1) an act of breaking (a rule, duty, agreement etc) (breach)
2) an act of something breaking (breakage)
3) a larger wave breaking against a rock etc. (breaker)
4) (an instance of) the crime of breaking into a house by night to steal (burglary)
5) (of something hard) breaking with a definite cracking sound, especially when being eaten (crunchy)
6) to prepare (land) by ploughing etc; help (crops) to grow (e.g. by breaking up the soil around them) (cultivate)
7) the breaking up or ending (of a marriage, partnership, formal meeting etc) (dissolution)
8) (of weather) bright; clear; not raining; very well; (to punish a person by asking for) a sum of money (to be) paid as a penalty for breaking a law or rule (fine)
9) (an instance of) breaking or being broken, e.g. of a bone (fracture)
10) (to use) a heavy frame with metal teeth or discs for breaking up (ground) after ploughing (harrow)
break up
end of relationship
the process of dividing or being divided
separation, disconnection
a sudden and violent breaking out
sudden happening
a crash involving many vehicles
collision; defeat
severance pay' = money paid to an employee, e.g. when a contract has ended
division
violently; an act, sound, of something breaking to pieces; (to cause something) to break with force into small pieces
collision; defeat
breach; breaking of the law
breach; breaking of the law
