak.                   [bd]Break up your fallow ground.[b8] --Jer. iv. 3.             (b) To dissolve; to put an end to. [bd]Break up the                   court.[b8] --Shak.          {To break} (one) {all up}, to unsettle or disconcert             completely; to upset. [Colloq.]          Note: With an immediate object:          {To break the back}.             (a) To dislocate the backbone; hence, to disable totally.             (b) To get through the worst part of; as, to break the                   back of a difficult undertaking.          {To break bulk}, to destroy the entirety of a load by             removing a portion of it; to begin to unload; also, to             transfer in detail, as from boats to cars.          {To break cover}, to burst forth from a protecting             concealment, as game when hunted.          {To break a deer} [or] {stag}, to cut it up and apportion the             parts among those entitled to a share.          {To break fast}, to partake of food after abstinence. See             {Breakfast}.          {To break ground}.             (a) To open the earth as for planting; to commence                   excavation, as for building, siege operations, and                   the like; as, to break ground for a foundation, a                   canal, or a railroad.             (b) Fig.: To begin to execute any plan.             (c) (Naut.) To release the anchor from the bottom.          {To break the heart}, to crush or overwhelm (one) with grief.                      {To break a house} (Law), to remove or set aside with             violence and a felonious intent any part of a house or of             the fastenings provided to secure it.          {To break the ice}, to get through first difficulties; to             overcome obstacles and make a beginning; to introduce a             subject.          {To break jail}, to escape from confinement in jail, usually             by forcible means.          {To break a jest}, to utter a jest. [bd]Patroclus . . . the             livelong day breaks scurril jests.[b8] --Shak.          {To break joints}, to lay or arrange bricks, shingles, etc.,             so that the joints in one course shall not coincide with             those in the preceding course.          {To break a lance}, to engage in a tilt or contest.          {To break the neck}, to dislocate the joints of the neck.          {To break no squares}, to create no trouble. [Obs.]          {To break a path}, {road}, etc., to open a way through             obstacles by force or labor.          {To break upon a wheel}, to execute or torture, as a criminal             by stretching him upon a wheel, and breaking his limbs             with an iron bar; -- a mode of punishment formerly             employed in some countries.          {To break wind}, to give vent to wind from the anus.          Syn: To dispart; rend; tear; shatter; batter; violate;                infringe; demolish; destroy; burst; dislocate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Break \Break\, v. t. [imp. {broke}, (Obs. {Brake}); p. p.       {Broken}, (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,       br[84]kka to crack, Dan. br[91]kke to break, Goth. brikan to       break, L. frangere. Cf. {Bray} to pound, {Breach},       {Fragile}.]       1. To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with             violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal;             to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock.             --Shak.          2. To lay open as by breaking; to divide; as, to break a             package of goods.          3. To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or             communicate.                         Katharine, break thy mind to me.         --Shak.          4. To infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or promise.                         Out, out, hyena! these are thy wonted arts . . . To                      break all faith, all vows, deceive, betray. --Milton          5. To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or             terminate; as, to break silence; to break one's sleep; to             break one's journey.                         Go, release them, Ariel; My charms I'll break, their                      senses I'll restore.                           --Shak.          6. To destroy the completeness of; to remove a part from; as,             to break a set.          7. To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to             pierce; as, the cavalry were not able to break the British             squares.          8. To shatter to pieces; to reduce to fragments.                         The victim broke in pieces the musical instruments                      with which he had solaced the hours of captivity.                                                                               --Prescott.          9. To exchange for other money or currency of smaller             denomination; as, to break a five dollar bill.          10. To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of; as,             to break flax.          11. To weaken or impair, as health, spirit, or mind.                         An old man, broken with the storms of state.                                                                               --Shak.          12. To diminish the force of; to lessen the shock of, as a             fall or blow.                         I'll rather leap down first, and break your fall.                                                                               --Dryden.          13. To impart, as news or information; to broach; -- with to,             and often with a modified word implying some reserve; as,             to break the news gently to the widow; to break a purpose             cautiously to a friend.          14. To tame; to reduce to subjection; to make tractable; to             discipline; as, to break a horse to the harness or             saddle. [bd]To break a colt.[b8] --Spenser.                         Why, then thou canst not break her to the lute?                                                                               --Shak.          15. To destroy the financial credit of; to make bankrupt; to             ruin.                         With arts like these rich Matho, when he speaks,                      Attracts all fees, and little lawyers breaks.                                                                               --Dryden.          16. To destroy the official character and standing of; to             cashier; to dismiss.                         I see a great officer broken.            --Swift.          Note: With prepositions or adverbs:          {To break down}.             (a) To crush; to overwhelm; as, to break down one's                   strength; to break down opposition.             (b) To remove, or open a way through, by breaking; as, to                   break down a door or wall.          {To break in}.             (a) To force in; as, to break in a door.             (b) To train; to discipline; as, a horse well broken in.                            {To break of}, to rid of; to cause to abandon; as, to break             one of a habit.          {To break off}.             (a) To separate by breaking; as, to break off a twig.             (b) To stop suddenly; to abandon. [bd]Break off thy sins                   by righteousness.[b8] --Dan. iv. 27.          {To break open}, to open by breaking. [bd]Open the door, or I             will break it open.[b8] --Shak.          {To break out}, to take or force out by breaking; as, to             break out a pane of glass.          {To break out a cargo}, to unstow a cargo, so as to unload it             easily.          {To break through}.             (a) To make an opening through, as, as by violence or the                   force of gravity; to pass violently through; as, to                   break through the enemy's lines; to break through the                   ice.             (b) To disregard; as, to break through the ceremony.          {To break up}.             (a) To separate into parts; to plow (new or fallow                   ground). [bd]Break up this capon.[b8] --Shak.                   [bd]Break up your fallow ground.[b8] --Jer. iv. 3.             (b) To dissolve; to put an end to. [bd]Break up the                   court.[b8] --Shak.          {To break} (one) {all up}, to unsettle or disconcert             completely; to upset. [Colloq.]          Note: With an immediate object:          {To break the back}.             (a) To dislocate the backbone; hence, to disable totally.             (b) To get through the worst part of; as, to break the                   back of a difficult undertaking.          {To break bulk}, to destroy the entirety of a load by             removing a portion of it; to begin to unload; also, to             transfer in detail, as from boats to cars.          {To break cover}, to burst forth from a protecting             concealment, as game when hunted.          {To break a deer} [or] {stag}, to cut it up and apportion the             parts among those entitled to a share.          {To break fast}, to partake of food after abstinence. See             {Breakfast}.          {To break ground}.             (a) To open the earth as for planting; to commence                   excavation, as for building, siege operations, and                   the like; as, to break ground for a foundation, a                   canal, or a railroad.             (b) Fig.: To begin to execute any plan.             (c) (Naut.) To release the anchor from the bottom.          {To break the heart}, to crush or overwhelm (one) with grief.                      {To break a house} (Law), to remove or set aside with             violence and a felonious intent any part of a house or of             the fastenings provided to secure it.          {To break the ice}, to get through first difficulties; to             overcome obstacles and make a beginning; to introduce a             subject.          {To break jail}, to escape from confinement in jail, usually             by forcible means.          {To break a jest}, to utter a jest. [bd]Patroclus . . . the             livelong day breaks scurril jests.[b8] --Shak.          {To break joints}, to lay or arrange bricks, shingles, etc.,             so that the joints in one course shall not coincide with             those in the preceding course.          {To break a lance}, to engage in a tilt or contest.          {To break the neck}, to dislocate the joints of the neck.          {To break no squares}, to create no trouble. [Obs.]          {To break a path}, {road}, etc., to open a way through             obstacles by force or labor.          {To break upon a wheel}, to execute or torture, as a criminal             by stretching him upon a wheel, and breaking his limbs             with an iron bar; -- a mode of punishment formerly             employed in some countries.          {To break wind}, to give vent to wind from the anus.          Syn: To dispart; rend; tear; shatter; batter; violate;                infringe; demolish; destroy; burst; dislocate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Break \Break\, v. i.       1. To come apart or divide into two or more pieces, usually             with suddenness and violence; to part; to burst asunder.          2. To open spontaneously, or by pressure from within, as a             bubble, a tumor, a seed vessel, a bag.                         Else the bottle break, and the wine runneth out.                                                                               --Math. ix.                                                                               17.          3. To burst forth; to make its way; to come to view; to             appear; to dawn.                         The day begins to break, and night is fled. --Shak.                         And from the turf a fountain broke, and gurgled at                      our feet.                                          --Wordsworth.          4. To burst forth violently, as a storm.                         The clouds are still above; and, while I speak, A                      second deluge o'er our head may break. --Dryden.          5. To open up; to be scattered; to be dissipated; as, the             clouds are breaking.                         At length the darkness begins to break. --Macaulay.          6. To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose             health or strength.                         See how the dean begins to break; Poor gentleman! he                      droops apace.                                    --Swift.          7. To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief; as, my             heart is breaking.          8. To fall in business; to become bankrupt.                         He that puts all upon adventures doth oftentimes                      break, and come to poverty.               --Bacn.          9. To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change the gait;             as, to break into a run or gallop.          10. To fail in musical quality; as, a singer's voice breaks             when it is strained beyond its compass and a tone or note             is not completed, but degenerates into an unmusical sound             instead. Also, to change in tone, as a boy's voice at             puberty.          11. To fall out; to terminate friendship.                         To break upon the score of danger or expense is to                      be mean and narrow-spirited.            --Collier.          Note: With prepositions or adverbs:          {To break away}, to disengage one's self abruptly; to come or             go away against resistance.                         Fear me not, man; I will not break away. --Shak.          {To break down}.             (a) To come down by breaking; as, the coach broke down.             (b) To fail in any undertaking.                               He had broken down almost at the outset.                                                                               --Thackeray.          {To break forth}, to issue; to come out suddenly, as sound,             light, etc. [bd]Then shall thy light break forth as the             morning.[b8] --Isa. lviii. 8;          Note: often with into in expressing or giving vent to one's                feelings. [bd]Break forth into singing, ye                mountains.[b8] --Isa. xliv. 23.          {To break from}, to go away from abruptly.                         This radiant from the circling crowd he broke.                                                                               --Dryden.          {To break into}, to enter by breaking; as, to break into a             house.          {To break in upon}, to enter or approach violently or             unexpectedly. [bd]This, this is he; softly awhile; let us             not break in upon him.[b8] --Milton.          {To break loose}.             (a) To extricate one's self forcibly. [bd]Who would not,                   finding way, break loose from hell?[b8] --Milton.             (b) To cast off restraint, as of morals or propriety.          {To break off}.             (a) To become separated by rupture, or with suddenness                   and violence.             (b) To desist or cease suddenly. [bd]Nay, forward, old                   man; do not break off so.[b8] --Shak.          {To break off from}, to desist from; to abandon, as a habit.                      {To break out}.             (a) To burst forth; to escape from restraint; to appear                   suddenly, as a fire or an epidemic. [bd]For in the                   wilderness shall waters break out, and stream in the                   desert.[b8] --Isa. xxxv. 6             (b) To show itself in cutaneous eruptions; -- said of a                   disease.             (c) To have a rash or eruption on the akin; -- said of a                   patient.          {To break over}, to overflow; to go beyond limits.          {To break up}.             (a) To become separated into parts or fragments; as, the                   ice break up in the rivers; the wreck will break up                   in the next storm.             (b) To disperse. [bd]The company breaks up.[b8] --I.                   Watts.          {To break upon}, to discover itself suddenly to; to dawn             upon.          {To break with}.             (a) To fall out; to sever one's relations with; to part                   friendship. [bd]It can not be the Volsces dare break                   with us.[b8] --Shak. [bd]If she did not intend to                   marry Clive, she should have broken with him                   altogether.[b8] --Thackeray.             (b) To come to an explanation; to enter into conference;                   to speak. [Obs.] [bd]I will break with her and with                   her father.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Break \Break\, v. i.       1. To come apart or divide into two or more pieces, usually             with suddenness and violence; to part; to burst asunder.          2. To open spontaneously, or by pressure from within, as a             bubble, a tumor, a seed vessel, a bag.                         Else the bottle break, and the wine runneth out.                                                                               --Math. ix.                                                                               17.          3. To burst forth; to make its way; to come to view; to             appear; to dawn.                         The day begins to break, and night is fled. --Shak.                         And from the turf a fountain broke, and gurgled at                      our feet.                                          --Wordsworth.          4. To burst forth violently, as a storm.                         The clouds are still above; and, while I speak, A                      second deluge o'er our head may break. --Dryden.          5. To open up; to be scattered; to be dissipated; as, the             clouds are breaking.                         At length the darkness begins to break. --Macaulay.          6. To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose             health or strength.                         See how the dean begins to break; Poor gentleman! he                      droops apace.                                    --Swift.          7. To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief; as, my             heart is breaking.          8. To fall in business; to become bankrupt.                         He that puts all upon adventures doth oftentimes                      break, and come to poverty.               --Bacn.          9. To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change the gait;             as, to break into a run or gallop.          10. To fail in musical quality; as, a singer's voice breaks             when it is strained beyond its compass and a tone or note             is not completed, but degenerates into an unmusical sound             instead. Also, to change in tone, as a boy's voice at             puberty.          11. To fall out; to terminate friendship.                         To break upon the score of danger or expense is to                      be mean and narrow-spirited.            --Collier.          Note: With prepositions or adverbs:          {To break away}, to disengage one's self abruptly; to come or             go away against resistance.                         Fear me not, man; I will not break away. --Shak.          {To break down}.             (a) To come down by breaking; as, the coach broke down.             (b) To fail in any undertaking.                               He had broken down almost at the outset.                                                                               --Thackeray.          {To break forth}, to issue; to come out suddenly, as sound,             light, etc. [bd]Then shall thy light break forth as the             morning.[b8] --Isa. lviii. 8;          Note: often with into in expressing or giving vent to one's                feelings. [bd]Break forth into singing, ye                mountains.[b8] --Isa. xliv. 23.          {To break from}, to go away from abruptly.                         This radiant from the circling crowd he broke.                                                                               --Dryden.          {To break into}, to enter by breaking; as, to break into a             house.          {To break in upon}, to enter or approach violently or             unexpectedly. [bd]This, this is he; softly awhile; let us             not break in upon him.[b8] --Milton.          {To break loose}.             (a) To extricate one's self forcibly. [bd]Who would not,                   finding way, break loose from hell?[b8] --Milton.             (b) To cast off restraint, as of morals or propriety.          {To break off}.             (a) To become separated by rupture, or with suddenness                   and violence.             (b) To desist or cease suddenly. [bd]Nay, forward, old                   man; do not break off so.[b8] --Shak.          {To break off from}, to desist from; to abandon, as a habit.                      {To break out}.             (a) To burst forth; to escape from restraint; to appear                   suddenly, as a fire or an epidemic. [bd]For in the                   wilderness shall waters break out, and stream in the                   desert.[b8] --Isa. xxxv. 6             (b) To show itself in cutaneous eruptions; -- said of a                   disease.             (c) To have a rash or eruption on the akin; -- said of a                   patient.          {To break over}, to overflow; to go beyond limits.          {To break up}.             (a) To become separated into parts or fragments; as, the                   ice break up in the rivers; the wreck will break up                   in the next storm.             (b) To disperse. [bd]The company breaks up.[b8] --I.                   Watts.          {To break upon}, to discover itself suddenly to; to dawn             upon.          {To break with}.             (a) To fall out; to sever one's relations with; to part                   friendship. [bd]It can not be the Volsces dare break                   with us.[b8] --Shak. [bd]If she did not intend to                   marry Clive, she should have broken with him                   altogether.[b8] --Thackeray.             (b) To come to an explanation; to enter into conference;                   to speak. [Obs.] [bd]I will break with her and with                   her father.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fast \Fast\, n. [OE. faste, fast; cf. AS. f[91]sten, OHG. fasta,       G. faste. See {Fast}, v. i.]       1. Abstinence from food; omission to take nourishment.                         Surfeit is the father of much fast.   --Shak.          2. Voluntary abstinence from food, for a space of time, as a             spiritual discipline, or as a token of religious             humiliation.          3. A time of fasting, whether a day, week, or longer time; a             period of abstinence from food or certain kinds of food;             as, an annual fast.          {Fast day}, a day appointed for fasting, humiliation, and             religious offices as a means of invoking the favor of God.                      {To break one's fast}, to put an end to a period of             abstinence by taking food; especially, to take one's             morning meal; to breakfast. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Break \Break\, v. t. [imp. {broke}, (Obs. {Brake}); p. p.       {Broken}, (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,       br[84]kka to crack, Dan. br[91]kke to break, Goth. brikan to       break, L. frangere. Cf. {Bray} to pound, {Breach},       {Fragile}.]       1. To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with             violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal;             to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock.             --Shak.          2. To lay open as by breaking; to divide; as, to break a             package of goods.          3. To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or             communicate.                         Katharine, break thy mind to me.         --Shak.          4. To infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or promise.                         Out, out, hyena! these are thy wonted arts . . . To                      break all faith, all vows, deceive, betray. --Milton          5. To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or             terminate; as, to break silence; to break one's sleep; to             break one's journey.                         Go, release them, Ariel; My charms I'll break, their                      senses I'll restore.                           --Shak.          6. To destroy the completeness of; to remove a part from; as,             to break a set.          7. To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to             pierce; as, the cavalry were not able to break the British             squares.          8. To shatter to pieces; to reduce to fragments.                         The victim broke in pieces the musical instruments                      with which he had solaced the hours of captivity.                                                                               --Prescott.          9. To exchange for other money or currency of smaller             denomination; as, to break a five dollar bill.          10. To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of; as,             to break flax.          11. To weaken or impair, as health, spirit, or mind.                         An old man, broken with the storms of state.                                                                               --Shak.          12. To diminish the force of; to lessen the shock of, as a             fall or blow.                         I'll rather leap down first, and break your fall.                                                                               --Dryden.          13. To impart, as news or information; to broach; -- with to,             and often with a modified word implying some reserve; as,             to break the news gently to the widow; to break a purpose             cautiously to a friend.          14. To tame; to reduce to subjection; to make tractable; to             discipline; as, to break a horse to the harness or             saddle. [bd]To break a colt.[b8] --Spenser.                         Why, then thou canst not break her to the lute?                                                                               --Shak.          15. To destroy the financial credit of; to make bankrupt; to             ruin.                         With arts like these rich Matho, when he speaks,                      Attracts all fees, and little lawyers breaks.                                                                               --Dryden.          16. To destroy the official character and standing of; to             cashier; to dismiss.                         I see a great officer broken.            --Swift.          Note: With prepositions or adverbs:          {To break down}.             (a) To crush; to overwhelm; as, to break down one's                   strength; to break down opposition.             (b) To remove, or open a way through, by breaking; as, to                   break down a door or wall.          {To break in}.             (a) To force in; as, to break in a door.             (b) To train; to discipline; as, a horse well broken in.                            {To break of}, to rid of; to cause to abandon; as, to break             one of a habit.          {To break off}.             (a) To separate by breaking; as, to break off a twig.             (b) To stop suddenly; to abandon. [bd]Break off thy sins                   by righteousness.[b8] --Dan. iv. 27.          {To break open}, to open by breaking. [bd]Open the door, or I             will break it open.[b8] --Shak.          {To break out}, to take or force out by breaking; as, to             break out a pane of glass.          {To break out a cargo}, to unstow a cargo, so as to unload it             easily.          {To break through}.             (a) To make an opening through, as, as by violence or the                   force of gravity; to pass violently through; as, to                   break through the enemy's lines; to break through the                   ice.             (b) To disregard; as, to break through the ceremony.          {To break up}.             (a) To separate into parts; to plow (new or fallow                   ground). [bd]Break up this capon.[b8] --Shak.                   [bd]Break up your fallow ground.[b8] --Jer. iv. 3.             (b) To dissolve; to put an end to. [bd]Break up the                   court.[b8] --Shak.          {To break} (one) {all up}, to unsettle or disconcert             completely; to upset. [Colloq.]          Note: With an immediate object:          {To break the back}.             (a) To dislocate the backbone; hence, to disable totally.             (b) To get through the worst part of; as, to break the                   back of a difficult undertaking.          {To break bulk}, to destroy the entirety of a load by             removing a portion of it; to begin to unload; also, to             transfer in detail, as from boats to cars.          {To break cover}, to burst forth from a protecting             concealment, as game when hunted.          {To break a deer} [or] {stag}, to cut it up and apportion the             parts among those entitled to a share.          {To break fast}, to partake of food after abstinence. See             {Breakfast}.          {To break ground}.             (a) To open the earth as for planting; to commence                   excavation, as for building, siege operations, and                   the like; as, to break ground for a foundation, a                   canal, or a railroad.             (b) Fig.: To begin to execute any plan.             (c) (Naut.) To release the anchor from the bottom.          {To break the heart}, to crush or overwhelm (one) with grief.                      {To break a house} (Law), to remove or set aside with             violence and a felonious intent any part of a house or of             the fastenings provided to secure it.          {To break the ice}, to get through first difficulties; to             overcome obstacles and make a beginning; to introduce a             subject.          {To break jail}, to escape from confinement in jail, usually             by forcible means.          {To break a jest}, to utter a jest. [bd]Patroclus . . . the             livelong day breaks scurril jests.[b8] --Shak.          {To break joints}, to lay or arrange bricks, shingles, etc.,             so that the joints in one course shall not coincide with             those in the preceding course.          {To break a lance}, to engage in a tilt or contest.          {To break the neck}, to dislocate the joints of the neck.          {To break no squares}, to create no trouble. [Obs.]          {To break a path}, {road}, etc., to open a way through             obstacles by force or labor.          {To break upon a wheel}, to execute or torture, as a criminal             by stretching him upon a wheel, and breaking his limbs             with an iron bar; -- a mode of punishment formerly             employed in some countries.          {To break wind}, to give vent to wind from the anus.          Syn: To dispart; rend; tear; shatter; batter; violate;                infringe; demolish; destroy; burst; dislocate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Break \Break\, v. t. [imp. {broke}, (Obs. {Brake}); p. p.       {Broken}, (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,       br[84]kka to crack, Dan. br[91]kke to break, Goth. brikan to       break, L. frangere. Cf. {Bray} to pound, {Breach},       {Fragile}.]       1. To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with             violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal;             to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock.             --Shak.          2. To lay open as by breaking; to divide; as, to break a             package of goods.          3. To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or             communicate.                         Katharine, break thy mind to me.         --Shak.          4. To infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or promise.                         Out, out, hyena! these are thy wonted arts . . . To                      break all faith, all vows, deceive, betray. --Milton          5. To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or             terminate; as, to break silence; to break one's sleep; to             break one's journey.                         Go, release them, Ariel; My charms I'll break, their                      senses I'll restore.                           --Shak.          6. To destroy the completeness of; to remove a part from; as,             to break a set.          7. To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to             pierce; as, the cavalry were not able to break the British             squares.          8. To shatter to pieces; to reduce to fragments.                         The victim broke in pieces the musical instruments                      with which he had solaced the hours of captivity.                                                                               --Prescott.          9. To exchange for other money or currency of smaller             denomination; as, to break a five dollar bill.          10. To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of; as,             to break flax.          11. To weaken or impair, as health, spirit, or mind.                         An old man, broken with the storms of state.                                                                               --Shak.          12. To diminish the force of; to lessen the shock of, as a             fall or blow.                         I'll rather leap down first, and break your fall.                                                                               --Dryden.          13. To impart, as news or information; to broach; -- with to,             and often with a modified word implying some reserve; as,             to break the news gently to the widow; to break a purpose             cautiously to a friend.          14. To tame; to reduce to subjection; to make tractable; to             discipline; as, to break a horse to the harness or             saddle. [bd]To break a colt.[b8] --Spenser.                         Why, then thou canst not break her to the lute?                                                                               --Shak.          15. To destroy the financial credit of; to make bankrupt; to             ruin.                         With arts like these rich Matho, when he speaks,                      Attracts all fees, and little lawyers breaks.                                                                               --Dryden.          16. To destroy the official character and standing of; to             cashier; to dismiss.                         I see a great officer broken.            --Swift.          Note: With prepositions or adverbs:          {To break down}.             (a) To crush; to overwhelm; as, to break down one's                   strength; to break down opposition.             (b) To remove, or open a way through, by breaking; as, to                   break down a door or wall.          {To break in}.             (a) To force in; as, to break in a door.             (b) To train; to discipline; as, a horse well broken in.                            {To break of}, to rid of; to cause to abandon; as, to break             one of a habit.          {To break off}.             (a) To separate by breaking; as, to break off a twig.             (b) To stop suddenly; to abandon. [bd]Break off thy sins                   by righteousness.[b8] --Dan. iv. 27.          {To break open}, to open by breaking. [bd]Open the door, or I             will break it open.[b8] --Shak.          {To break out}, to take or force out by breaking; as, to             break out a pane of glass.          {To break out a cargo}, to unstow a cargo, so as to unload it             easily.          {To break through}.             (a) To make an opening through, as, as by violence or the                   force of gravity; to pass violently through; as, to                   break through the enemy's lines; to break through the                   ice.             (b) To disregard; as, to break through the ceremony.          {To break up}.             (a) To separate into parts; to plow (new or fallow                   ground). [bd]Break up this capon.[b8] --Shak.                   [bd]Break up your fallow ground.[b8] --Jer. iv. 3.             (b) To dissolve; to put an end to. [bd]Break up the                   court.[b8] --Shak.          {To break} (one) {all up}, to unsettle or disconcert             completely; to upset. [Colloq.]          Note: With an immediate object:          {To break the back}.             (a) To dislocate the backbone; hence, to disable totally.             (b) To get through the worst part of; as, to break the                   back of a difficult undertaking.          {To break bulk}, to destroy the entirety of a load by             removing a portion of it; to begin to unload; also, to             transfer in detail, as from boats to cars.          {To break cover}, to burst forth from a protecting             concealment, as game when hunted.          {To break a deer} [or] {stag}, to cut it up and apportion the             parts among those entitled to a share.          {To break fast}, to partake of food after abstinence. See             {Breakfast}.          {To break ground}.             (a) To open the earth as for planting; to commence                   excavation, as for building, siege operations, and                   the like; as, to break ground for a foundation, a                   canal, or a railroad.             (b) Fig.: To begin to execute any plan.             (c) (Naut.) To release the anchor from the bottom.          {To break the heart}, to crush or overwhelm (one) with grief.                      {To break a house} (Law), to remove or set aside with             violence and a felonious intent any part of a house or of             the fastenings provided to secure it.          {To break the ice}, to get through first difficulties; to             overcome obstacles and make a beginning; to introduce a             subject.          {To break jail}, to escape from confinement in jail, usually             by forcible means.          {To break a jest}, to utter a jest. [bd]Patroclus . . . the             livelong day breaks scurril jests.[b8] --Shak.          {To break joints}, to lay or arrange bricks, shingles, etc.,             so that the joints in one course shall not coincide with             those in the preceding course.          {To break a lance}, to engage in a tilt or contest.          {To break the neck}, to dislocate the joints of the neck.          {To break no squares}, to create no trouble. [Obs.]          {To break a path}, {road}, etc., to open a way through             obstacles by force or labor.          {To break upon a wheel}, to execute or torture, as a criminal             by stretching him upon a wheel, and breaking his limbs             with an iron bar; -- a mode of punishment formerly             employed in some countries.          {To break wind}, to give vent to wind from the anus.          Syn: To dispart; rend; tear; shatter; batter; violate;                infringe; demolish; destroy; burst; dislocate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Break \Break\, v. i.       1. To come apart or divide into two or more pieces, usually             with suddenness and violence; to part; to burst asunder.          2. To open spontaneously, or by pressure from within, as a             bubble, a tumor, a seed vessel, a bag.                         Else the bottle break, and the wine runneth out.                                                                               --Math. ix.                                                                               17.          3. To burst forth; to make its way; to come to view; to             appear; to dawn.                         The day begins to break, and night is fled. --Shak.                         And from the turf a fountain broke, and gurgled at                      our feet.                                          --Wordsworth.          4. To burst forth violently, as a storm.                         The clouds are still above; and, while I speak, A                      second deluge o'er our head may break. --Dryden.          5. To open up; to be scattered; to be dissipated; as, the             clouds are breaking.                         At length the darkness begins to break. --Macaulay.          6. To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose             health or strength.                         See how the dean begins to break; Poor gentleman! he                      droops apace.                                    --Swift.          7. To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief; as, my             heart is breaking.          8. To fall in business; to become bankrupt.                         He that puts all upon adventures doth oftentimes                      break, and come to poverty.               --Bacn.          9. To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change the gait;             as, to break into a run or gallop.          10. To fail in musical quality; as, a singer's voice breaks             when it is strained beyond its compass and a tone or note             is not completed, but degenerates into an unmusical sound             instead. Also, to change in tone, as a boy's voice at             puberty.          11. To fall out; to terminate friendship.                         To break upon the score of danger or expense is to                      be mean and narrow-spirited.            --Collier.          Note: With prepositions or adverbs:          {To break away}, to disengage one's self abruptly; to come or             go away against resistance.                         Fear me not, man; I will not break away. --Shak.          {To break down}.             (a) To come down by breaking; as, the coach broke down.             (b) To fail in any undertaking.                               He had broken down almost at the outset.                                                                               --Thackeray.          {To break forth}, to issue; to come out suddenly, as sound,             light, etc. [bd]Then shall thy light break forth as the             morning.[b8] --Isa. lviii. 8;          Note: often with into in expressing or giving vent to one's                feelings. [bd]Break forth into singing, ye                mountains.[b8] --Isa. xliv. 23.          {To break from}, to go away from abruptly.                         This radiant from the circling crowd he broke.                                                                               --Dryden.          {To break into}, to enter by breaking; as, to break into a             house.          {To break in upon}, to enter or approach violently or             unexpectedly. [bd]This, this is he; softly awhile; let us             not break in upon him.[b8] --Milton.          {To break loose}.             (a) To extricate one's self forcibly. [bd]Who would not,                   finding way, break loose from hell?[b8] --Milton.             (b) To cast off restraint, as of morals or propriety.          {To break off}.             (a) To become separated by rupture, or with suddenness                   and violence.             (b) To desist or cease suddenly. [bd]Nay, forward, old                   man; do not break off so.[b8] --Shak.          {To break off from}, to desist from; to abandon, as a habit.                      {To break out}.             (a) To burst forth; to escape from restraint; to appear                   suddenly, as a fire or an epidemic. [bd]For in the                   wilderness shall waters break out, and stream in the                   desert.[b8] --Isa. xxxv. 6             (b) To show itself in cutaneous eruptions; -- said of a                   disease.             (c) To have a rash or eruption on the akin; -- said of a                   patient.          {To break over}, to overflow; to go beyond limits.          {To break up}.             (a) To become separated into parts or fragments; as, the                   ice break up in the rivers; the wreck will break up                   in the next storm.             (b) To disperse. [bd]The company breaks up.[b8] --I.                   Watts.          {To break upon}, to discover itself suddenly to; to dawn             upon.          {To break with}.             (a) To fall out; to sever one's relations with; to part                   friendship. [bd]It can not be the Volsces dare break                   with us.[b8] --Shak. [bd]If she did not intend to                   marry Clive, she should have broken with him                   altogether.[b8] --Thackeray.             (b) To come to an explanation; to enter into conference;                   to speak. [Obs.] [bd]I will break with her and with                   her father.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Break \Break\, v. t. [imp. {broke}, (Obs. {Brake}); p. p.       {Broken}, (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,       br[84]kka to crack, Dan. br[91]kke to break, Goth. brikan to       break, L. frangere. Cf. {Bray} to pound, {Breach},       {Fragile}.]       1. To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with             violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal;             to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock.             --Shak.          2. To lay open as by breaking; to divide; as, to break a             package of goods.          3. To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or             communicate.                         Katharine, break thy mind to me.         --Shak.          4. To infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or promise.                         Out, out, hyena! these are thy wonted arts . . . To                      break all faith, all vows, deceive, betray. --Milton          5. To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or             terminate; as, to break silence; to break one's sleep; to             break one's journey.                         Go, release them, Ariel; My charms I'll break, their                      senses I'll restore.                           --Shak.          6. To destroy the completeness of; to remove a part from; as,             to break a set.          7. To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to             pierce; as, the cavalry were not able to break the British             squares.          8. To shatter to pieces; to reduce to fragments.                         The victim broke in pieces the musical instruments                      with which he had solaced the hours of captivity.                                                                               --Prescott.          9. To exchange for other money or currency of smaller             denomination; as, to break a five dollar bill.          10. To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of; as,             to break flax.          11. To weaken or impair, as health, spirit, or mind.                         An old man, broken with the storms of state.                                                                               --Shak.          12. To diminish the force of; to lessen the shock of, as a             fall or blow.                         I'll rather leap down first, and break your fall.                                                                               --Dryden.          13. To impart, as news or information; to broach; -- with to,             and often with a modified word implying some reserve; as,             to break the news gently to the widow; to break a purpose             cautiously to a friend.          14. To tame; to reduce to subjection; to make tractable; to             discipline; as, to break a horse to the harness or             saddle. [bd]To break a colt.[b8] --Spenser.                         Why, then thou canst not break her to the lute?                                                                               --Shak.          15. To destroy the financial credit of; to make bankrupt; to             ruin.                         With arts like these rich Matho, when he speaks,                      Attracts all fees, and little lawyers breaks.                                                                               --Dryden.          16. To destroy the official character and standing of; to             cashier; to dismiss.                         I see a great officer broken.            --Swift.          Note: With prepositions or adverbs:          {To break down}.             (a) To crush; to overwhelm; as, to break down one's                   strength; to break down opposition.             (b) To remove, or open a way through, by breaking; as, to                   break down a door or wall.          {To break in}.             (a) To force in; as, to break in a door.             (b) To train; to discipline; as, a horse well broken in.                            {To break of}, to rid of; to cause to abandon; as, to break             one of a habit.          {To break off}.             (a) To separate by breaking; as, to break off a twig.             (b) To stop suddenly; to abandon. [bd]Break off thy sins                   by righteousness.[b8] --Dan. iv. 27.          {To break open}, to open by breaking. [bd]Open the door, or I             will break it open.[b8] --Shak.          {To break out}, to take or force out by breaking; as, to             break out a pane of glass.          {To break out a cargo}, to unstow a cargo, so as to unload it             easily.          {To break through}.             (a) To make an opening through, as, as by violence or the                   force of gravity; to pass violently through; as, to                   break through the enemy's lines; to break through the                   ice.             (b) To disregard; as, to break through the ceremony.          {To break up}.             (a) To separate into parts; to plow (new or fallow                   ground). [bd]Break up this capon.[b8] --Shak.                   [bd]Break up your fallow ground.[b8] --Jer. iv. 3.             (b) To dissolve; to put an end to. [bd]Break up the                   court.[b8] --Shak.          {To break} (one) {all up}, to unsettle or disconcert             completely; to upset. [Colloq.]          Note: With an immediate object:          {To break the back}.             (a) To dislocate the backbone; hence, to disable totally.             (b) To get through the worst part of; as, to break the                   back of a difficult undertaking.          {To break bulk}, to destroy the entirety of a load by             removing a portion of it; to begin to unload; also, to             transfer in detail, as from boats to cars.          {To break cover}, to burst forth from a protecting             concealment, as game when hunted.          {To break a deer} [or] {stag}, to cut it up and apportion the             parts among those entitled to a share.          {To break fast}, to partake of food after abstinence. See             {Breakfast}.          {To break ground}.             (a) To open the earth as for planting; to commence                   excavation, as for building, siege operations, and                   the like; as, to break ground for a foundation, a                   canal, or a railroad.             (b) Fig.: To begin to execute any plan.             (c) (Naut.) To release the anchor from the bottom.          {To break the heart}, to crush or overwhelm (one) with grief.                      {To break a house} (Law), to remove or set aside with             violence and a felonious intent any part of a house or of             the fastenings provided to secure it.          {To break the ice}, to get through first difficulties; to             overcome obstacles and make a beginning; to introduce a             subject.          {To break jail}, to escape from confinement in jail, usually             by forcible means.          {To break a jest}, to utter a jest. [bd]Patroclus . . . the             livelong day breaks scurril jests.[b8] --Shak.          {To break joints}, to lay or arrange bricks, shingles, etc.,             so that the joints in one course shall not coincide with             those in the preceding course.          {To break a lance}, to engage in a tilt or contest.          {To break the neck}, to dislocate the joints of the neck.          {To break no squares}, to create no trouble. [Obs.]          {To break a path}, {road}, etc., to open a way through             obstacles by force or labor.          {To break upon a wheel}, to execute or torture, as a criminal             by stretching him upon a wheel, and breaking his limbs             with an iron bar; -- a mode of punishment formerly             employed in some countries.          {To break wind}, to give vent to wind from the anus.          Syn: To dispart; rend; tear; shatter; batter; violate;                infringe; demolish; destroy; burst; dislocate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Break \Break\, v. i.       1. To come apart or divide into two or more pieces, usually             with suddenness and violence; to part; to burst asunder.          2. To open spontaneously, or by pressure from within, as a             bubble, a tumor, a seed vessel, a bag.                         Else the bottle break, and the wine runneth out.                                                                               --Math. ix.                                                                               17.          3. To burst forth; to make its way; to come to view; to             appear; to dawn.                         The day begins to break, and night is fled. --Shak.                         And from the turf a fountain broke, and gurgled at                      our feet.                                          --Wordsworth.          4. To burst forth violently, as a storm.                         The clouds are still above; and, while I speak, A                      second deluge o'er our head may break. --Dryden.          5. To open up; to be scattered; to be dissipated; as, the             clouds are breaking.                         At length the darkness begins to break. --Macaulay.          6. To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose             health or strength.                         See how the dean begins to break; Poor gentleman! he                      droops apace.                                    --Swift.          7. To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief; as, my             heart is breaking.          8. To fall in business; to become bankrupt.                         He that puts all upon adventures doth oftentimes                      break, and come to poverty.               --Bacn.          9. To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change the gait;             as, to break into a run or gallop.          10. To fail in musical quality; as, a singer's voice breaks             when it is strained beyond its compass and a tone or note             is not completed, but degenerates into an unmusical sound             instead. Also, to change in tone, as a boy's voice at             puberty.          11. To fall out; to terminate friendship.                         To break upon the score of danger or expense is to                      be mean and narrow-spirited.            --Collier.          Note: With prepositions or adverbs:          {To break away}, to disengage one's self abruptly; to come or             go away against resistance.                         Fear me not, man; I will not break away. --Shak.          {To break down}.             (a) To come down by breaking; as, the coach broke down.             (b) To fail in any undertaking.                               He had broken down almost at the outset.                                                                               --Thackeray.          {To break forth}, to issue; to come out suddenly, as sound,             light, etc. [bd]Then shall thy light break forth as the             morning.[b8] --Isa. lviii. 8;          Note: often with into in expressing or giving vent to one's                feelings. [bd]Break forth into singing, ye                mountains.[b8] --Isa. xliv. 23.          {To break from}, to go away from abruptly.                         This radiant from the circling crowd he broke.                                                                               --Dryden.          {To break into}, to enter by breaking; as, to break into a             house.          {To break in upon}, to enter or approach violently or             unexpectedly. [bd]This, this is he; softly awhile; let us             not break in upon him.[b8] --Milton.          {To break loose}.             (a) To extricate one's self forcibly. [bd]Who would not,                   finding way, break loose from hell?[b8] --Milton.             (b) To cast off restraint, as of morals or propriety.          {To break off}.             (a) To become separated by rupture, or with suddenness                   and violence.             (b) To desist or cease suddenly. [bd]Nay, forward, old                   man; do not break off so.[b8] --Shak.          {To break off from}, to desist from; to abandon, as a habit.                      {To break out}.             (a) To burst forth; to escape from restraint; to appear                   suddenly, as a fire or an epidemic. [bd]For in the                   wilderness shall waters break out, and stream in the                   desert.[b8] --Isa. xxxv. 6             (b) To show itself in cutaneous eruptions; -- said of a                   disease.             (c) To have a rash or eruption on the akin; -- said of a                   patient.          {To break over}, to overflow; to go beyond limits.          {To break up}.             (a) To become separated into parts or fragments; as, the                   ice break up in the rivers; the wreck will break up                   in the next storm.             (b) To disperse. [bd]The company breaks up.[b8] --I.                   Watts.          {To break upon}, to discover itself suddenly to; to dawn             upon.          {To break with}.             (a) To fall out; to sever one's relations with; to part                   friendship. [bd]It can not be the Volsces dare break                   with us.[b8] --Shak. [bd]If she did not intend to                   marry Clive, she should have broken with him                   altogether.[b8] --Thackeray.             (b) To come to an explanation; to enter into conference;                   to speak. [Obs.] [bd]I will break with her and with                   her father.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sheer \Sheer\, n.       1. (Naut.)             (a) The longitudinal upward curvature of the deck,                   gunwale, and lines of a vessel, as when viewed from                   the side.             (b) The position of a vessel riding at single anchor and                   swinging clear of it.          2. A turn or change in a course.                         Give the canoe a sheer and get nearer to the shore.                                                                               --Cooper.          3. pl. Shears See {Shear}.          {Sheer batten} (Shipbuilding), a long strip of wood to guide             the carpenters in following the sheer plan.          {Sheer boom}, a boom slanting across a stream to direct             floating logs to one side.          {Sheer hulk}. See {Shear hulk}, under {Hulk}.          {Sheer plan}, [or] {Sheer draught} (Shipbuilding), a             projection of the lines of a vessel on a vertical             longitudinal plane passing through the middle line of the             vessel.          {Sheer pole} (Naut.), an iron rod lashed to the shrouds just             above the dead-eyes and parallel to the ratlines.          {Sheer strake} (Shipbuilding), the strake under the gunwale             on the top side. --Totten.          {To break sheer} (Naut.), to deviate from sheer, and risk             fouling the anchor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Square \Square\, n. [OF. esquarre, esquierre, F. [82]querre a       carpenter's square (cf. It. squadra), fr. (assumed) LL.       exquadrare to make square; L. ex + quadrus a square, fr.       quattuor four. See {Four}, and cf. {Quadrant}, {Squad},       {Squer} a square.]       1. (Geom.)             (a) The corner, or angle, of a figure. [Obs.]             (b) A parallelogram having four equal sides and four right                   angles.          2. Hence, anything which is square, or nearly so; as:             (a) A square piece or fragment.                               He bolted his food down his capacious throat in                            squares of three inches.               --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.             (b) A pane of glass.             (c) (Print.) A certain number of lines, forming a portion                   of a column, nearly square; -- used chiefly in                   reckoning the prices of advertisements in newspapers.             (d) (Carp.) One hundred superficial feet.          3. An area of four sides, generally with houses on each side;             sometimes, a solid block of houses; also, an open place or             area for public use, as at the meeting or intersection of             two or more streets.                         The statue of Alexander VII. stands in the large                      square of the town.                           --Addison.          4. (Mech. & Joinery) An instrument having at least one right             angle and two or more straight edges, used to lay out or             test square work. It is of several forms, as the T square,             the carpenter's square, the try-square., etc.          5. Hence, a pattern or rule. [Obs.]          6. (Arith. & Alg.) The product of a number or quantity             multiplied by itself; thus, 64 is the square of 8, for 8             [times] 8 = 64; the square of a + b is a^{2} + 2ab +             b^{2}.          7. Exact proportion; justness of workmanship and conduct;             regularity; rule. [Obs.]                         They of Galatia [were] much more out of square.                                                                               --Hooker.                         I have not kept my square.                  --Shak.          8. (Mil.) A body of troops formed in a square, esp. one             formed to resist a charge of cavalry; a squadron. [bd]The             brave squares of war.[b8] --Shak.          9. Fig.: The relation of harmony, or exact agreement;             equality; level.                         We live not on the square with such as these.                                                                               --Dryden.          10. (Astrol.) The position of planets distant ninety degrees             from each other; a quadrate. [Obs.]          11. The act of squaring, or quarreling; a quarrel. [R.]          12. The front of a woman's dress over the bosom, usually             worked or embroidered. [Obs.] --Shak.          {Geometrical square}. See {Quadrat}, n., 2.          {Hollow square} (Mil.), a formation of troops in the shape of             a square, each side consisting of four or five ranks, and             the colors, officers, horses, etc., occupying the middle.                      {Least square}, {Magic square}, etc. See under {Least},             {Magic}, etc.          {On the square}, [or] {Upon the square}, in an open, fair             manner; honestly, or upon honor. [Obs. or Colloq.]          {On}, [or] {Upon}, {the square with}, upon equality with;             even with. --Nares.          {To be all squares}, to be all settled. [Colloq.] --Dickens.          {To be at square}, to be in a state of quarreling. [Obs.]             --Nares.          {To break no square}, to give no offense; to make no             difference. [Obs.]          {To break squares}, to depart from an accustomed order.          {To see how the squares go}, to see how the game proceeds; --             a phrase taken from the game of chess, the chessboard             being formed with squares. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Break \Break\, v. t. [imp. {broke}, (Obs. {Brake}); p. p.       {Broken}, (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,       br[84]kka to crack, Dan. br[91]kke to break, Goth. brikan to       break, L. frangere. Cf. {Bray} to pound, {Breach},       {Fragile}.]       1. To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with             violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal;             to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock.             --Shak.          2. To lay open as by breaking; to divide; as, to break a             package of goods.          3. To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or             communicate.                         Katharine, break thy mind to me.         --Shak.          4. To infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or promise.                         Out, out, hyena! these are thy wonted arts . . . To                      break all faith, all vows, deceive, betray. --Milton          5. To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or             terminate; as, to break silence; to break one's sleep; to             break one's journey.                         Go, release them, Ariel; My charms I'll break, their                      senses I'll restore.                           --Shak.          6. To destroy the completeness of; to remove a part from; as,             to break a set.          7. To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to             pierce; as, the cavalry were not able to break the British             squares.          8. To shatter to pieces; to reduce to fragments.                         The victim broke in pieces the musical instruments                      with which he had solaced the hours of captivity.                                                                               --Prescott.          9. To exchange for other money or currency of smaller             denomination; as, to break a five dollar bill.          10. To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of; as,             to break flax.          11. To weaken or impair, as health, spirit, or mind.                         An old man, broken with the storms of state.                                                                               --Shak.          12. To diminish the force of; to lessen the shock of, as a             fall or blow.                         I'll rather leap down first, and break your fall.                                                                               --Dryden.          13. To impart, as news or information; to broach; -- with to,             and often with a modified word implying some reserve; as,             to break the news gently to the widow; to break a purpose             cautiously to a friend.          14. To tame; to reduce to subjection; to make tractable; to             discipline; as, to break a horse to the harness or             saddle. [bd]To break a colt.[b8] --Spenser.                         Why, then thou canst not break her to the lute?                                                                               --Shak.          15. To destroy the financial credit of; to make bankrupt; to             ruin.                         With arts like these rich Matho, when he speaks,                      Attracts all fees, and little lawyers breaks.                                                                               --Dryden.          16. To destroy the official character and standing of; to             cashier; to dismiss.                         I see a great officer broken.            --Swift.          Note: With prepositions or adverbs:          {To break down}.             (a) To crush; to overwhelm; as, to break down one's                   strength; to break down opposition.             (b) To remove, or open a way through, by breaking; as, to                   break down a door or wall.          {To break in}.             (a) To force in; as, to break in a door.             (b) To train; to discipline; as, a horse well broken in.                            {To break of}, to rid of; to cause to abandon; as, to break             one of a habit.          {To break off}.             (a) To separate by breaking; as, to break off a twig.             (b) To stop suddenly; to abandon. [bd]Break off thy sins                   by righteousness.[b8] --Dan. iv. 27.          {To break open}, to open by breaking. [bd]Open the door, or I             will break it open.[b8] --Shak.          {To break out}, to take or force out by breaking; as, to             break out a pane of glass.          {To break out a cargo}, to unstow a cargo, so as to unload it             easily.          {To break through}.             (a) To make an opening through, as, as by violence or the                   force of gravity; to pass violently through; as, to                   break through the enemy's lines; to break through the                   ice.             (b) To disregard; as, to break through the ceremony.          {To break up}.             (a) To separate into parts; to plow (new or fallow                   ground). [bd]Break up this capon.[b8] --Shak.                   [bd]Break up your fallow ground.[b8] --Jer. iv. 3.             (b) To dissolve; to put an end to. [bd]Break up the                   court.[b8] --Shak.          {To break} (one) {all up}, to unsettle or disconcert             completely; to upset. [Colloq.]          Note: With an immediate object:          {To break the back}.             (a) To dislocate the backbone; hence, to disable totally.             (b) To get through the worst part of; as, to break the                   back of a difficult undertaking.          {To break bulk}, to destroy the entirety of a load by             removing a portion of it; to begin to unload; also, to             transfer in detail, as from boats to cars.          {To break cover}, to burst forth from a protecting             concealment, as game when hunted.          {To break a deer} [or] {stag}, to cut it up and apportion the             parts among those entitled to a share.          {To break fast}, to partake of food after abstinence. See             {Breakfast}.          {To break ground}.             (a) To open the earth as for planting; to commence                   excavation, as for building, siege operations, and                   the like; as, to break ground for a foundation, a                   canal, or a railroad.             (b) Fig.: To begin to execute any plan.             (c) (Naut.) To release the anchor from the bottom.          {To break the heart}, to crush or overwhelm (one) with grief.                      {To break a house} (Law), to remove or set aside with             violence and a felonious intent any part of a house or of             the fastenings provided to secure it.          {To break the ice}, to get through first difficulties; to             overcome obstacles and make a beginning; to introduce a             subject.          {To break jail}, to escape from confinement in jail, usually             by forcible means.          {To break a jest}, to utter a jest. [bd]Patroclus . . . the             livelong day breaks scurril jests.[b8] --Shak.          {To break joints}, to lay or arrange bricks, shingles, etc.,             so that the joints in one course shall not coincide with             those in the preceding course.          {To break a lance}, to engage in a tilt or contest.          {To break the neck}, to dislocate the joints of the neck.          {To break no squares}, to create no trouble. [Obs.]          {To break a path}, {road}, etc., to open a way through             obstacles by force or labor.          {To break upon a wheel}, to execute or torture, as a criminal             by stretching him upon a wheel, and breaking his limbs             with an iron bar; -- a mode of punishment formerly             employed in some countries.          {To break wind}, to give vent to wind from the anus.          Syn: To dispart; rend; tear; shatter; batter; violate;                infringe; demolish; destroy; burst; dislocate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Break \Break\, v. t. [imp. {broke}, (Obs. {Brake}); p. p.       {Broken}, (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,       br[84]kka to crack, Dan. br[91]kke to break, Goth. brikan to       break, L. frangere. Cf. {Bray} to pound, {Breach},       {Fragile}.]       1. To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with             violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal;             to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock.             --Shak.          2. To lay open as by breaking; to divide; as, to break a             package of goods.          3. To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or             communicate.                         Katharine, break thy mind to me.         --Shak.          4. To infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or promise.                         Out, out, hyena! these are thy wonted arts . . . To                      break all faith, all vows, deceive, betray. --Milton          5. To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or             terminate; as, to break silence; to break one's sleep; to             break one's journey.                         Go, release them, Ariel; My charms I'll break, their                      senses I'll restore.                           --Shak.          6. To destroy the completeness of; to remove a part from; as,             to break a set.          7. To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to             pierce; as, the cavalry were not able to break the British             squares.          8. To shatter to pieces; to reduce to fragments.                         The victim broke in pieces the musical instruments                      with which he had solaced the hours of captivity.                                                                               --Prescott.          9. To exchange for other money or currency of smaller             denomination; as, to break a five dollar bill.          10. To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of; as,             to break flax.          11. To weaken or impair, as health, spirit, or mind.                         An old man, broken with the storms of state.                                                                               --Shak.          12. To diminish the force of; to lessen the shock of, as a             fall or blow.                         I'll rather leap down first, and break your fall.                                                                               --Dryden.          13. To impart, as news or information; to broach; -- with to,             and often with a modified word implying some reserve; as,             to break the news gently to the widow; to break a purpose             cautiously to a friend.          14. To tame; to reduce to subjection; to make tractable; to             discipline; as, to break a horse to the harness or             saddle. [bd]To break a colt.[b8] --Spenser.                         Why, then thou canst not break her to the lute?                                                                               --Shak.          15. To destroy the financial credit of; to make bankrupt; to             ruin.                         With arts like these rich Matho, when he speaks,                      Attracts all fees, and little lawyers breaks.                                                                               --Dryden.          16. To destroy the official character and standing of; to             cashier; to dismiss.                         I see a great officer broken.            --Swift.          Note: With prepositions or adverbs:          {To break down}.             (a) To crush; to overwhelm; as, to break down one's                   strength; to break down opposition.             (b) To remove, or open a way through, by breaking; as, to                   break down a door or wall.          {To break in}.             (a) To force in; as, to break in a door.             (b) To train; to discipline; as, a horse well broken in.                            {To break of}, to rid of; to cause to abandon; as, to break             one of a habit.          {To break off}.             (a) To separate by breaking; as, to break off a twig.             (b) To stop suddenly; to abandon. [bd]Break off thy sins                   by righteousness.[b8] --Dan. iv. 27.          {To break open}, to open by breaking. [bd]Open the door, or I             will break it open.[b8] --Shak.          {To break out}, to take or force out by breaking; as, to             break out a pane of glass.          {To break out a cargo}, to unstow a cargo, so as to unload it             easily.          {To break through}.             (a) To make an opening through, as, as by violence or the                   force of gravity; to pass violently through; as, to                   break through the enemy's lines; to break through the                   ice.             (b) To disregard; as, to break through the ceremony.          {To break up}.             (a) To separate into parts; to plow (new or fallow                   ground). [bd]Break up this capon.[b8] --Shak.                   [bd]Break up your fallow ground.[b8] --Jer. iv. 3.             (b) To dissolve; to put an end to. [bd]Break up the                   court.[b8] --Shak.          {To break} (one) {all up}, to unsettle or disconcert             completely; to upset. [Colloq.]          Note: With an immediate object:          {To break the back}.             (a) To dislocate the backbone; hence, to disable totally.             (b) To get through the worst part of; as, to break the                   back of a difficult undertaking.          {To break bulk}, to destroy the entirety of a load by             removing a portion of it; to begin to unload; also, to             transfer in detail, as from boats to cars.          {To break cover}, to burst forth from a protecting             concealment, as game when hunted.          {To break a deer} [or] {stag}, to cut it up and apportion the             parts among those entitled to a share.          {To break fast}, to partake of food after abstinence. See             {Breakfast}.          {To break ground}.             (a) To open the earth as for planting; to commence                   excavation, as for building, siege operations, and                   the like; as, to break ground for a foundation, a                   canal, or a railroad.             (b) Fig.: To begin to execute any plan.             (c) (Naut.) To release the anchor from the bottom.          {To break the heart}, to crush or overwhelm (one) with grief.                      {To break a house} (Law), to remove or set aside with             violence and a felonious intent any part of a house or of             the fastenings provided to secure it.          {To break the ice}, to get through first difficulties; to             overcome obstacles and make a beginning; to introduce a             subject.          {To break jail}, to escape from confinement in jail, usually             by forcible means.          {To break a jest}, to utter a jest. [bd]Patroclus . . . the             livelong day breaks scurril jests.[b8] --Shak.          {To break joints}, to lay or arrange bricks, shingles, etc.,             so that the joints in one course shall not coincide with             those in the preceding course.          {To break a lance}, to engage in a tilt or contest.          {To break the neck}, to dislocate the joints of the neck.          {To break no squares}, to create no trouble. [Obs.]          {To break a path}, {road}, etc., to open a way through             obstacles by force or labor.          {To break upon a wheel}, to execute or torture, as a criminal             by stretching him upon a wheel, and breaking his limbs             with an iron bar; -- a mode of punishment formerly             employed in some countries.          {To break wind}, to give vent to wind from the anus.          Syn: To dispart; rend; tear; shatter; batter; violate;                infringe; demolish; destroy; burst; dislocate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Heart \Heart\, n. [OE. harte, herte, heorte, AS. heorte; akin to       OS. herta, OFies. hirte, D. hart, OHG. herza, G. herz, Icel.       hjarta, Sw. hjerta, Goth. ha[a1]rt[?], Lith. szirdis, Russ.       serdtse, Ir. cridhe, L. cor, Gr. [?], [?] [?][?][?][?]. Cf.       {Accord}, {Discord}, {Cordial}, 4th {Core}, {Courage}.]       1. (Anat.) A hollow, muscular organ, which, by contracting             rhythmically, keeps up the circulation of the blood.                         Why does my blood thus muster to my heart! --Shak.          Note: In adult mammals and birds, the heart is                four-chambered, the right auricle and ventricle being                completely separated from the left auricle and                ventricle; and the blood flows from the systematic                veins to the right auricle, thence to the right                ventricle, from which it is forced to the lungs, then                returned to the left auricle, thence passes to the left                ventricle, from which it is driven into the systematic                arteries. See Illust. under {Aorta}. In fishes there                are but one auricle and one ventricle, the blood being                pumped from the ventricle through the gills to the                system, and thence returned to the auricle. In most                amphibians and reptiles, the separation of the auricles                is partial or complete, and in reptiles the ventricles                also are separated more or less completely. The                so-called lymph hearts, found in many amphibians,                reptiles, and birds, are contractile sacs, which pump                the lymph into the veins.          2. The seat of the affections or sensibilities, collectively             or separately, as love, hate, joy, grief, courage, and the             like; rarely, the seat of the understanding or will; --             usually in a good sense, when no epithet is expressed; the             better or lovelier part of our nature; the spring of all             our actions and purposes; the seat of moral life and             character; the moral affections and character itself; the             individual disposition and character; as, a good, tender,             loving, bad, hard, or selfish heart.                         Hearts are dust, hearts' loves remain. --Emerson.          3. The nearest the middle or center; the part most hidden and             within; the inmost or most essential part of any body or             system; the source of life and motion in any organization;             the chief or vital portion; the center of activity, or of             energetic or efficient action; as, the heart of a country,             of a tree, etc.                         Exploits done in the heart of France. --Shak.                         Peace subsisting at the heart Of endless agitation.                                                                               --Wordsworth.          4. Courage; courageous purpose; spirit.                         Eve, recovering heart, replied.         --Milton.                         The expelled nations take heart, and when they fly                      from one country invade another.         --Sir W.                                                                               Temple.          5. Vigorous and efficient activity; power of fertile             production; condition of the soil, whether good or bad.                         That the spent earth may gather heart again.                                                                               --Dryden.          6. That which resembles a heart in shape; especially, a             roundish or oval figure or object having an obtuse point             at one end, and at the other a corresponding indentation,             -- used as a symbol or representative of the heart.          7. One of a series of playing cards, distinguished by the             figure or figures of a heart; as, hearts are trumps.          8. Vital part; secret meaning; real intention.                         And then show you the heart of my message. --Shak.          9. A term of affectionate or kindly and familiar address.             [bd]I speak to thee, my heart.[b8] --Shak.          Note: Heart is used in many compounds, the most of which need                no special explanation; as, heart-appalling,                heart-breaking, heart-cheering, heart-chilled,                heart-expanding, heart-free, heart-hardened,                heart-heavy, heart-purifying, heart-searching,                heart-sickening, heart-sinking, heart-stirring,                heart-touching, heart-wearing, heart-whole,                heart-wounding, heart-wringing, etc.          {After one's own heart}, conforming with one's inmost             approval and desire; as, a friend after my own heart.                         The Lord hath sought him a man after his own heart.                                                                               --1 Sam. xiii.                                                                               14.          {At heart}, in the inmost character or disposition; at             bottom; really; as, he is at heart a good man.          {By heart}, in the closest or most thorough manner; as, to             know or learn by heart. [bd]Composing songs, for fools to             get by heart[b8] (that is, to commit to memory, or to             learn thoroughly). --Pope.          {For my heart}, for my life; if my life were at stake. [Obs.]             [bd]I could not get him for my heart to do it.[b8] --Shak.          {Heart bond} (Masonry), a bond in which no header stone             stretches across the wall, but two headers meet in the             middle, and their joint is covered by another stone laid             header fashion. --Knight.          {Heart and hand}, with enthusiastic co[94]peration.          {Heart hardness}, hardness of heart; callousness of feeling;             moral insensibility. --Shak.          {Heart heaviness}, depression of spirits. --Shak.          {Heart point} (Her.), the fess point. See {Escutcheon}.          {Heart rising}, a rising of the heart, as in opposition.          {Heart shell} (Zo[94]l.), any marine, bivalve shell of the             genus {Cardium} and allied genera, having a heart-shaped             shell; esp., the European {Isocardia cor}; -- called also             {heart cockle}.          {Heart sickness}, extreme depression of spirits.          {Heart and soul}, with the utmost earnestness.          {Heart urchin} (Zo[94]l.), any heartshaped, spatangoid sea             urchin. See {Spatangoid}.          {Heart wheel}, a form of cam, shaped like a heart. See {Cam}.                      {In good heart}, in good courage; in good hope.          {Out of heart}, discouraged.          {Poor heart}, an exclamation of pity.          {To break the heart of}.             (a) To bring to despair or hopeless grief; to cause to be                   utterly cast down by sorrow.             (b) To bring almost to completion; to finish very nearly;                   -- said of anything undertaken; as, he has broken the                   heart of the task.          {To find in the heart}, to be willing or disposed. [bd]I             could find in my heart to ask your pardon.[b8] --Sir P.             Sidney.          {To have at heart}, to desire (anything) earnestly.          {To have in the heart}, to purpose; to design or intend to             do.          {To have the heart in the mouth}, to be much frightened.          {To lose heart}, to become discouraged.          {To lose one's heart}, to fall in love.          {To set the heart at rest}, to put one's self at ease.          {To set the heart upon}, to fix the desires on; to long for             earnestly; to be very fond of.          {To take heart of grace}, to take courage.          {To take to heart}, to grieve over.          {To wear one's heart upon one's sleeve}, to expose one's             feelings or intentions; to be frank or impulsive.          {With all one's whole heart}, very earnestly; fully;             completely; devotedly.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Break \Break\, v. t. [imp. {broke}, (Obs. {Brake}); p. p.       {Broken}, (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,       br[84]kka to crack, Dan. br[91]kke to break, Goth. brikan to       break, L. frangere. Cf. {Bray} to pound, {Breach},       {Fragile}.]       1. To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with             violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal;             to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock.             --Shak.          2. To lay open as by breaking; to divide; as, to break a             package of goods.          3. To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or             communicate.                         Katharine, break thy mind to me.         --Shak.          4. To infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or promise.                         Out, out, hyena! these are thy wonted arts . . . To                      break all faith, all vows, deceive, betray. --Milton          5. To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or             terminate; as, to break silence; to break one's sleep; to             break one's journey.                         Go, release them, Ariel; My charms I'll break, their                      senses I'll restore.                           --Shak.          6. To destroy the completeness of; to remove a part from; as,             to break a set.          7. To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to             pierce; as, the cavalry were not able to break the British             squares.          8. To shatter to pieces; to reduce to fragments.                         The victim broke in pieces the musical instruments                      with which he had solaced the hours of captivity.                                                                               --Prescott.          9. To exchange for other money or currency of smaller             denomination; as, to break a five dollar bill.          10. To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of; as,             to break flax.          11. To weaken or impair, as health, spirit, or mind.                         An old man, broken with the storms of state.                                                                               --Shak.          12. To diminish the force of; to lessen the shock of, as a             fall or blow.                         I'll rather leap down first, and break your fall.                                                                               --Dryden.          13. To impart, as news or information; to broach; -- with to,             and often with a modified word implying some reserve; as,             to break the news gently to the widow; to break a purpose             cautiously to a friend.          14. To tame; to reduce to subjection; to make tractable; to             discipline; as, to break a horse to the harness or             saddle. [bd]To break a colt.[b8] --Spenser.                         Why, then thou canst not break her to the lute?                                                                               --Shak.          15. To destroy the financial credit of; to make bankrupt; to             ruin.                         With arts like these rich Matho, when he speaks,                      Attracts all fees, and little lawyers breaks.                                                                               --Dryden.          16. To destroy the official character and standing of; to             cashier; to dismiss.                         I see a great officer broken.            --Swift.          Note: With prepositions or adverbs:          {To break down}.             (a) To crush; to overwhelm; as, to break down one's                   strength; to break down opposition.             (b) To remove, or open a way through, by breaking; as, to                   break down a door or wall.          {To break in}.             (a) To force in; as, to break in a door.             (b) To train; to discipline; as, a horse well broken in.                            {To break of}, to rid of; to cause to abandon; as, to break             one of a habit.          {To break off}.             (a) To separate by breaking; as, to break off a twig.             (b) To stop suddenly; to abandon. [bd]Break off thy sins                   by righteousness.[b8] --Dan. iv. 27.          {To break open}, to open by breaking. [bd]Open the door, or I             will break it open.[b8] --Shak.          {To break out}, to take or force out by breaking; as, to             break out a pane of glass.          {To break out a cargo}, to unstow a cargo, so as to unload it             easily.          {To break through}.             (a) To make an opening through, as, as by violence or the                   force of gravity; to pass violently through; as, to                   break through the enemy's lines; to break through the                   ice.             (b) To disregard; as, to break through the ceremony.          {To break up}.             (a) To separate into parts; to plow (new or fallow                   ground). [bd]Break up this capon.[b8] --Shak.                   [bd]Break up your fallow ground.[b8] --Jer. iv. 3.             (b) To dissolve; to put an end to. [bd]Break up the                   court.[b8] --Shak.          {To break} (one) {all up}, to unsettle or disconcert             completely; to upset. [Colloq.]          Note: With an immediate object:          {To break the back}.             (a) To dislocate the backbone; hence, to disable totally.             (b) To get through the worst part of; as, to break the                   back of a difficult undertaking.          {To break bulk}, to destroy the entirety of a load by             removing a portion of it; to begin to unload; also, to             transfer in detail, as from boats to cars.          {To break cover}, to burst forth from a protecting             concealment, as game when hunted.          {To break a deer} [or] {stag}, to cut it up and apportion the             parts among those entitled to a share.          {To break fast}, to partake of food after abstinence. See             {Breakfast}.          {To break ground}.             (a) To open the earth as for planting; to commence                   excavation, as for building, siege operations, and                   the like; as, to break ground for a foundation, a                   canal, or a railroad.             (b) Fig.: To begin to execute any plan.             (c) (Naut.) To release the anchor from the bottom.          {To break the heart}, to crush or overwhelm (one) with grief.                      {To break a house} (Law), to remove or set aside with             violence and a felonious intent any part of a house or of             the fastenings provided to secure it.          {To break the ice}, to get through first difficulties; to             overcome obstacles and make a beginning; to introduce a             subject.          {To break jail}, to escape from confinement in jail, usually             by forcible means.          {To break a jest}, to utter a jest. [bd]Patroclus . . . the             livelong day breaks scurril jests.[b8] --Shak.          {To break joints}, to lay or arrange bricks, shingles, etc.,             so that the joints in one course shall not coincide with             those in the preceding course.          {To break a lance}, to engage in a tilt or contest.          {To break the neck}, to dislocate the joints of the neck.          {To break no squares}, to create no trouble. [Obs.]          {To break a path}, {road}, etc., to open a way through             obstacles by force or labor.          {To break upon a wheel}, to execute or torture, as a criminal             by stretching him upon a wheel, and breaking his limbs             with an iron bar; -- a mode of punishment formerly             employed in some countries.          {To break wind}, to give vent to wind from the anus.          Syn: To dispart; rend; tear; shatter; batter; violate;                infringe; demolish; destroy; burst; dislocate.
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{Ice sludge}, bay ice broken small by the wind or waves;             sludge.          {Ice spar} (Min.), a variety of feldspar, the crystals of             which are very clear like ice; rhyacolite.          {Ice tongs}, large iron nippers for handling ice.          {Ice water}.             (a) Water cooled by ice.             (b) Water formed by the melting of ice.          {Ice yacht}. See {Ice boat} (above).          {To break the ice}. See under {Break}.          {Water ice}, a confection consisting of water sweetened,             flavored, and frozen.
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Break \Break\, v. t. [imp. {broke}, (Obs. {Brake}); p. p.       {Broken}, (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,       br[84]kka to crack, Dan. br[91]kke to break, Goth. brikan to       break, L. frangere. Cf. {Bray} to pound, {Breach},       {Fragile}.]       1. To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with             violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal;             to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock.             --Shak.          2. To lay open as by breaking; to divide; as, to break a             package of goods.          3. To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or             communicate.                         Katharine, break thy mind to me.         --Shak.          4. To infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or promise.                         Out, out, hyena! these are thy wonted arts . . . To                      break all faith, all vows, deceive, betray. --Milton          5. To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or             terminate; as, to break silence; to break one's sleep; to             break one's journey.                         Go, release them, Ariel; My charms I'll break, their                      senses I'll restore.                           --Shak.          6. To destroy the completeness of; to remove a part from; as,             to break a set.          7. To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to             pierce; as, the cavalry were not able to break the British             squares.          8. To shatter to pieces; to reduce to fragments.                         The victim broke in pieces the musical instruments                      with which he had solaced the hours of captivity.                                                                               --Prescott.          9. To exchange for other money or currency of smaller             denomination; as, to break a five dollar bill.          10. To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of; as,             to break flax.          11. To weaken or impair, as health, spirit, or mind.                         An old man, broken with the storms of state.                                                                               --Shak.          12. To diminish the force of; to lessen the shock of, as a             fall or blow.                         I'll rather leap down first, and break your fall.                                                                               --Dryden.          13. To impart, as news or information; to broach; -- with to,             and often with a modified word implying some reserve; as,             to break the news gently to the widow; to break a purpose             cautiously to a friend.          14. To tame; to reduce to subjection; to make tractable; to             discipline; as, to break a horse to the harness or             saddle. [bd]To break a colt.[b8] --Spenser.                         Why, then thou canst not break her to the lute?                                                                               --Shak.          15. To destroy the financial credit of; to make bankrupt; to             ruin.                         With arts like these rich Matho, when he speaks,                      Attracts all fees, and little lawyers breaks.                                                                               --Dryden.          16. To destroy the official character and standing of; to             cashier; to dismiss.                         I see a great officer broken.            --Swift.          Note: With prepositions or adverbs:          {To break down}.             (a) To crush; to overwhelm; as, to break down one's                   strength; to break down opposition.             (b) To remove, or open a way through, by breaking; as, to                   break down a door or wall.          {To break in}.             (a) To force in; as, to break in a door.             (b) To train; to discipline; as, a horse well broken in.                            {To break of}, to rid of; to cause to abandon; as, to break             one of a habit.          {To break off}.             (a) To separate by breaking; as, to break off a twig.             (b) To stop suddenly; to abandon. [bd]Break off thy sins                   by righteousness.[b8] --Dan. iv. 27.          {To break open}, to open by breaking. [bd]Open the door, or I             will break it open.[b8] --Shak.          {To break out}, to take or force out by breaking; as, to             break out a pane of glass.          {To break out a cargo}, to unstow a cargo, so as to unload it             easily.          {To break through}.             (a) To make an opening through, as, as by violence or the                   force of gravity; to pass violently through; as, to                   break through the enemy's lines; to break through the                   ice.             (b) To disregard; as, to break through the ceremony.          {To break up}.             (a) To separate into parts; to plow (new or fallow                   ground). [bd]Break up this capon.[b8] --Shak.                   [bd]Break up your fallow ground.[b8] --Jer. iv. 3.             (b) To dissolve; to put an end to. [bd]Break up the                   court.[b8] --Shak.          {To break} (one) {all up}, to unsettle or disconcert             completely; to upset. [Colloq.]          Note: With an immediate object:          {To break the back}.             (a) To dislocate the backbone; hence, to disable totally.             (b) To get through the worst part of; as, to break the                   back of a difficult undertaking.          {To break bulk}, to destroy the entirety of a load by             removing a portion of it; to begin to unload; also, to             transfer in detail, as from boats to cars.          {To break cover}, to burst forth from a protecting             concealment, as game when hunted.          {To break a deer} [or] {stag}, to cut it up and apportion the             parts among those entitled to a share.          {To break fast}, to partake of food after abstinence. See             {Breakfast}.          {To break ground}.             (a) To open the earth as for planting; to commence                   excavation, as for building, siege operations, and                   the like; as, to break ground for a foundation, a                   canal, or a railroad.             (b) Fig.: To begin to execute any plan.             (c) (Naut.) To release the anchor from the bottom.          {To break the heart}, to crush or overwhelm (one) with grief.                      {To break a house} (Law), to remove or set aside with             violence and a felonious intent any part of a house or of             the fastenings provided to secure it.          {To break the ice}, to get through first difficulties; to             overcome obstacles and make a beginning; to introduce a             subject.          {To break jail}, to escape from confinement in jail, usually             by forcible means.          {To break a jest}, to utter a jest. [bd]Patroclus . . . the             livelong day breaks scurril jests.[b8] --Shak.          {To break joints}, to lay or arrange bricks, shingles, etc.,             so that the joints in one course shall not coincide with             those in the preceding course.          {To break a lance}, to engage in a tilt or contest.          {To break the neck}, to dislocate the joints of the neck.          {To break no squares}, to create no trouble. [Obs.]          {To break a path}, {road}, etc., to open a way through             obstacles by force or labor.          {To break upon a wheel}, to execute or torture, as a criminal             by stretching him upon a wheel, and breaking his limbs             with an iron bar; -- a mode of punishment formerly             employed in some countries.          {To break wind}, to give vent to wind from the anus.          Syn: To dispart; rend; tear; shatter; batter; violate;                infringe; demolish; destroy; burst; dislocate.
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Neck \Neck\, n. [OE. necke, AS. hnecca; akin to D. nek the nape       of the neck, G. nacken, OHG. nacch, hnacch, Icel. hnakki, Sw.       nacke, Dan. nakke.]       1. The part of an animal which connects the head and the             trunk, and which, in man and many other animals, is more             slender than the trunk.          2. Any part of an inanimate object corresponding to or             resembling the neck of an animal; as:             (a) The long slender part of a vessel, as a retort, or of                   a fruit, as a gourd.             (b) A long narrow tract of land projecting from the main                   body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts.             (c) (Mus.) That part of a violin, guitar, or similar                   instrument, which extends from the head to the body,                   and on which is the finger board or fret board.          3. (Mech.) A reduction in size near the end of an object,             formed by a groove around it; as, a neck forming the             journal of a shaft.          4. (Bot.) the point where the base of the stem of a plant             arises from the root.          {Neck and crop}, completely; wholly; altogether; roughly and             at once. [Colloq.]          {Neck and neck} (Racing), so nearly equal that one cannot be             said to be before the other; very close; even; side by             side.          {Neck of a capital}. (Arch.) See {Gorgerin}.          {Neck of a cascabel} (Gun.), the part joining the knob to the             base of the breech.          {Neck of a gun}, the small part of the piece between the             chase and the swell of the muzzle.          {Neck of a tooth} (Anat.), the constriction between the root             and the crown.          {Neck or nothing} (Fig.), at all risks.          {Neck verse}.             (a) The verse formerly read to entitle a party to the                   benefit of clergy, said to be the first verse of the                   fifty-first Psalm, [bd]Miserere mei,[b8] etc. --Sir W.                   Scott.             (b) Hence, a verse or saying, the utterance of which                   decides one's fate; a shibboleth.                               These words, [bd]bread and cheese,[b8] were                            their neck verse or shibboleth to distinguish                            them; all pronouncing [bd]broad and cause,[b8]                            being presently put to death.      --Fuller.          {Neck yoke}.             (a) A bar by which the end of the tongue of a wagon or                   carriage is suspended from the collars of the                   harnesses.             (b) A device with projecting arms for carrying things (as                   buckets of water or sap) suspended from one's                   shoulders.          {On the neck of}, immediately after; following closely.             [bd]Commiting one sin on the neck of another.[b8] --W.             Perkins.          {Stiff neck}, obstinacy in evil or wrong; inflexible             obstinacy; contumacy. [bd]I know thy rebellion, and thy             stiff neck.[b8] --Deut. xxxi. 27.          {To break the neck of}, to destroy the main force of.             [bd]What they presume to borrow from her sage and virtuous             rules . . . breaks the neck of their own cause.[b8]             --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Break \Break\, v. t. [imp. {broke}, (Obs. {Brake}); p. p.       {Broken}, (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,       br[84]kka to crack, Dan. br[91]kke to break, Goth. brikan to       break, L. frangere. Cf. {Bray} to pound, {Breach},       {Fragile}.]       1. To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with             violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal;             to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock.             --Shak.          2. To lay open as by breaking; to divide; as, to break a             package of goods.          3. To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or             communicate.                         Katharine, break thy mind to me.         --Shak.          4. To infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or promise.                         Out, out, hyena! these are thy wonted arts . . . To                      break all faith, all vows, deceive, betray. --Milton          5. To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or             terminate; as, to break silence; to break one's sleep; to             break one's journey.                         Go, release them, Ariel; My charms I'll break, their                      senses I'll restore.                           --Shak.          6. To destroy the completeness of; to remove a part from; as,             to break a set.          7. To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to             pierce; as, the cavalry were not able to break the British             squares.          8. To shatter to pieces; to reduce to fragments.                         The victim broke in pieces the musical instruments                      with which he had solaced the hours of captivity.                                                                               --Prescott.          9. To exchange for other money or currency of smaller             denomination; as, to break a five dollar bill.          10. To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of; as,             to break flax.          11. To weaken or impair, as health, spirit, or mind.                         An old man, broken with the storms of state.                                                                               --Shak.          12. To diminish the force of; to lessen the shock of, as a             fall or blow.                         I'll rather leap down first, and break your fall.                                                                               --Dryden.          13. To impart, as news or information; to broach; -- with to,             and often with a modified word implying some reserve; as,             to break the news gently to the widow; to break a purpose             cautiously to a friend.          14. To tame; to reduce to subjection; to make tractable; to             discipline; as, to break a horse to the harness or             saddle. [bd]To break a colt.[b8] --Spenser.                         Why, then thou canst not break her to the lute?                                                                               --Shak.          15. To destroy the financial credit of; to make bankrupt; to             ruin.                         With arts like these rich Matho, when he speaks,                      Attracts all fees, and little lawyers breaks.                                                                               --Dryden.          16. To destroy the official character and standing of; to             cashier; to dismiss.                         I see a great officer broken.            --Swift.          Note: With prepositions or adverbs:          {To break down}.             (a) To crush; to overwhelm; as, to break down one's                   strength; to break down opposition.             (b) To remove, or open a way through, by breaking; as, to                   break down a door or wall.          {To break in}.             (a) To force in; as, to break in a door.             (b) To train; to discipline; as, a horse well broken in.                            {To break of}, to rid of; to cause to abandon; as, to break             one of a habit.          {To break off}.             (a) To separate by breaking; as, to break off a twig.             (b) To stop suddenly; to abandon. [bd]Break off thy sins                   by righteousness.[b8] --Dan. iv. 27.          {To break open}, to open by breaking. [bd]Open the door, or I             will break it open.[b8] --Shak.          {To break out}, to take or force out by breaking; as, to             break out a pane of glass.          {To break out a cargo}, to unstow a cargo, so as to unload it             easily.          {To break through}.             (a) To make an opening through, as, as by violence or the                   force of gravity; to pass violently through; as, to                   break through the enemy's lines; to break through the                   ice.             (b) To disregard; as, to break through the ceremony.          {To break up}.             (a) To separate into parts; to plow (new or fallow                   ground). [bd]Break up this capon.[b8] --Shak.                   [bd]Break up your fallow ground.[b8] --Jer. iv. 3.             (b) To dissolve; to put an end to. [bd]Break up the                   court.[b8] --Shak.          {To break} (one) {all up}, to unsettle or disconcert             completely; to upset. [Colloq.]          Note: With an immediate object:          {To break the back}.             (a) To dislocate the backbone; hence, to disable totally.             (b) To get through the worst part of; as, to break the                   back of a difficult undertaking.          {To break bulk}, to destroy the entirety of a load by             removing a portion of it; to begin to unload; also, to             transfer in detail, as from boats to cars.          {To break cover}, to burst forth from a protecting             concealment, as game when hunted.          {To break a deer} [or] {stag}, to cut it up and apportion the             parts among those entitled to a share.          {To break fast}, to partake of food after abstinence. See             {Breakfast}.          {To break ground}.             (a) To open the earth as for planting; to commence                   excavation, as for building, siege operations, and                   the like; as, to break ground for a foundation, a                   canal, or a railroad.             (b) Fig.: To begin to execute any plan.             (c) (Naut.) To release the anchor from the bottom.          {To break the heart}, to crush or overwhelm (one) with grief.                      {To break a house} (Law), to remove or set aside with             violence and a felonious intent any part of a house or of             the fastenings provided to secure it.          {To break the ice}, to get through first difficulties; to             overcome obstacles and make a beginning; to introduce a             subject.          {To break jail}, to escape from confinement in jail, usually             by forcible means.          {To break a jest}, to utter a jest. [bd]Patroclus . . . the             livelong day breaks scurril jests.[b8] --Shak.          {To break joints}, to lay or arrange bricks, shingles, etc.,             so that the joints in one course shall not coincide with             those in the preceding course.          {To break a lance}, to engage in a tilt or contest.          {To break the neck}, to dislocate the joints of the neck.          {To break no squares}, to create no trouble. [Obs.]          {To break a path}, {road}, etc., to open a way through             obstacles by force or labor.          {To break upon a wheel}, to execute or torture, as a criminal             by stretching him upon a wheel, and breaking his limbs             with an iron bar; -- a mode of punishment formerly             employed in some countries.          {To break wind}, to give vent to wind from the anus.          Syn: To dispart; rend; tear; shatter; batter; violate;                infringe; demolish; destroy; burst; dislocate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Break \Break\, v. t. [imp. {broke}, (Obs. {Brake}); p. p.       {Broken}, (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,       br[84]kka to crack, Dan. br[91]kke to break, Goth. brikan to       break, L. frangere. Cf. {Bray} to pound, {Breach},       {Fragile}.]       1. To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with             violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal;             to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock.             --Shak.          2. To lay open as by breaking; to divide; as, to break a             package of goods.          3. To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or             communicate.                         Katharine, break thy mind to me.         --Shak.          4. To infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or promise.                         Out, out, hyena! these are thy wonted arts . . . To                      break all faith, all vows, deceive, betray. --Milton          5. To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or             terminate; as, to break silence; to break one's sleep; to             break one's journey.                         Go, release them, Ariel; My charms I'll break, their                      senses I'll restore.                           --Shak.          6. To destroy the completeness of; to remove a part from; as,             to break a set.          7. To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to             pierce; as, the cavalry were not able to break the British             squares.          8. To shatter to pieces; to reduce to fragments.                         The victim broke in pieces the musical instruments                      with which he had solaced the hours of captivity.                                                                               --Prescott.          9. To exchange for other money or currency of smaller             denomination; as, to break a five dollar bill.          10. To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of; as,             to break flax.          11. To weaken or impair, as health, spirit, or mind.                         An old man, broken with the storms of state.                                                                               --Shak.          12. To diminish the force of; to lessen the shock of, as a             fall or blow.                         I'll rather leap down first, and break your fall.                                                                               --Dryden.          13. To impart, as news or information; to broach; -- with to,             and often with a modified word implying some reserve; as,             to break the news gently to the widow; to break a purpose             cautiously to a friend.          14. To tame; to reduce to subjection; to make tractable; to             discipline; as, to break a horse to the harness or             saddle. [bd]To break a colt.[b8] --Spenser.                         Why, then thou canst not break her to the lute?                                                                               --Shak.          15. To destroy the financial credit of; to make bankrupt; to             ruin.                         With arts like these rich Matho, when he speaks,                      Attracts all fees, and little lawyers breaks.                                                                               --Dryden.          16. To destroy the official character and standing of; to             cashier; to dismiss.                         I see a great officer broken.            --Swift.          Note: With prepositions or adverbs:          {To break down}.             (a) To crush; to overwhelm; as, to break down one's                   strength; to break down opposition.             (b) To remove, or open a way through, by breaking; as, to                   break down a door or wall.          {To break in}.             (a) To force in; as, to break in a door.             (b) To train; to discipline; as, a horse well broken in.                            {To break of}, to rid of; to cause to abandon; as, to break             one of a habit.          {To break off}.             (a) To separate by breaking; as, to break off a twig.             (b) To stop suddenly; to abandon. [bd]Break off thy sins                   by righteousness.[b8] --Dan. iv. 27.          {To break open}, to open by breaking. [bd]Open the door, or I             will break it open.[b8] --Shak.          {To break out}, to take or force out by breaking; as, to             break out a pane of glass.          {To break out a cargo}, to unstow a cargo, so as to unload it             easily.          {To break through}.             (a) To make an opening through, as, as by violence or the                   force of gravity; to pass violently through; as, to                   break through the enemy's lines; to break through the                   ice.             (b) To disregard; as, to break through the ceremony.          {To break up}.             (a) To separate into parts; to plow (new or fallow                   ground). [bd]Break up this capon.[b8] --Shak.                   [bd]Break up your fallow ground.[b8] --Jer. iv. 3.             (b) To dissolve; to put an end to. [bd]Break up the                   court.[b8] --Shak.          {To break} (one) {all up}, to unsettle or disconcert             completely; to upset. [Colloq.]          Note: With an immediate object:          {To break the back}.             (a) To dislocate the backbone; hence, to disable totally.             (b) To get through the worst part of; as, to break the                   back of a difficult undertaking.          {To break bulk}, to destroy the entirety of a load by             removing a portion of it; to begin to unload; also, to             transfer in detail, as from boats to cars.          {To break cover}, to burst forth from a protecting             concealment, as game when hunted.          {To break a deer} [or] {stag}, to cut it up and apportion the             parts among those entitled to a share.          {To break fast}, to partake of food after abstinence. See             {Breakfast}.          {To break ground}.             (a) To open the earth as for planting; to commence                   excavation, as for building, siege operations, and                   the like; as, to break ground for a foundation, a                   canal, or a railroad.             (b) Fig.: To begin to execute any plan.             (c) (Naut.) To release the anchor from the bottom.          {To break the heart}, to crush or overwhelm (one) with grief.                      {To break a house} (Law), to remove or set aside with             violence and a felonious intent any part of a house or of             the fastenings provided to secure it.          {To break the ice}, to get through first difficulties; to             overcome obstacles and make a beginning; to introduce a             subject.          {To break jail}, to escape from confinement in jail, usually             by forcible means.          {To break a jest}, to utter a jest. [bd]Patroclus . . . the             livelong day breaks scurril jests.[b8] --Shak.          {To break joints}, to lay or arrange bricks, shingles, etc.,             so that the joints in one course shall not coincide with             those in the preceding course.          {To break a lance}, to engage in a tilt or contest.          {To break the neck}, to dislocate the joints of the neck.          {To break no squares}, to create no trouble. [Obs.]          {To break a path}, {road}, etc., to open a way through             obstacles by force or labor.          {To break upon a wheel}, to execute or torture, as a criminal             by stretching him upon a wheel, and breaking his limbs             with an iron bar; -- a mode of punishment formerly             employed in some countries.          {To break wind}, to give vent to wind from the anus.          Syn: To dispart; rend; tear; shatter; batter; violate;                infringe; demolish; destroy; burst; dislocate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Break \Break\, v. i.       1. To come apart or divide into two or more pieces, usually             with suddenness and violence; to part; to burst asunder.          2. To open spontaneously, or by pressure from within, as a             bubble, a tumor, a seed vessel, a bag.                         Else the bottle break, and the wine runneth out.                                                                               --Math. ix.                                                                               17.          3. To burst forth; to make its way; to come to view; to             appear; to dawn.                         The day begins to break, and night is fled. --Shak.                         And from the turf a fountain broke, and gurgled at                      our feet.                                          --Wordsworth.          4. To burst forth violently, as a storm.                         The clouds are still above; and, while I speak, A                      second deluge o'er our head may break. --Dryden.          5. To open up; to be scattered; to be dissipated; as, the             clouds are breaking.                         At length the darkness begins to break. --Macaulay.          6. To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose             health or strength.                         See how the dean begins to break; Poor gentleman! he                      droops apace.                                    --Swift.          7. To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief; as, my             heart is breaking.          8. To fall in business; to become bankrupt.                         He that puts all upon adventures doth oftentimes                      break, and come to poverty.               --Bacn.          9. To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change the gait;             as, to break into a run or gallop.          10. To fail in musical quality; as, a singer's voice breaks             when it is strained beyond its compass and a tone or note             is not completed, but degenerates into an unmusical sound             instead. Also, to change in tone, as a boy's voice at             puberty.          11. To fall out; to terminate friendship.                         To break upon the score of danger or expense is to                      be mean and narrow-spirited.            --Collier.          Note: With prepositions or adverbs:          {To break away}, to disengage one's self abruptly; to come or             go away against resistance.                         Fear me not, man; I will not break away. --Shak.          {To break down}.             (a) To come down by breaking; as, the coach broke down.             (b) To fail in any undertaking.                               He had broken down almost at the outset.                                                                               --Thackeray.          {To break forth}, to issue; to come out suddenly, as sound,             light, etc. [bd]Then shall thy light break forth as the             morning.[b8] --Isa. lviii. 8;          Note: often with into in expressing or giving vent to one's                feelings. [bd]Break forth into singing, ye                mountains.[b8] --Isa. xliv. 23.          {To break from}, to go away from abruptly.                         This radiant from the circling crowd he broke.                                                                               --Dryden.          {To break into}, to enter by breaking; as, to break into a             house.          {To break in upon}, to enter or approach violently or             unexpectedly. [bd]This, this is he; softly awhile; let us             not break in upon him.[b8] --Milton.          {To break loose}.             (a) To extricate one's self forcibly. [bd]Who would not,                   finding way, break loose from hell?[b8] --Milton.             (b) To cast off restraint, as of morals or propriety.          {To break off}.             (a) To become separated by rupture, or with suddenness                   and violence.             (b) To desist or cease suddenly. [bd]Nay, forward, old                   man; do not break off so.[b8] --Shak.          {To break off from}, to desist from; to abandon, as a habit.                      {To break out}.             (a) To burst forth; to escape from restraint; to appear                   suddenly, as a fire or an epidemic. [bd]For in the                   wilderness shall waters break out, and stream in the                   desert.[b8] --Isa. xxxv. 6             (b) To show itself in cutaneous eruptions; -- said of a                   disease.             (c) To have a rash or eruption on the akin; -- said of a                   patient.          {To break over}, to overflow; to go beyond limits.          {To break up}.             (a) To become separated into parts or fragments; as, the                   ice break up in the rivers; the wreck will break up                   in the next storm.             (b) To disperse. [bd]The company breaks up.[b8] --I.                   Watts.          {To break upon}, to discover itself suddenly to; to dawn             upon.          {To break with}.             (a) To fall out; to sever one's relations with; to part                   friendship. [bd]It can not be the Volsces dare break                   with us.[b8] --Shak. [bd]If she did not intend to                   marry Clive, she should have broken with him                   altogether.[b8] --Thackeray.             (b) To come to an explanation; to enter into conference;                   to speak. [Obs.] [bd]I will break with her and with                   her father.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Break \Break\, v. i.       1. To come apart or divide into two or more pieces, usually             with suddenness and violence; to part; to burst asunder.          2. To open spontaneously, or by pressure from within, as a             bubble, a tumor, a seed vessel, a bag.                         Else the bottle break, and the wine runneth out.                                                                               --Math. ix.                                                                               17.          3. To burst forth; to make its way; to come to view; to             appear; to dawn.                         The day begins to break, and night is fled. --Shak.                         And from the turf a fountain broke, and gurgled at                      our feet.                                          --Wordsworth.          4. To burst forth violently, as a storm.                         The clouds are still above; and, while I speak, A                      second deluge o'er our head may break. --Dryden.          5. To open up; to be scattered; to be dissipated; as, the             clouds are breaking.                         At length the darkness begins to break. --Macaulay.          6. To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose             health or strength.                         See how the dean begins to break; Poor gentleman! he                      droops apace.                                    --Swift.          7. To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief; as, my             heart is breaking.          8. To fall in business; to become bankrupt.                         He that puts all upon adventures doth oftentimes                      break, and come to poverty.               --Bacn.          9. To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change the gait;             as, to break into a run or gallop.          10. To fail in musical quality; as, a singer's voice breaks             when it is strained beyond its compass and a tone or note             is not completed, but degenerates into an unmusical sound             instead. Also, to change in tone, as a boy's voice at             puberty.          11. To fall out; to terminate friendship.                         To break upon the score of danger or expense is to                      be mean and narrow-spirited.            --Collier.          Note: With prepositions or adverbs:          {To break away}, to disengage one's self abruptly; to come or             go away against resistance.                         Fear me not, man; I will not break away. --Shak.          {To break down}.             (a) To come down by breaking; as, the coach broke down.             (b) To fail in any undertaking.                               He had broken down almost at the outset.                                                                               --Thackeray.          {To break forth}, to issue; to come out suddenly, as sound,             light, etc. [bd]Then shall thy light break forth as the             morning.[b8] --Isa. lviii. 8;          Note: often with into in expressing or giving vent to one's                feelings. [bd]Break forth into singing, ye                mountains.[b8] --Isa. xliv. 23.          {To break from}, to go away from abruptly.                         This radiant from the circling crowd he broke.                                                                               --Dryden.          {To break into}, to enter by breaking; as, to break into a             house.          {To break in upon}, to enter or approach violently or             unexpectedly. [bd]This, this is he; softly awhile; let us             not break in upon him.[b8] --Milton.          {To break loose}.             (a) To extricate one's self forcibly. [bd]Who would not,                   finding way, break loose from hell?[b8] --Milton.             (b) To cast off restraint, as of morals or propriety.          {To break off}.             (a) To become separated by rupture, or with suddenness                   and violence.             (b) To desist or cease suddenly. [bd]Nay, forward, old                   man; do not break off so.[b8] --Shak.          {To break off from}, to desist from; to abandon, as a habit.                      {To break out}.             (a) To burst forth; to escape from restraint; to appear                   suddenly, as a fire or an epidemic. [bd]For in the                   wilderness shall waters break out, and stream in the                   desert.[b8] --Isa. xxxv. 6             (b) To show itself in cutaneous eruptions; -- said of a                   disease.             (c) To have a rash or eruption on the akin; -- said of a                   patient.          {To break over}, to overflow; to go beyond limits.          {To break up}.             (a) To become separated into parts or fragments; as, the                   ice break up in the rivers; the wreck will break up                   in the next storm.             (b) To disperse. [bd]The company breaks up.[b8] --I.                   Watts.          {To break upon}, to discover itself suddenly to; to dawn             upon.          {To break with}.             (a) To fall out; to sever one's relations with; to part                   friendship. [bd]It can not be the Volsces dare break                   with us.[b8] --Shak. [bd]If she did not intend to                   marry Clive, she should have broken with him                   altogether.[b8] --Thackeray.             (b) To come to an explanation; to enter into conference;                   to speak. [Obs.] [bd]I will break with her and with                   her father.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Break \Break\, v. t. [imp. {broke}, (Obs. {Brake}); p. p.       {Broken}, (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,       br[84]kka to crack, Dan. br[91]kke to break, Goth. brikan to       break, L. frangere. Cf. {Bray} to pound, {Breach},       {Fragile}.]       1. To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with             violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal;             to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock.             --Shak.          2. To lay open as by breaking; to divide; as, to break a             package of goods.          3. To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or             communicate.                         Katharine, break thy mind to me.         --Shak.          4. To infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or promise.                         Out, out, hyena! these are thy wonted arts . . . To                      break all faith, all vows, deceive, betray. --Milton          5. To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or             terminate; as, to break silence; to break one's sleep; to             break one's journey.                         Go, release them, Ariel; My charms I'll break, their                      senses I'll restore.                           --Shak.          6. To destroy the completeness of; to remove a part from; as,             to break a set.          7. To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to             pierce; as, the cavalry were not able to break the British             squares.          8. To shatter to pieces; to reduce to fragments.                         The victim broke in pieces the musical instruments                      with which he had solaced the hours of captivity.                                                                               --Prescott.          9. To exchange for other money or currency of smaller             denomination; as, to break a five dollar bill.          10. To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of; as,             to break flax.          11. To weaken or impair, as health, spirit, or mind.                         An old man, broken with the storms of state.                                                                               --Shak.          12. To diminish the force of; to lessen the shock of, as a             fall or blow.                         I'll rather leap down first, and break your fall.                                                                               --Dryden.          13. To impart, as news or information; to broach; -- with to,             and often with a modified word implying some reserve; as,             to break the news gently to the widow; to break a purpose             cautiously to a friend.          14. To tame; to reduce to subjection; to make tractable; to             discipline; as, to break a horse to the harness or             saddle. [bd]To break a colt.[b8] --Spenser.                         Why, then thou canst not break her to the lute?                                                                               --Shak.          15. To destroy the financial credit of; to make bankrupt; to             ruin.                         With arts like these rich Matho, when he speaks,                      Attracts all fees, and little lawyers breaks.                                                                               --Dryden.          16. To destroy the official character and standing of; to             cashier; to dismiss.                         I see a great officer broken.            --Swift.          Note: With prepositions or adverbs:          {To break down}.             (a) To crush; to overwhelm; as, to break down one's                   strength; to break down opposition.             (b) To remove, or open a way through, by breaking; as, to                   break down a door or wall.          {To break in}.             (a) To force in; as, to break in a door.             (b) To train; to discipline; as, a horse well broken in.                            {To break of}, to rid of; to cause to abandon; as, to break             one of a habit.          {To break off}.             (a) To separate by breaking; as, to break off a twig.             (b) To stop suddenly; to abandon. [bd]Break off thy sins                   by righteousness.[b8] --Dan. iv. 27.          {To break open}, to open by breaking. [bd]Open the door, or I             will break it open.[b8] --Shak.          {To break out}, to take or force out by breaking; as, to             break out a pane of glass.          {To break out a cargo}, to unstow a cargo, so as to unload it             easily.          {To break through}.             (a) To make an opening through, as, as by violence or the                   force of gravity; to pass violently through; as, to                   break through the enemy's lines; to break through the                   ice.             (b) To disregard; as, to break through the ceremony.          {To break up}.             (a) To separate into parts; to plow (new or fallow                   ground). [bd]Break up this capon.[b8] --Shak.                   [bd]Break up your fallow ground.[b8] --Jer. iv. 3.             (b) To dissolve; to put an end to. [bd]Break up the                   court.[b8] --Shak.          {To break} (one) {all up}, to unsettle or disconcert             completely; to upset. [Colloq.]          Note: With an immediate object:          {To break the back}.             (a) To dislocate the backbone; hence, to disable totally.             (b) To get through the worst part of; as, to break the                   back of a difficult undertaking.          {To break bulk}, to destroy the entirety of a load by             removing a portion of it; to begin to unload; also, to             transfer in detail, as from boats to cars.          {To break cover}, to burst forth from a protecting             concealment, as game when hunted.          {To break a deer} [or] {stag}, to cut it up and apportion the             parts among those entitled to a share.          {To break fast}, to partake of food after abstinence. See             {Breakfast}.          {To break ground}.             (a) To open the earth as for planting; to commence                   excavation, as for building, siege operations, and                   the like; as, to break ground for a foundation, a                   canal, or a railroad.             (b) Fig.: To begin to execute any plan.             (c) (Naut.) To release the anchor from the bottom.          {To break the heart}, to crush or overwhelm (one) with grief.                      {To break a house} (Law), to remove or set aside with             violence and a felonious intent any part of a house or of             the fastenings provided to secure it.          {To break the ice}, to get through first difficulties; to             overcome obstacles and make a beginning; to introduce a             subject.          {To break jail}, to escape from confinement in jail, usually             by forcible means.          {To break a jest}, to utter a jest. [bd]Patroclus . . . the             livelong day breaks scurril jests.[b8] --Shak.          {To break joints}, to lay or arrange bricks, shingles, etc.,             so that the joints in one course shall not coincide with             those in the preceding course.          {To break a lance}, to engage in a tilt or contest.          {To break the neck}, to dislocate the joints of the neck.          {To break no squares}, to create no trouble. [Obs.]          {To break a path}, {road}, etc., to open a way through             obstacles by force or labor.          {To break upon a wheel}, to execute or torture, as a criminal             by stretching him upon a wheel, and breaking his limbs             with an iron bar; -- a mode of punishment formerly             employed in some countries.          {To break wind}, to give vent to wind from the anus.          Syn: To dispart; rend; tear; shatter; batter; violate;                infringe; demolish; destroy; burst; dislocate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Break \Break\, v. t. [imp. {broke}, (Obs. {Brake}); p. p.       {Broken}, (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,       br[84]kka to crack, Dan. br[91]kke to break, Goth. brikan to       break, L. frangere. Cf. {Bray} to pound, {Breach},       {Fragile}.]       1. To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with             violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal;             to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock.             --Shak.          2. To lay open as by breaking; to divide; as, to break a             package of goods.          3. To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or             communicate.                         Katharine, break thy mind to me.         --Shak.          4. To infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or promise.                         Out, out, hyena! these are thy wonted arts . . . To                      break all faith, all vows, deceive, betray. --Milton          5. To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or             terminate; as, to break silence; to break one's sleep; to             break one's journey.                         Go, release them, Ariel; My charms I'll break, their                      senses I'll restore.                           --Shak.          6. To destroy the completeness of; to remove a part from; as,             to break a set.          7. To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to             pierce; as, the cavalry were not able to break the British             squares.          8. To shatter to pieces; to reduce to fragments.                         The victim broke in pieces the musical instruments                      with which he had solaced the hours of captivity.                                                                               --Prescott.          9. To exchange for other money or currency of smaller             denomination; as, to break a five dollar bill.          10. To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of; as,             to break flax.          11. To weaken or impair, as health, spirit, or mind.                         An old man, broken with the storms of state.                                                                               --Shak.          12. To diminish the force of; to lessen the shock of, as a             fall or blow.                         I'll rather leap down first, and break your fall.                                                                               --Dryden.          13. To impart, as news or information; to broach; -- with to,             and often with a modified word implying some reserve; as,             to break the news gently to the widow; to break a purpose             cautiously to a friend.          14. To tame; to reduce to subjection; to make tractable; to             discipline; as, to break a horse to the harness or             saddle. [bd]To break a colt.[b8] --Spenser.                         Why, then thou canst not break her to the lute?                                                                               --Shak.          15. To destroy the financial credit of; to make bankrupt; to             ruin.                         With arts like these rich Matho, when he speaks,                      Attracts all fees, and little lawyers breaks.                                                                               --Dryden.          16. To destroy the official character and standing of; to             cashier; to dismiss.                         I see a great officer broken.            --Swift.          Note: With prepositions or adverbs:          {To break down}.             (a) To crush; to overwhelm; as, to break down one's                   strength; to break down opposition.             (b) To remove, or open a way through, by breaking; as, to                   break down a door or wall.          {To break in}.             (a) To force in; as, to break in a door.             (b) To train; to discipline; as, a horse well broken in.                            {To break of}, to rid of; to cause to abandon; as, to break             one of a habit.          {To break off}.             (a) To separate by breaking; as, to break off a twig.             (b) To stop suddenly; to abandon. [bd]Break off thy sins                   by righteousness.[b8] --Dan. iv. 27.          {To break open}, to open by breaking. [bd]Open the door, or I             will break it open.[b8] --Shak.          {To break out}, to take or force out by breaking; as, to             break out a pane of glass.          {To break out a cargo}, to unstow a cargo, so as to unload it             easily.          {To break through}.             (a) To make an opening through, as, as by violence or the                   force of gravity; to pass violently through; as, to                   break through the enemy's lines; to break through the                   ice.             (b) To disregard; as, to break through the ceremony.          {To break up}.             (a) To separate into parts; to plow (new or fallow                   ground). [bd]Break up this capon.[b8] --Shak.                   [bd]Break up your fallow ground.[b8] --Jer. iv. 3.             (b) To dissolve; to put an end to. [bd]Break up the                   court.[b8] --Shak.          {To break} (one) {all up}, to unsettle or disconcert             completely; to upset. [Colloq.]          Note: With an immediate object:          {To break the back}.             (a) To dislocate the backbone; hence, to disable totally.             (b) To get through the worst part of; as, to break the                   back of a difficult undertaking.          {To break bulk}, to destroy the entirety of a load by             removing a portion of it; to begin to unload; also, to             transfer in detail, as from boats to cars.          {To break cover}, to burst forth from a protecting             concealment, as game when hunted.          {To break a deer} [or] {stag}, to cut it up and apportion the             parts among those entitled to a share.          {To break fast}, to partake of food after abstinence. See             {Breakfast}.          {To break ground}.             (a) To open the earth as for planting; to commence                   excavation, as for building, siege operations, and                   the like; as, to break ground for a foundation, a                   canal, or a railroad.             (b) Fig.: To begin to execute any plan.             (c) (Naut.) To release the anchor from the bottom.          {To break the heart}, to crush or overwhelm (one) with grief.                      {To break a house} (Law), to remove or set aside with             violence and a felonious intent any part of a house or of             the fastenings provided to secure it.          {To break the ice}, to get through first difficulties; to             overcome obstacles and make a beginning; to introduce a             subject.          {To break jail}, to escape from confinement in jail, usually             by forcible means.          {To break a jest}, to utter a jest. [bd]Patroclus . . . the             livelong day breaks scurril jests.[b8] --Shak.          {To break joints}, to lay or arrange bricks, shingles, etc.,             so that the joints in one course shall not coincide with             those in the preceding course.          {To break a lance}, to engage in a tilt or contest.          {To break the neck}, to dislocate the joints of the neck.          {To break no squares}, to create no trouble. [Obs.]          {To break a path}, {road}, etc., to open a way through             obstacles by force or labor.          {To break upon a wheel}, to execute or torture, as a criminal             by stretching him upon a wheel, and breaking his limbs             with an iron bar; -- a mode of punishment formerly             employed in some countries.          {To break wind}, to give vent to wind from the anus.          Syn: To dispart; rend; tear; shatter; batter; violate;                infringe; demolish; destroy; burst; dislocate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Break \Break\, v. i.       1. To come apart or divide into two or more pieces, usually             with suddenness and violence; to part; to burst asunder.          2. To open spontaneously, or by pressure from within, as a             bubble, a tumor, a seed vessel, a bag.                         Else the bottle break, and the wine runneth out.                                                                               --Math. ix.                                                                               17.          3. To burst forth; to make its way; to come to view; to             appear; to dawn.                         The day begins to break, and night is fled. --Shak.                         And from the turf a fountain broke, and gurgled at                      our feet.                                          --Wordsworth.          4. To burst forth violently, as a storm.                         The clouds are still above; and, while I speak, A                      second deluge o'er our head may break. --Dryden.          5. To open up; to be scattered; to be dissipated; as, the             clouds are breaking.                         At length the darkness begins to break. --Macaulay.          6. To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose             health or strength.                         See how the dean begins to break; Poor gentleman! he                      droops apace.                                    --Swift.          7. To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief; as, my             heart is breaking.          8. To fall in business; to become bankrupt.                         He that puts all upon adventures doth oftentimes                      break, and come to poverty.               --Bacn.          9. To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change the gait;             as, to break into a run or gallop.          10. To fail in musical quality; as, a singer's voice breaks             when it is strained beyond its compass and a tone or note             is not completed, but degenerates into an unmusical sound             instead. Also, to change in tone, as a boy's voice at             puberty.          11. To fall out; to terminate friendship.                         To break upon the score of danger or expense is to                      be mean and narrow-spirited.            --Collier.          Note: With prepositions or adverbs:          {To break away}, to disengage one's self abruptly; to come or             go away against resistance.                         Fear me not, man; I will not break away. --Shak.          {To break down}.             (a) To come down by breaking; as, the coach broke down.             (b) To fail in any undertaking.                               He had broken down almost at the outset.                                                                               --Thackeray.          {To break forth}, to issue; to come out suddenly, as sound,             light, etc. [bd]Then shall thy light break forth as the             morning.[b8] --Isa. lviii. 8;          Note: often with into in expressing or giving vent to one's                feelings. [bd]Break forth into singing, ye                mountains.[b8] --Isa. xliv. 23.          {To break from}, to go away from abruptly.                         This radiant from the circling crowd he broke.                                                                               --Dryden.          {To break into}, to enter by breaking; as, to break into a             house.          {To break in upon}, to enter or approach violently or             unexpectedly. [bd]This, this is he; softly awhile; let us             not break in upon him.[b8] --Milton.          {To break loose}.             (a) To extricate one's self forcibly. [bd]Who would not,                   finding way, break loose from hell?[b8] --Milton.             (b) To cast off restraint, as of morals or propriety.          {To break off}.             (a) To become separated by rupture, or with suddenness                   and violence.             (b) To desist or cease suddenly. [bd]Nay, forward, old                   man; do not break off so.[b8] --Shak.          {To break off from}, to desist from; to abandon, as a habit.                      {To break out}.             (a) To burst forth; to escape from restraint; to appear                   suddenly, as a fire or an epidemic. [bd]For in the                   wilderness shall waters break out, and stream in the                   desert.[b8] --Isa. xxxv. 6             (b) To show itself in cutaneous eruptions; -- said of a                   disease.             (c) To have a rash or eruption on the akin; -- said of a                   patient.          {To break over}, to overflow; to go beyond limits.          {To break up}.             (a) To become separated into parts or fragments; as, the                   ice break up in the rivers; the wreck will break up                   in the next storm.             (b) To disperse. [bd]The company breaks up.[b8] --I.                   Watts.          {To break upon}, to discover itself suddenly to; to dawn             upon.          {To break with}.             (a) To fall out; to sever one's relations with; to part                   friendship. [bd]It can not be the Volsces dare break                   with us.[b8] --Shak. [bd]If she did not intend to                   marry Clive, she should have broken with him                   altogether.[b8] --Thackeray.             (b) To come to an explanation; to enter into conference;                   to speak. [Obs.] [bd]I will break with her and with                   her father.[b8] --Shak.
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The court breasted the popular current by sustaining the             demurrer.                                                   --Wirt.          {To breast up a hedge}, to cut the face of it on one side so             as to lay bare the principal upright stems of the plants.
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Hedge \Hedge\, n. [OE. hegge, AS. hecg; akin to haga an       inclosure, E. haw, AS. hege hedge, E. haybote, D. hegge, OHG.       hegga, G. hecke. [root]12. See {Haw} a hedge.]       A thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes; especially, such a       thicket planted as a fence between any two portions of land;       and also any sort of shrubbery, as evergreens, planted in a       line or as a fence; particularly, such a thicket planted       round a field to fence it, or in rows to separate the parts       of a garden.                   The roughest berry on the rudest hedge.   --Shak.                   Through the verdant maze Of sweetbrier hedges I pursue                my walk.                                                --Thomson.          Note: Hedge, when used adjectively or in composition, often                means rustic, outlandish, illiterate, poor, or mean;                as, hedge priest; hedgeborn, etc.          {Hedge bells}, {Hedge bindweed} (Bot.), a climbing plant             related to the morning-glory ({Convolvulus sepium}).          {Hedge bill}, a long-handled billhook.          {Hedge garlic} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Alliaria}. See             {Garlic mustard}, under {Garlic}.          {Hedge hyssop} (Bot.), a bitter herb of the genus {Gratiola},             the leaves of which are emetic and purgative.          {Hedge marriage}, a secret or clandestine marriage,             especially one performed by a hedge priest. [Eng.]          {Hedge mustard} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Sisymbrium},             belonging to the Mustard family.          {Hedge nettle} (Bot.), an herb, or under shrub, of the genus             {Stachys}, belonging to the Mint family. It has a             nettlelike appearance, though quite harmless.          {Hedge note}.       (a) The note of a hedge bird.       (b) Low, contemptible writing. [Obs.] --Dryden.          {Hedge priest}, a poor, illiterate priest. --Shak.          {Hedge school}, an open-air school in the shelter of a hedge,             in Ireland; a school for rustics.          {Hedge sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), a European warbler ({Accentor             modularis}) which frequents hedges. Its color is reddish             brown, and ash; the wing coverts are tipped with white.             Called also {chanter}, {hedge warbler}, {dunnock}, and             {doney}.          {Hedge writer}, an insignificant writer, or a writer of low,             scurrilous stuff. [Obs.] --Swift.          {To breast up a hedge}. See under {Breast}.          {To hang in the hedge}, to be at a standstill. [bd]While the             business of money hangs in the hedge.[b8] --Pepys.
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Breeze \Breeze\, v. i.       To blow gently. [R.] --J. Barlow.          {To breeze up} (Naut.), to blow with increasing freshness.
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Brick \Brick\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bricked}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Bricking}.]       1. To lay or pave with bricks; to surround, line, or             construct with bricks.          2. To imitate or counterfeit a brick wall on, as by smearing             plaster with red ocher, making the joints with an edge             tool, and pointing them.          {To brick up}, to fill up, inclose, or line, with brick.
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Bristle \Bris"tle\, v. i.       1. To rise or stand erect, like bristles.                         His hair did bristle upon his head.   --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          2. To appear as if covered with bristles; to have standing,             thick and erect, like bristles.                         The hill of La Haye Sainte bristling with ten                      thousand bayonets.                              --Thackeray.                         Ports bristling with thousands of masts. --Macaulay.          3. To show defiance or indignation.          {To bristle up}, to show anger or defiance.
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Broach \Broach\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Broached}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Broaching}.] [F. brocher, fr. broche. See {Broach}, n.]       1. To spit; to pierce as with a spit.                         I'll broach the tadpole on my rapier's point.                                                                               --Shak.          2. To tap; to pierce, as a cask, in order to draw the liquor.             Hence: To let out; to shed, as blood.                         Whereat with blade, with bloody blameful blade, He                      bravely broached his boiling bloody breast. --Shak.          3. To open for the first time, as stores.                         You shall want neither weapons, victuals, nor aid; I                      will open the old armories, I will broach my store,                      and will bring forth my stores.         --Knolles.          4. To make public; to utter; to publish first; to put forth;             to introduce as a topic of conversation.                         Those very opinions themselves had broached.                                                                               --Swift.          5. To cause to begin or break out. [Obs.] --Shak.          6. (Masonry) To shape roughly, as a block of stone, by             chiseling with a coarse tool. [Scot. & North of Eng.]          7. To enlarge or dress (a hole), by using a broach.          {To broach to} (Naut.), to incline suddenly to windward, so             as to lay the sails aback, and expose the vessel to the             danger of oversetting.
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Brush \Brush\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brushed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Brushing}.] [OE. bruschen; cf. F. brosser. See {Brush}, n.]       1. To apply a brush to, according to its particular use; to             rub, smooth, clean, paint, etc., with a brush. [bd]A'             brushes his hat o' mornings.[b8] --Shak.          2. To touch in passing, or to pass lightly over, as with a             brush.                         Some spread their sailes, some with strong oars                      sweep The waters smooth, and brush the buxom wave.                                                                               --Fairfax.                         Brushed with the kiss of rustling wings. --Milton.          3. To remove or gather by brushing, or by an act like that of             brushing, or by passing lightly over, as wind; -- commonly             with off.                         As wicked dew as e'er my mother brushed With raven's                      feather from unwholesome fen.            --Shak.                         And from the boughts brush off the evil dew.                                                                               --Milton.          {To brush aside}, to remove from one's way, as with a brush.                      {To brush away}, to remove, as with a brush or brushing             motion.          {To brush up}, to paint, or make clean or bright with a             brush; to cleanse or improve; to renew.                         You have commissioned me to paint your shop, and I                      have done my best to brush you up like your                      neighbors.                                          --Pope.
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Brush \Brush\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brushed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Brushing}.] [OE. bruschen; cf. F. brosser. See {Brush}, n.]       1. To apply a brush to, according to its particular use; to             rub, smooth, clean, paint, etc., with a brush. [bd]A'             brushes his hat o' mornings.[b8] --Shak.          2. To touch in passing, or to pass lightly over, as with a             brush.                         Some spread their sailes, some with strong oars                      sweep The waters smooth, and brush the buxom wave.                                                                               --Fairfax.                         Brushed with the kiss of rustling wings. --Milton.          3. To remove or gather by brushing, or by an act like that of             brushing, or by passing lightly over, as wind; -- commonly             with off.                         As wicked dew as e'er my mother brushed With raven's                      feather from unwholesome fen.            --Shak.                         And from the boughts brush off the evil dew.                                                                               --Milton.          {To brush aside}, to remove from one's way, as with a brush.                      {To brush away}, to remove, as with a brush or brushing             motion.          {To brush up}, to paint, or make clean or bright with a             brush; to cleanse or improve; to renew.                         You have commissioned me to paint your shop, and I                      have done my best to brush you up like your                      neighbors.                                          --Pope.
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Brush \Brush\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brushed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Brushing}.] [OE. bruschen; cf. F. brosser. See {Brush}, n.]       1. To apply a brush to, according to its particular use; to             rub, smooth, clean, paint, etc., with a brush. [bd]A'             brushes his hat o' mornings.[b8] --Shak.          2. To touch in passing, or to pass lightly over, as with a             brush.                         Some spread their sailes, some with strong oars                      sweep The waters smooth, and brush the buxom wave.                                                                               --Fairfax.                         Brushed with the kiss of rustling wings. --Milton.          3. To remove or gather by brushing, or by an act like that of             brushing, or by passing lightly over, as wind; -- commonly             with off.                         As wicked dew as e'er my mother brushed With raven's                      feather from unwholesome fen.            --Shak.                         And from the boughts brush off the evil dew.                                                                               --Milton.          {To brush aside}, to remove from one's way, as with a brush.                      {To brush away}, to remove, as with a brush or brushing             motion.          {To brush up}, to paint, or make clean or bright with a             brush; to cleanse or improve; to renew.                         You have commissioned me to paint your shop, and I                      have done my best to brush you up like your                      neighbors.                                          --Pope.
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Brustle \Brus"tle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Brustled}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Brustling}.] [OE. brustlien and brastlien, AS. brastlian,       fr. berstan to burst, akin to G. prasseln to crackle. See       {Burst}, v. i.]       1. To crackle; to rustle, as a silk garment. [Obs.] --Gower.          2. To make a show of fierceness or defiance; to bristle.             [Obs.]          {To brustle up}, to bristle up. [Obs.] --Otway.
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Mortgage \Mort"gage\, n. [F. mort-gage; mort dead (L. mortuus) +       gage pledge. See {Mortal}, and {Gage}.]       1. (Law) A conveyance of property, upon condition, as             security for the payment of a debt or the preformance of a             duty, and to become void upon payment or performance             according to the stipulated terms; also, the written             instrument by which the conveyance is made.          Note: It was called a mortgage (or dead pledge) because,                whatever profit it might yield, it did not thereby                redeem itself, but became lost or dead to the mortgager                upon breach of the condition. But in equity a right of                redemption is an inseparable incident of a mortgage                until the mortgager is debarred by his own laches, or                by judicial decree. --Cowell. Kent.          2. State of being pledged; as, lands given in mortgage.          {Chattel mortgage}. See under {Chattel}.          {To foreclose a mortgage}. See under {Foreclose}.          {Mortgage deed} (Law), a deed given by way of mortgage.
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Foreclose \Fore*close"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Foreclosed}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Foreclosing}.] [F. forclos, p. p. of forclore       to exclude; OF. fors, F. hors, except, outside (fr. L. foris       outside) + F. clore to close. See {Foreign}, and {Close}, v.       t.]       To shut up or out; to preclude; to stop; to prevent; to bar;       to exclude.                   The embargo with Spain foreclosed this trade. --Carew.          {To foreclose a mortgager} (Law), to cut him off by a             judgment of court from the power of redeeming the             mortgaged premises, termed his equity of redemption.          {To foreclose a mortgage}, (not technically correct, but             often used to signify) the obtaining a judgment for the             payment of an overdue mortgage, and the exposure of the             mortgaged property to sale to meet the mortgage debt.             --Wharton.
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Foreclose \Fore*close"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Foreclosed}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Foreclosing}.] [F. forclos, p. p. of forclore       to exclude; OF. fors, F. hors, except, outside (fr. L. foris       outside) + F. clore to close. See {Foreign}, and {Close}, v.       t.]       To shut up or out; to preclude; to stop; to prevent; to bar;       to exclude.                   The embargo with Spain foreclosed this trade. --Carew.          {To foreclose a mortgager} (Law), to cut him off by a             judgment of court from the power of redeeming the             mortgaged premises, termed his equity of redemption.          {To foreclose a mortgage}, (not technically correct, but             often used to signify) the obtaining a judgment for the             payment of an overdue mortgage, and the exposure of the             mortgaged property to sale to meet the mortgage debt.             --Wharton.
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An ugly serpent which forestalled their way. --Fairfax.                But evermore those damsels did forestall Their furious             encounter.                                                   --Spenser.                To be forestalled ere we come to fall.         --Shak.                Habit is a forestalled and obstinate judge. --Rush.          3. To deprive; -- with of. [R.]                         All the better; may This night forestall him of the                      coming day!                                       --Shak.          4. (Eng. Law) To obstruct or stop up, as a way; to stop the             passage of on highway; to intercept on the road, as goods             on the way to market.          {To forestall the market}, to buy or contract for merchandise             or provision on its way to market, with the intention of             selling it again at a higher price; to dissuade persons             from bringing their goods or provisions there; or to             persuade them to enhance the price when there. This was an             offense at law in England until 1844. --Burrill.          Syn: To anticipate; monopolize; engross.
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Forget \For*get"\, v. t. [imp. {Forgot}({Forgat}, Obs.); p. p.       {Forgotten}, {Forgot}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forgetting}.] [OE.       forgeten, foryeten, AS. forgietan, forgitan; pref. for- +       gietan, gitan (only in comp.), to get; cf. D. vergeten, G.       vergessen, Sw. f[94]rg[84]ta, Dan. forgiette. See {For-}, and       {Get}, v. t.]       1. To lose the remembrance of; to let go from the memory; to             cease to have in mind; not to think of; also, to lose the             power of; to cease from doing.                         Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his                      benefits.                                          --Ps. ciii. 2.                         Let y right hand forget her cunning.   --Ps. cxxxvii.                                                                               5.                         Hath thy knee forget to bow?               --Shak.          2. To treat with inattention or disregard; to slight; to             neglect.                         Can a woman forget her sucking child? . . . Yes,                      they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. --Is.                                                                               xlix. 15.          {To forget one's self}.             (a) To become unmindful of one's own personality; to be                   lost in thought.             (b) To be entirely unselfish.             (c) To be guilty of what is unworthy of one; to lose one's                   dignity, temper, or self-control.
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Fork \Fork\, v. t.       To raise, or pitch with a fork, as hay; to dig or turn over       with a fork, as the soil.                   Forking the sheaves on the high-laden cart. --Prof.                                                                               Wilson.          {To fork} {over [or] out}, to hand or pay over, as money.             [Slang] --G. Eliot.
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Forswear \For*swear"\, v. t. [imp. {Forswore}; p. p. {Forsworn};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Forswearing}.] [OE. forsweren, forswerien,       AS. forswerian; pref. for- + swerian to swear. See {For-},       and {Swear}, v. i.]       1. To reject or renounce upon oath; hence, to renounce             earnestly, determinedly, or with protestations.                         I . . . do forswear her.                     --Shak.          2. To deny upon oath.                         Like innocence, and as serenely bold As truth, how                      loudly he forswears thy gold!            --Dryden.          {To forswear one's self}, to swear falsely; to perjure one's             self. [bd]Thou shalt not forswear thyself.[b8] --Matt. v.             33.          Syn: See {Perjure}.
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Freeze \Freeze\, v. t.          {To freeze out}, to drive out or exclude by cold or by cold             treatment; to force to withdraw; as, to be frozen out of             one's room in winter; to freeze out a competitor.             [Colloq.]                         A railroad which had a London connection must not be                      allowed to freeze out one that had no such                      connection.                                       --A. T.                                                                               Hadley.                         It is sometimes a long time before a player who is                      frozen out can get into a game again. --R. F.                                                                               Foster.    d8Freiherr \[d8]Frei"herr`\, n.; pl. {Freiherrn}. [G., lit.,       free lord.]       In Germany and Austria, a baron.
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Freeze \Freeze\, v. i. [imp. {Froze}; p. p. {Frozen}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Freezing}.] [OE. fresen, freosen, AS. fre[a2]san;       akin to D. vriezen, OHG. iosan, G. frieren, Icel. frjsa, Sw.       frysa, Dan. fryse, Goth. frius cold, frost, and prob. to L.       prurire to itch, E. prurient, cf. L. prna a burning coal,       pruina hoarfrost, Skr. prushv[be] ice, prush to spirt. [?]       18. Cf. {Frost}.]       1. To become congealed by cold; to be changed from a liquid             to a solid state by the abstraction of heat; to be             hardened into ice or a like solid body.          Note: Water freezes at 32[deg] above zero by Fahrenheit's                thermometer; mercury freezes at 40[deg] below zero.          2. To become chilled with cold, or as with cold; to suffer             loss of animation or life by lack of heat; as, the blood             freezes in the veins.          {To freeze up} (Fig.), to become formal and cold in demeanor.             [Colloq.]
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2. To refresh; to revive. [Obs.] --Spenser.          3. (Naut.) To relieve, as a rope, by change of place where             friction wears it; or to renew, as the material used to             prevent chafing; as, to freshen a hawse. -- Totten.          {To freshen ballast} (Naut.), to shift Or restore it.          {To freshen the hawse}, to pay out a little more cable, so as             to bring the chafe on another part.          {To freshen the way}, to increase the speed of a vessel.             --Ham. Nav. Encyc.
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2. To refresh; to revive. [Obs.] --Spenser.          3. (Naut.) To relieve, as a rope, by change of place where             friction wears it; or to renew, as the material used to             prevent chafing; as, to freshen a hawse. -- Totten.          {To freshen ballast} (Naut.), to shift Or restore it.          {To freshen the hawse}, to pay out a little more cable, so as             to bring the chafe on another part.          {To freshen the way}, to increase the speed of a vessel.             --Ham. Nav. Encyc.
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Hawse \Hawse\ (h[add]z or h[add]s; 277), n. [Orig. a hawse hole,       or hole in the ship; cf. Icel. hals, h[be]ls, neck, part of       the bows of a ship, AS. heals neck. See {Collar}, and cf.       {Halse} to embrace.]       1. A hawse hole. --Harris.          2. (Naut.)             (a) The situation of the cables when a vessel is moored                   with two anchors, one on the starboard, the other on                   the port bow.             (b) The distance ahead to which the cables usually extend;                   as, the ship has a clear or open hawse, or a foul                   hawse; to anchor in our hawse, or athwart hawse.             (c) That part of a vessel's bow in which are the hawse                   holes for the cables.          {Athwart hawse}. See under {Athwart}.          {Foul hawse}, a hawse in which the cables cross each other,             or are twisted together.          {Hawse block}, a block used to stop up a hawse hole at sea;             -- called also {hawse plug}.          {Hawse hole}, a hole in the bow of a ship, through which a             cable passes.          {Hawse piece}, one of the foremost timbers of a ship, through             which the hawse hole is cut.          {Hawse plug}. Same as {Hawse block} (above).          {To come in at the hawse holes}, to enter the naval service             at the lowest grade. [Cant]          {To freshen the hawse}, to veer out a little more cable and             bring the chafe and strain on another part.
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2. To refresh; to revive. [Obs.] --Spenser.          3. (Naut.) To relieve, as a rope, by change of place where             friction wears it; or to renew, as the material used to             prevent chafing; as, to freshen a hawse. -- Totten.          {To freshen ballast} (Naut.), to shift Or restore it.          {To freshen the hawse}, to pay out a little more cable, so as             to bring the chafe on another part.          {To freshen the way}, to increase the speed of a vessel.             --Ham. Nav. Encyc.
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Frizzle \Friz"zle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Frizzled}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Frizzling}.] [Dim. of {friz}.]       To curl or crisp, as hair; to friz; to crinkle. --Gay.          {To frizzle up}, to crinkle or crisp excessively.
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Respect \Re*spect"\, n. [L. respectus: cf. F. respect. See       {Respect}, v., and cf. {Respite}.]       1. The act of noticing with attention; the giving particular             consideration to; hence, care; caution.                         But he it well did ward with wise respect.                                                                               --Spenser.          2. Esteem; regard; consideration; honor.                         Seen without awe, and served without respect.                                                                               --Prior.                         The same men treat the Lord's Day with as little                      respect.                                             --R. Nelson.          3. pl. An expression of respect of deference; regards; as, to             send one's respects to another.          4. Reputation; repute. [Obs.]                         Many of the best respect in Rome.      --Shak.          5. Relation; reference; regard.                         They believed but one Supreme Deity, which, with                      respect to the various benefits men received from                      him, had several titles.                     --Tillotson.          4. Particular; point regarded; point of view; as, in this             respect; in any respect; in all respects.                         Everything which is imperfect, as the world must be                      acknowledged in many respects.            --Tillotson.                         In one respect I'll be thy assistant. --Shak.          7. Consideration; motive; interest. [Obs.] [bd]Whatever             secret respects were likely to move them.[b8] --Hooker.                         To the publik good Private respects must yield.                                                                               --Milton.          {In respect}, in comparison. [Obs.] --Shak.          {In respect of}.             (a) In comparison with. [Obs.] --Shak.             (b) As to; in regard to. [Archaic] [bd]Monsters in respect                   of their bodies.[b8] --Bp. Wilkins. [bd]In respect of                   these matters.[b8] --Jowett. (Thucyd.)          {In, [or] With}, {respect to}, in relation to; with regard             to; as respects. --Tillotson.          {To have respect of persons}, to regard persons with             partiality or undue bias, especially on account of             friendship, power, wealth, etc. [bd]It is not good to have             respect of persons in judgment.[b8] --Prov. xxiv. 23.          Syn: Deference; attention; regard; consideration; estimation.                See {Deference}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Overshoot \O`ver*shoot"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overshot}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Overshooting}.]       1. To shoot over or beyond. [bd]Not to overshoot his             game.[b8] --South.          2. To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond. --Hartle.          3. To exceed; as, to overshoot the truth. --Cowper.          {To overshoot one's self}, to venture too far; to assert too             much.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Parcel \Par"cel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parceled}or {Parcelled};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Parceling} or {Parcelling}.]       1. To divide and distribute by parts or portions; -- often             with out or into. [bd]Their woes are parceled, mine are             general.[b8] --Shak.                         These ghostly kings would parcel out my power.                                                                               --Dryden.                         The broad woodland parceled into farms. --Tennyson.          2. To add a parcel or item to; to itemize. [R.]                         That mine own servant should Parcel the sum of my                      disgraces by Addition of his envy.      --Shak.          3. To make up into a parcel; as, to parcel a customer's             purchases; the machine parcels yarn, wool, etc.          {To parcel a rope} (Naut.), to wind strips of tarred canvas             tightly arround it. --Totten.          {To parcel a seam} (Naut.), to cover it with a strip of             tarred canvas.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Parcel \Par"cel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parceled}or {Parcelled};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Parceling} or {Parcelling}.]       1. To divide and distribute by parts or portions; -- often             with out or into. [bd]Their woes are parceled, mine are             general.[b8] --Shak.                         These ghostly kings would parcel out my power.                                                                               --Dryden.                         The broad woodland parceled into farms. --Tennyson.          2. To add a parcel or item to; to itemize. [R.]                         That mine own servant should Parcel the sum of my                      disgraces by Addition of his envy.      --Shak.          3. To make up into a parcel; as, to parcel a customer's             purchases; the machine parcels yarn, wool, etc.          {To parcel a rope} (Naut.), to wind strips of tarred canvas             tightly arround it. --Totten.          {To parcel a seam} (Naut.), to cover it with a strip of             tarred canvas.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Perk \Perk\, v. i.       To exalt one's self; to bear one's self loftily. [bd]To perk       over them.[b8] --Barrow.          {To perk it}, to carry one's self proudly or saucily. --Pope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Preach \Preach\, v. t.       1. To proclaim by public discourse; to utter in a sermon or a             formal religious harangue.                         That Cristes gospel truly wolde preche. --Chaucer.                         The Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings                      unto the meek.                                    --Isa. lxi. 1.          2. To inculcate in public discourse; to urge with earnestness             by public teaching. [bd]I have preached righteousness in             the great congregation.[b8] --Ps. xl. 9.          3. To deliver or pronounce; as, to preach a sermon.          4. To teach or instruct by preaching; to inform by preaching.             [R.] [bd]As ye are preached.[b8] --Southey.          5. To advise or recommend earnestly.                         My master preaches patience to him.   --Shak.          {To preach down}, to oppress, or humiliate by preaching.             --Tennyson.          {To preach up}, to exalt by preaching; to preach in support             of; as, to preach up equality.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Preach \Preach\, v. t.       1. To proclaim by public discourse; to utter in a sermon or a             formal religious harangue.                         That Cristes gospel truly wolde preche. --Chaucer.                         The Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings                      unto the meek.                                    --Isa. lxi. 1.          2. To inculcate in public discourse; to urge with earnestness             by public teaching. [bd]I have preached righteousness in             the great congregation.[b8] --Ps. xl. 9.          3. To deliver or pronounce; as, to preach a sermon.          4. To teach or instruct by preaching; to inform by preaching.             [R.] [bd]As ye are preached.[b8] --Southey.          5. To advise or recommend earnestly.                         My master preaches patience to him.   --Shak.          {To preach down}, to oppress, or humiliate by preaching.             --Tennyson.          {To preach up}, to exalt by preaching; to preach in support             of; as, to preach up equality.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Preserve \Pre*serve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preserved}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Preserving}.] [F. pr[82]server, from L. prae before +       servare to save, preserve; cf. L. praeservare to observe       beforehand. See {Serve}.]       1. To keep or save from injury or destruction; to guard or             defend from evil, harm, danger, etc.; to protect.                         O Lord, thou preserved man and beast. --Ps. xxxvi.                                                                               6.                         Now, good angels preserve the king.   --Shak.          2. To save from decay by the use of some preservative             substance, as sugar, salt, etc.; to season and prepare for             remaining in a good state, as fruits, meat, etc.; as, to             preserve peaches or grapes.                         You can not preserve it from tainting. --Shak.          3. To maintain throughout; to keep intact; as, to preserve             appearances; to preserve silence.          {To preserve game}, to protect it from extermination.          Syn: To keep; save; secure; uphold; sustain; defend; spare;                protect; guard; shield. See {Keep}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
To-break \To-break"\, v. t. [Pref. to- + break.]       To break completely; to break in pieces. [Obs.]                   With nose and mouth to-broke.                  --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
To-brest \To-brest"\, v. t. [Pref. to- + brest.]       To burst or break in pieces. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Top rake \Top rake\ (Mech.)       The angle that the front edge of the point of a tool is set       back from the normal to the surface being cut.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Toparch \To"parch\, n. [L. toparcha, Gr. [?]; [?] a place + [?]       to govern, to rule.]       The ruler or principal man in a place or country; the       governor of a toparchy.                   The prince and toparch of that country.   --Fuller.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Toparchy \To"parch*y\, n.; pl. {Toparchies}. [L. toparchia, Gr.       [?]. See {Toparch}.]       A small state, consisting of a few cities or towns; a petty       country governed by a toparch; as, Judea was formerly divided       into ten toparchies. --Fuller.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Toparchy \To"parch*y\, n.; pl. {Toparchies}. [L. toparchia, Gr.       [?]. See {Toparch}.]       A small state, consisting of a few cities or towns; a petty       country governed by a toparch; as, Judea was formerly divided       into ten toparchies. --Fuller.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tubercle \Tu"ber*cle\, n. [L. tuberculum, dim. of tuber: cf. F.       tubercule, OF. also tubercle. See {Tuber}.]       1. A small knoblike prominence or excrescence, whether             natural or morbid; as, a tubercle on a plant; a tubercle             on a bone; the tubercles appearing on the body in leprosy.          2. (Med.) A small mass or aggregation of morbid matter;             especially, the deposit which accompanies scrofula or             phthisis. This is composed of a hard, grayish, or             yellowish, translucent or opaque matter, which gradually             softens, and excites suppuration in its vicinity. It is             most frequently found in the lungs, causing consumption.          {Tubercle bacillus} (Med.), a minute vegetable organism             ({Bacillus tuberculosis}) discovered by Koch, a German             physician, in the sputum of consumptive patients and in             tuberculous tissue, and believed to be the exciting cause             of tubercles and tuberculosis.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tubercle \Tu"ber*cle\, n. [L. tuberculum, dim. of tuber: cf. F.       tubercule, OF. also tubercle. See {Tuber}.]       1. A small knoblike prominence or excrescence, whether             natural or morbid; as, a tubercle on a plant; a tubercle             on a bone; the tubercles appearing on the body in leprosy.          2. (Med.) A small mass or aggregation of morbid matter;             especially, the deposit which accompanies scrofula or             phthisis. This is composed of a hard, grayish, or             yellowish, translucent or opaque matter, which gradually             softens, and excites suppuration in its vicinity. It is             most frequently found in the lungs, causing consumption.          {Tubercle bacillus} (Med.), a minute vegetable organism             ({Bacillus tuberculosis}) discovered by Koch, a German             physician, in the sputum of consumptive patients and in             tuberculous tissue, and believed to be the exciting cause             of tubercles and tuberculosis.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tubercled \Tu"ber*cled\, a.       Having tubercles; affected with, tubercles; tuberculate; as,       a tubercled lung or stalk.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Tuberculum \[d8]Tu*ber"cu*lum\, n.; pl. {Tubercula}. [L., dim.       of tuber a swelling.] (Zo[94]l.)       A tubercle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tubercular \Tu*ber"cu*lar\, a.       1. Having tubercles; affected with tubercles; tubercled;             tuberculate.          2. Like a tubercle; as, a tubercular excrescence.          3. (Med.) Characterized by the development of tubercles; as,             tubercular diathesis.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tubercularize \Tu*ber"cu*lar*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {-ized};       p. pr. & vb. n. {i-zing}.] [Tubercular + -ize.] (Med.)       To infect with tuberculosis. -- {Tu*ber`cu*lar*i*za"tion}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tubercularize \Tu*ber"cu*lar*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {-ized};       p. pr. & vb. n. {i-zing}.] [Tubercular + -ize.] (Med.)       To infect with tuberculosis. -- {Tu*ber`cu*lar*i*za"tion}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tuberculate \Tu*ber"cu*late\, Tuberculated \Tu*ber"cu*la`ted\,       a. [NL. tuberculatus: cf. F. tubercul[82].]       Tubercled; tubercular.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tuberculate \Tu*ber"cu*late\, Tuberculated \Tu*ber"cu*la`ted\,       a. [NL. tuberculatus: cf. F. tubercul[82].]       Tubercled; tubercular.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tuberculin \Tu*ber"cu*lin\, n. [See {Tubercle}.]       A fluid containing the products formed by the growth of the       tubercle bacillus in a suitable culture medium.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tuberculin test \Tu*ber"cu*lin test\       The hypodermic injection of tuberculin, which has little or       no effect with healthy cattle, but causes a marked rise in       temperature in tuberculous animals.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tuberculization \Tu*ber`cu*li*za"tion\, n. (Med.)       The development of tubercles; the condition of one who is       affected with tubercles.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tuberculocidin \Tu*ber"cu*lo*ci`din\, n. [Tuberculum + root of       L. caedere to kill.] (Physiol. Chem.)       A special substance contained in tuberculin, supposed to be       the active agent of the latter freed from various impurities.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tuberculoid \Tu*ber"cu*loid\, a. [Tuberculum + -oid.] (Med.)       Resembling a tubercle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tuberculose \Tu*ber"cu*lose`\, Tuberculous \Tu*ber"cu*lous\, a.       Having tubercles; affected with, or characterized by,       tubercles; tubercular.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tuberculosed \Tu*ber"cu*losed`\, a. (Med.)       Affected with tuberculosis.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tuberculous \Tu*ber"cu*lous\, a. (Med.)       Pertaining to, or affected with, a tuberculosis.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tuberculose \Tu*ber"cu*lose`\, Tuberculous \Tu*ber"cu*lous\, a.       Having tubercles; affected with, or characterized by,       tubercles; tubercular.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tuberose \Tube"rose`\, n. [Cf. G. tuberose, F. tub[82]reuse, NL.       Polianthes tuberosa. See {Tuberous}.] (Bot.)       A plant ({Polianthes tuberosa}) with a tuberous root and a       liliaceous flower. It is much cultivated for its beautiful       and fragrant white blossoms.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tuberose \Tu"ber*ose`\, a.       Tuberous.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tuberosity \Tu`ber*os"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Tuberosities}. [Cf. F.       tub[82]rosit[82].]       1. The state of being tuberous.          2. An obtuse or knoblike prominence; a protuberance.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tuberosity \Tu`ber*os"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Tuberosities}. [Cf. F.       tub[82]rosit[82].]       1. The state of being tuberous.          2. An obtuse or knoblike prominence; a protuberance.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tuberous \Tu"ber*ous\, a. [L. tuberosus: cf. F. tub[82]reux. See       {Tuber}, and cf. also {Tuberose}.]       1. Covered with knobby or wartlike prominences; knobbed.          2. (Bot.) Consisting of, or bearing, tubers; resembling a             tuber. -- {Tu"ber*ous*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tuberous \Tu"ber*ous\, a. [L. tuberosus: cf. F. tub[82]reux. See       {Tuber}, and cf. also {Tuberose}.]       1. Covered with knobby or wartlike prominences; knobbed.          2. (Bot.) Consisting of, or bearing, tubers; resembling a             tuber. -- {Tu"ber*ous*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Two-forked \Two"-forked`\, a.       Divided into two parts, somewhat after the manner of a fork;       dichotomous.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Taberg, NY       Zip code(s): 13471
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Tabor City, NC (town, FIPS 66520)       Location: 34.14944 N, 78.87421 W       Population (1990): 2330 (1026 housing units)       Area: 6.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 28463
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Tavares, FL (city, FIPS 71225)       Location: 28.80477 N, 81.73569 W       Population (1990): 7383 (4420 housing units)       Area: 10.8 sq km (land), 2.2 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 32778
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
to a first approximation adj.   1. [techspeak] When one is doing    certain numerical computations, an approximate solution may be    computed by any of several heuristic methods, then refined to a    final value.   By using the starting point of a first approximation    of the answer, one can write an algorithm that converges more    quickly to the correct result.   2. In jargon, a preface to any    comment that indicates that the comment is only approximately true.    The remark "To a first approximation, I feel good" might indicate    that deeper questioning would reveal that not all is perfect (e.g.,    a nagging cough still remains after an illness).
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
toy program n.   1. One that can be readily comprehended; hence,    a trivial program (compare {noddy}).   2. One for which the effort of    initial coding dominates the costs through its life cycle.   See also    {noddy}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
tape archive          {tar}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
The Force          A {data parallel} language by Harry Jordan       which extends {Fortran} for       {shared memory} {multiprocessor}s.   It features parallel       "case" statements and {critical section}s.          ["The Force", H. Jordan, in "The Characteristics of Parallel       Algorithms", L. Jamieson et al eds, MIT Press 1987,       pp. 395-436].          (1994-12-14)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
to a first approximation          1. When one is doing certain numerical computations, an       approximate solution may be computed by any of several       heuristic methods, then refined to a final value.   By using       the starting point of a first approximation of the answer, one       can write an algorithm that converges more quickly to the       correct result.          2. In jargon, a preface to any comment that indicates that the       comment is only approximately true.   The remark "To a first       approximation, I feel good" might indicate that deeper       questioning would reveal that not all is perfect (e.g. a       nagging cough still remains after an illness).          [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
toy program          1. A trivial program that can be readily       comprehended.          2. A program for which the effort of initial coding dominates       the costs through its {life cycle}.          See also {noddy}.          (1996-05-19)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Tiberias       a city, the modern Tubarich, on the western shore of the Sea of       Tiberias. It is said to have been founded by Herod Antipas (A.D.       16), on the site of the ruins of an older city called Rakkath,       and to have been thus named by him after the Emperor Tiberius.       It is mentioned only three times in the history of our Lord       (John 6:1,23; 21:1).                In 1837 about one-half of the inhabitants perished by an       earthquake. The population of the city is now about six       thousand, nearly the one-half being Jews. "We do not read that       our Lord ever entered this city. The reason of this is probably       to be found in the fact that it was practically a heathen city,       though standing upon Jewish soil. Herod, its founder, had       brought together the arts of Greece, the idolatry of Rome, and       the gross lewdness of Asia. There were in it a theatre for the       performance of comedies, a forum, a stadium, a palace roofed       with gold in imitation of those in Italy, statues of the Roman       gods, and busts of the deified emperors. He who was not sent but       to the lost sheep of the house of Israel might well hold himself       aloof from such scenes as these" (Manning's Those Holy Fields).                After the fall of Jerusalem (A.D. 70), Tiberias became one of       the chief residences of the Jews in Palestine. It was for more       than three hundred years their metropolis. From about A.D. 150       the Sanhedrin settled here, and established rabbinical schools,       which rose to great celebrity. Here the Jerusalem (or       Palestinian) Talmud was compiled about the beginning of the       fifth century. To this same rabbinical school also we are       indebted for the Masora, a "body of traditions which transmitted       the readings of the Hebrew text of the Old Testament, and       preserved, by means of the vowel-system, the pronunciation of       the Hebrew." In its original form, and in all manuscripts, the       Hebrew is written without vowels; hence, when it ceased to be a       spoken language, the importance of knowing what vowels to insert       between the consonants. This is supplied by the Masora, and       hence these vowels are called the "Masoretic vowel-points."
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Tiberias, Sea of       called also the Sea of Galilee (q.v.) and of Gennesaret. In the       Old Testament it is called the Sea of Chinnereth or Chinneroth.       John (21:1) is the only evangelist who so designates this lake.       His doing so incidentally confirms the opinion that he wrote       after the other evangelists, and at a period subsequent to the       taking of Jerusalem (A.D. 70). Tiberias had by this time become       an important city, having been spared by the Romans, and made       the capital of the province when Jerusalem was destroyed. It       thus naturally gave its name to the lake.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Tiberius Caesar       i.e., as known in Roman history, Tiberius Claudius Nero, only       mentioned in Luke 3:1. He was the stepson of Augustus, whom he       succeeded on the throne, A.D. 14. He was noted for his vicious       and infamous life. In the fifteenth year of his reign John the       Baptist entered on his public ministry, and under him also our       Lord taught and suffered. He died A.D. 37. He is frequently       referred to simply as "Caesar" (Matt. 22:17, 21; Mark 12:14, 16,       17; Luke 20:22, 24, 25; 23:2; John 19:12, 15).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Tiberias, good vision; the navel
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Tiberius, the son of Tiber