Definitions for breaking
ˈbreɪ kɪŋbreak·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. breakage, break, breakingnoun

   the act of breaking something

   "the breakage was unavoidable"

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1. breakingnoun

   A change of a vowel to a diphthong

2. breakingnoun

   A form of ornamentation in which groups of short notes are used instead of long ones

3. breakingnoun

   break dancing

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1. Breaking

   Breaking is a song by American alternative rock band, Anberlin, and the second single from their album New Surrender. The release date for the song was originally set for January 2009, then February 16, but was pushed back several more times due to the continued success of previous single "Feel Good Drag". The song officially impacted radio on June 29, 2009 and reached number 23 on the Alternative Songs chart. It has also reached number 37 on the U. S. Rock Songs chart.

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1. breaking

   Breaking refers to the act of separating or causing something to separate into parts, often destructively or abruptly. This could apply to physical objects, emotional states, rules or laws, and more. It also refers to interrupting or stopping continuity of something.

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1. Breaking

   of Break

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1. Breaking

   Breaking is a martial arts technique that is used in competition, demonstration and testing. Breaking is an action where a martial artist uses a striking surface to break one or more objects using the skills honed in their art form. The striking surface is usually a hand or a foot, but may also be a fingertip, toe, head, elbow, knuckle, or knee. The most common object is a piece of wood, though it is also common to break bricks or cinder blocks. Breaking can be often seen in karate, taekwondo and pencak silat, Spetsnaz are also known for board, and brick breaking, but not all styles of martial arts place equal emphasis on, or use, breaking. In styles where striking and kicking is less important and there is an emphasis on grappling or weaponry, breaking is less prominent. Traditional Japanese martial art schools place little, if any, emphasis on board-breaking, although the art of breaking objects was known as tameshiwari, while the similar practice of Tameshigiri or 'test cutting' is used in sword arts. Breaking is based on physics and selection of materials, and the most commonly seen breaking involves spaced, softwood boards. While very difficult to break even a piece of soft pine wood hitting against the grain, breaking is almost always done with the grain - which requires little skill or strength. The use of spacers means instead of breaking the entire stack at once, they break one at a time; each one helps break the next as little momentum is lost and gravity is helping. Because of this, breaking is primarily used as an advertising gimmick to woo potential customers.

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1. breaking

   Breaking out stores or cargo in the hold. The act of extricating casks or other objects from the hold-stowage.

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'breaking' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3424

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'breaking' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2710

Anagrams for breaking »

1. rebaking

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1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of breaking in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of breaking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of breaking in a Sentence

1. Eric Leuthardt:

   What's interesting is that the blood-brain barrier is a two-way street, by breaking it down, you can get things into the brain, but also by breaking it down now things can go from your brain out into your circulation, to your peripheral system, which includes your immune system.

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3. John Milton:

   When the waves are round me breaking,As I pace the deck alone,And my eye in vain is seekingSome green leaf to rest uponWhat would not I give to wanderWhere my old companions dwellAbsence makes the heart grow fonder,Isle of Beauty, fare thee well

4. Matt Neuling:

   CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Matt Neuling was weighed on a certified scale and is the eighth record-breaking fish for the state this year. Not only does it set a new Missouri state record under alternative methods, the catch also qualifies for a new world record. It’s just crazy, you know, I set that goal of breaking a record every time I go out to fish, but I never would have thought I ’d be breaking a record with Missouri Department of Conservation.

5. Simon Brundish:

   No team has ever not won Premier League from where Livepool currently are, but we have three record-breaking teams now -- Liverpool, Manchester City and Tottenham. This season is going to be record breaking.

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