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break out

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. erupt, break outverb

    start abruptly

    "After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc"

  2. break outverb

    begin suddenly and sometimes violently

    "He broke out shouting"

  3. break, break out, break awayverb

    move away or escape suddenly

    "The horses broke from the stable"; "Three inmates broke jail"; "Nobody can break out--this prison is high security"

  4. break outverb

    take from stowage in preparation for use

  5. erupt, recrudesce, break outverb

    become raw or open

    "He broke out in hives"; "My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries"; "Such boils tend to recrudesce"

Wiktionary

  1. break outverb

    To escape, especially forcefully or defiantly.

  2. break outverb

    to bring out, use, or present

  3. break outverb

    to separate from a bundle

  4. break outverb

    To begin suddenly; to emerge in a certain condition.

  5. break outverb

    To suddenly get pimples, especially on one's face.

ChatGPT

  1. break out

    Break out can have multiple meanings depending on the context, here are few general definitions: 1. To suddenly or forcefully escape from confinement or restriction. 2. To begin suddenly or erupt, as in a war, conflict, or disease. 3. To develop or emerge with suddenness or force. 4. In dermatology, it refers to the sudden occurrence of skin abnormalities such as pimples or rashes. 5. In finance, it refers to a significant price movement of a security or commodity, in a specific direction after a trading pattern.

Wikidata

  1. Break Out

    Break Out is an album by Soulive that was released on September 13, 2005. It is produced by Jeff Krasno. Contrary to previous albums, nearly all of the tracks are collaborations. Guest musicians include Chaka Khan, Ivan Neville, Corey Glover, Robert Randolph, and Reggie Watts.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of break out in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of break out in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of break out in a Sentence

  1. Thomas Frezza:

    I have a few different editions of the U.S. Navy's Cookbook and it was during quarantine, I was looking for something to do and something that we could share with the general public, and, well, at the beginning, everybody was cooking at home and I figured, why not break out the cookbook and actually try some of these recipes and make some videos that we could share with the public and see what people thought and make it so that they could make these at home, as well.

  2. Rick Meckler:

    Stocks have been trying to break out of the narrow trading range but Greece has kept a cap on that.

  3. Jennifer Coats:

    After school let out at 3:20 p.m.a large group of approximately 100 gathered in the downtown area. Small fights would break out and the group would travel from block to block. Several people from the group were jumping on vehicles and filming the altercations.

  4. Dr. Peter Blood:

    There's no chains to hold you now. Break out those sails and watch them fill with the wind that's carrying us all to freedom!

  5. Joe Saluzzi:

    You have to somehow break out of the cycle, when you are so dependent on everything the Fed does or everything a central banker says. That kind of locks up the market, it is really frustrating we are stuck with these guys, and every time they say something the market reacts.


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  • ausbrechenGerman
  • fugarseSpanish
  • شکستنPersian
  • paeta, puhjeta, syttyä, hajottaa, purkaaFinnish
  • échapperFrench
  • 勃発, 脱出Japanese
  • izlauztiesLatvian
  • izbucniRomanian
  • разразиться, вспыхивать, разгореться, разгораться, сбежать, вырываться, сбегать, вспыхнуть, разражаться, вырватьсяRussian
  • thoát raVietnamese

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