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  • 31break*/*/*/ — [breɪk] (past tense broke [brəʊk] ; past participle broken [ˈbrəʊkən] ) verb I 1) [I/T] if something breaks, or if you break it, it separates into two or more pieces when it is hit, dropped etc I broke two dishes this morning.[/ex] Joey broke… …

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  • 32break — [c]/breɪk / (say brayk) verb (broke or, Archaic, brake, broken or, Archaic, broke, breaking) – …

  • 33Break-even (economics) — This article is about Break even (economics). For other uses, see Break even (disambiguation). The Break Even Point In economics business, specifically cost accounting, the break even point (BEP) is the point at which cost or expenses and revenue …

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  • 34break — [[t]breɪk[/t]] v. broke, bro•ken, break•ing, n. 1) to smash, split, or divide into parts violently 2) to disable or destroy by or as if by shattering or crushing: I broke my watch[/ex] 3) to violate or disregard (a law, promise, etc.) 4) to… …

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  • 35break — 1. v. & n. v. (past broke or archaic brake; past part. broken or archaic broke) 1 tr. & intr. a separate into pieces under a blow or strain; shatter. b make or become inoperative, esp. from damage (the toaster has broken). c break a bone in or… …

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  • 36Break-of-gauge — With railways, a break of gauge is where a line of one gauge meets a line of a different gauge. Trains and rolling stock cannot run through without some form of conversion between gauges, and freight and passengers must otherwise be transloaded.… …

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  • 37Break-action — A break action firearm is one whose barrels are hinged, and rotate perpendicular to the bore axis to expose the breech and allow loading and unloading of ammunition. A separate operation may be required for the cocking of a hammer to fire the new …

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  • 38break — {{11}}break (n.) c.1300, act of breaking, from BREAK (Cf. break) (v.). Sense of short interval between spells of work (originally between lessons at school) is from 1861. Meaning stroke of luck is attested by 1911, probably an image from… …

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  • 39break — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. interruption, disconnection; breach, fracture, fissure, crack; pause; boon, advantage. v. crack, fracture, shatter; tame, subdue; change; train; surpass; violate, infringe. See brittleness,… …

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  • 40Break a Leg (sitcom) — Infobox Television show name = Break a Leg genre = Comedy creator = Yuri Baranovsky Vlad Baranovsky director = Yuri Baranovsky Justin Morrison starring = Yuri Baranovsky Justin Morrison Daniel George Daniela DiIorio Alexis Boozer Drew Lanning… …

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