Definition for break - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	break2 (break) Pronunciation: /breɪk/ noun 1former term for breaking cart. 2 historicalanother term for brake². Origin: mid 19th century: perhaps from 16th-century brake 'cage', later 'framework', of unknown origin		Search results in the dictionary break¹ break in brake¹ break in break¹ bad break break in in break¹ break off in break¹ More results » Nearby Words breadfruit breadhead breadline breadstick breadstuff breadth breadthways breadwinner break ¹ break ² break crop break feeding break point break-bulk break-even break-fall break-in break-off break-up