(v): bring to an end or halt
(v): become separated into pieces or fragments
(v): change in physical make-up
(v): render inoperable or ineffective
(v): inflict damage upon
(v): ruin completely
(v): destroy completely; damage irreparably
(v): destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments
(v): make a division or separation
(v): act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
(v): show a lack of respect for
(v): move away or escape suddenly
(v): run away from confinement
(v): scatter or part
(v): move away from each other
(v): force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
(v): give verbal or other expression to one's feelings
(v): prevent completion
(v): bring to an end or halt
(v): enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
(v): enter unlawfully on someone's property
(v): make submissive, obedient, or useful
(v): overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
(v): fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
(v): surpass in excellence
(v): be or do something to a greater degree
(v): make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
(v): let something be known
(v): come into being
(v): enter or assume a certain state or condition
(v): stop operating or functioning
(v): undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
(v): interrupt a continued activity
(v): discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
(v): make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing
(v): run away quickly
(v): curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves
(v): break down, literally or metaphorically
(v): lessen in force or effect
(v): make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation
(v): be broken in
(v): undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
(v): come to an end
(v): have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
(v): vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity
(v): become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
(v): cause to give up a habit
(v): give up
(v): put an end to a state or an activity
(v): come forth or begin from a state of latency
(v): happen or occur as a result of something
(v): happen or take place
(v): come to pass
(v): cause the failure or ruin of
(v): destroy or cause to fail
(v): invalidate by judicial action
(v): declare invalid
(v): discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
(v): assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
(v): give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
(v): reduce to bankruptcy
(v): make poor
(v): change directions suddenly
(v): lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
(v): emerge from the surface of a body of water
(v): come into sight or view
(v): break down, literally or metaphorically
(v): undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
(v): do a break dance
(v): move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance
(v): exchange for smaller units of money
(v): exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
(v): destroy the completeness of a set of related items
(v): cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
(v): make the opening shot that scatters the balls
(v): throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
(v): separate from a clinch, in boxing
(v): force, take, or pull apart
(v): go to pieces
(v): fall into decay or ruin
(v): break a piece from a whole
(v): cause to become detached or separated; take off
(v): become punctured or penetrated
(v): pierce or penetrate
(v): pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
(v): be released or become known; of news
(v): cease an action temporarily
(v): make a break in
(v): interrupt the flow of current in
(v): make a break in
(v): undergo breaking
(v): change from a simple vowel to a diphthong
(v): find a flaw in
(v): destroy completely; damage irreparably
(v): find the solution or key to
(v): find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
(v): change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another
(v): lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
(v): happen
(v): come to pass
(v): become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
(v): undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
(v): crack; of the male voice in puberty
(v): undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
(v): fall sharply
(v): decrease in size, extent, or range
(v): fracture a bone of
(v): cause injuries or bodily harm to
(v): diminish or discontinue abruptly
(v): decrease in size, extent, or range
(v): weaken or destroy in spirit or body
(v): lessen the strength of
(n): some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
(n): an event that happens
(n): an unexpected piece of good luck
(n): anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
(n): (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
(n): a long narrow opening
(n): a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
(n): coming apart
(n): a pause from doing something (as work)
(n): temporary inactivity
(n): the act of breaking something
(n): the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something
(n): a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
(n): a definite length of time marked off by two instants
(n): breaking of hard tissue such as bone
(n): any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
(n): the occurrence of breaking
(n): coming apart
(n): an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)
(n): an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
(n): the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
(n): (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
(n): (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
(n): the act of scoring in a game or sport
(n): an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
(n): the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
(n): a sudden dash
(n): a quick run
(n): any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare
(n): the act of scoring in a game or sport
(n): an escape from jail
(n): the act of escaping physically
Talk about an earworm... ;-)
And now I will hear it for hours, echoing through my brain...
Does anybody else hear the old Kit-kat jingle?