25. piece to lose control of oneself; become emotionally or physically upset.
Definition of 'Piece'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)piece a separatepart of a whole "an important piece of the evidence"
2. (noun)piece an item that is an instance of some type "he designed a new piece of equipment"; "she bought a lovely piece of china";
3. (noun)part, piece a portion of a naturalobject "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite"
4. (noun)musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music a musicalwork that has been created "the composition is written in four movements"
5. (noun)piece, bit an instance of some kind "it was a nice piece of work"; "he had a bit of good luck"
6. (noun)piece an artistic or literary composition "he wrote an interesting piece on Iran"; "the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests"
7. (noun)firearm, piece, small-arm a portable gun "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster"
8. (noun)piece, slice a serving that has been cut from a larger portion "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread"
9. (noun)piece a distance "it is down the road a piece"
10. (noun)objet d'art, art object, piece a work of art of some artistic value "this store sells only objets d'art"; "it is not known who created this piece"
11. (noun)while, piece, spell, patch a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather"
12. (noun)slice, piece a share of something "a slice of the company's revenue"
13. (verb)man, piece game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games "he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage"
14. (verb)patch, piece to join or unite the pieces of "patch the skirt"
15. (verb)assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together create by putting components or members together "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee"
16. (verb)piece join during spinning "piece the broken pieces of thread, slivers, and rovings"
17. (verb)nibble, pick, piece eat intermittently; takesmall bites of "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles"
18. (verb)piece, patch repair by adding pieces "She pieced the china cup"
1. (noun)piece a part of sth larger a piece of cake; a piece of the puzzle; He broke off a piece and gave it to me.; The glass lay in pieces on the floor.; The explosion ripped the cloth to pieces.
2. piece in/to pieces one of a largegroup of things of the samekind a piece of paper/clothing/mail/art/equipment etc.
3. piece a single example or amount of information or work an exciting piece of news/information; the first piece of his work we've seen
4. piece a single work of art, music, or literature a piece for violin and piano; one of the artist's most beautiful pieces
5. piece an object used to mark your place in a board game Move your piece two spaces.
6. piece give sb a piece of your mind to angrily criticize I'd like to give her a piece of my mind!
7. piece in one piece not hurt It was a scary flight, but we arrived in one piece.
8. piece a piece of cake sth that is easy to do The exam will be a piece of cake for you.
9. (verb)piece to bring information together in order to understand everything Police pieced together evidence.
Definition of 'Piece'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)Piece a fragment or part of anything separated from the whole, in any manner, as by cutting, splitting, breaking, or tearing; a part; a portion; as, a piece of sugar; to break in pieces
2. (noun)Piece a definite portion or quantity, as of goods or work; as, a piece of broadcloth; a piece of wall paper
3. (noun)Piece any one thing conceived of as apart from other things of the same kind; an individual article; a distinct single effort of a series; a definite performance
4. (noun)Piece a literary or artistic composition; as, a piece of poetry, music, or statuary
5. (noun)Piece a musket, gun, or cannon; as, a battery of six pieces; a following piece
6. (noun)Piece a coin; as, a sixpenny piece; -- formerly applied specifically to an English gold coin worth 22 shillings
7. (noun)Piece a fact; an item; as, a piece of news; a piece of knowledge
8. (noun)Piece an individual; -- applied to a person as being of a certain nature or quality; often, but not always, used slightingly or in contempt
9. (noun)Piece one of the superior men, distinguished from a pawn
10. (noun)Piece a castle; a fortified building
11. (verb)Piece to make, enlarge, or repair, by the addition of a piece or pieces; to patch; as, to piece a garment; -- often with out
12. (verb)Piece to unite; to join; to combine
13. (verb)Piece to unite by a coalescence of parts; to fit together; to join