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break /breɪk/ verb (past tense broke /brəʊk $ broʊk/, past participle broken /ˈbrəʊkən $ ˈbroʊ-/)
break noun

Irregular Forms: (broke)(broken)

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تفکیک، تجزیه، پاره کردن، جداکردن، گسیختگی، شکستن، خردکردن، نقض کردن، شکاف، وقفه، شکستن موج (موج سواری)، ازیورتمه به چهارنعل، حرکت از دروازه شروع اسبدوانی، ایجاد فضای تنفس با حرکتهای پیاده شطرنج، حرکت سگ جهت آوردن شکار، بازکردن بدنه اسلحه، دویدن قبل از صدای تپانچه، راحت باش، طلوع، مهلت، شکست، شکستگی، از هم باز کردن، علوم مهندسی: قطع کردن، کامپیوتر: فرمانBREAK، معماری: شکست، بازرگانی: مجزاسازی، ورزش: نقطه فرود پرنده، علوم هوایی: شکست، علوم نظامی: راحت باش، علوم دریایی: زنگ تفریح
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الکترونیک: فرمان، BREAK کامپیوتر: تفکیک، تجزیه، مجزاسازی، تجارت خارجی: شکستن، پاره کردن، قطع کردن، علوم مهندسی: فتن، جداکردن دو بوکسور، ازیورتمه به چهارنعل ،حرکت از دروازه شروع اسبدوانی، شکستن موج، موج سواری :، ایجاد فضای تنفس با حرکتهای پیاده شطرنج، حرکت سگ جهت اوردن شکار،بازکردن بدنه اسلحه دویدن قبل از صدای تپانچه، نقطه فرود پرنده، ورزشی: راحت باش، زنگ تفریح، علوم دریایی: شکست، هواپیمایی: گسیختگی، شکست، معماری: وقفه، راحت باش، علوم نظامی: شکستن، خردکردن، نقض کردن، شکاف، وقفه، طلوع، مهلت، شکست، شکستگی، از هم باز کردنکامپیوتر: قطع-صفحه یا ستون جدیدکامپیوتر: تجزیه، قطع

[TahlilGaran] Persian Dictionary

break
[verb]
Synonyms:
- separate, burst, crack, destroy, disintegrate, fracture, fragment, shatter, smash, snap, split, tear
- disobey, breach, contravene, disregard, infringe, renege on, transgress, violate
- reveal, announce, disclose, divulge, impart, inform, let out, make public, proclaim, tell
- stop, abandon, cut, discontinue, give up, interrupt, pause, rest, suspend
- weaken, demoralize, dispirit, subdue, tame, undermine
- beat, better, exceed, excel, go beyond, outdo, outstrip, surpass, top
[noun]
Synonyms:
- division, crack, fissure, fracture, gap, hole, opening, split, tear
- rest, breather (informal), hiatus, interlude, intermission, interruption, interval, let-up (informal), lull, pause, respite
- stroke of luck, advantage, chance, fortune, opening, opportunity
Antonyms: observe
Related Idioms: go broke
English Thesaurus: break, smash, shatter, crack, burst, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary

I. break1 S1 W1 /breɪk/ verb (past tense broke /brəʊk $ broʊk/, past participle broken /ˈbrəʊkən $ ˈbroʊ-/)
[Word Family: noun: break, outbreak, breakage; adjective: breakableunbreakable, brokenunbroken; verb: break]
[Language: Old English; Origin: brecan]

1. SEPARATE INTO PIECES
a) [transitive] if you break something, you make it separate into two or more pieces, for example by hitting it, dropping it, or bending it:
I had to break a window to get into the house.
Don’t lean on the fence like that – you’ll break it!
break something in half/two
He broke the biscuit in half and handed one piece to me.
Break the chocolate into small pieces and melt it over a gentle heat.
b) [intransitive] if something breaks, it separates into two or more pieces:
He kept pulling at the rope until it broke.
The frames are made of plastic and they tend to break quite easily.

2. BONES [transitive] to damage a bone in your body by making it crack or split:
She fell downstairs and broke her hip.

3. MACHINES
a) [transitive] to damage a machine so that it does not work properly:
Don’t mess about with my camera – you’ll break it.
Someone’s broken the TV.
b) [intransitive] if a machine breaks, it stops working properly:
The washing machine’s broken again.

4. RULES/LAWS [transitive] to disobey a rule or law:
They’re breaking the law by employing such young children.
If you break the rules, you will be punished.
The cameras catch motorists who break the speed limit.

5. PROMISE/AGREEMENT [transitive] to not do something that you have promised to do or signed an agreement to do:
I never break my promises.
You betrayed me. You broke your word.
break an agreement/contract
He was worried that he might be breaking his contract.

6. STOP/REST [intransitive] to stop for a short time in order to have a rest or eat something
break for
Shall we break for lunch now?

7. END SOMETHING [transitive] to stop something from continuing:
We need to break the cycle of poverty and crime in the inner cities.
We took turns driving, in order to try and break the monotony.
New talks will begin on Monday in an effort to break the deadlock.

8. DEFEAT SOMEBODY [transitive] to make someone feel that they have been completely defeated and they cannot continue working or living:
Losing his business nearly broke him.
I won’t give in. I won’t be broken by him.

9. DESTROY AN ORGANIZATION [transitive] to damage an organization so badly that it no longer has any power:
The government succeeded in breaking the unions.

10. DAY/DAWN [intransitive] when the day or the dawn breaks, the sky gets light:
Dawn was breaking by the time we arrived home.

11. STORM [intransitive] if a storm breaks, it begins:
We were keen to get back to the hotel before the storm broke.

12. WEATHER [intransitive] if the weather breaks, it suddenly changes and becomes cold or wet:
The following day the weather broke and we had ten days of solid rain.

13. WAVES [intransitive] when waves break, they fall onto the land at the edge of the water:
We sat and watched the waves breaking on the shore

14. SB’S VOICE [intransitive]
a) when a boy’s voice breaks, it becomes lower and starts to sound like a man’s voice:
He was fifteen, and his voice was just beginning to break.
b) if your voice breaks, it does not sound smooth because you are feeling strong emotions:
Her voice broke as she told us what had happened.

15. NEWS
a) [intransitive] if news about an important event breaks, it becomes known:
News of his resignation broke yesterday.
The minister has refused to give any interviews since the scandal broke.
b) [transitive] if you break unpleasant news to someone, you tell it to them:
I didn’t know how I was going to break the news to my mother.
The doctor finally broke it to me that there was no cure.

16. break a habit to stop doing something that you do regularly, especially something that you should not do:
a new drug which helps smokers to break their habit

17. break a record to do something even faster or even better than the previous best time, amount etc:
an attempt to break the 10,000-metres world record

18. break a journey British English to stop somewhere for a short time during a long journey:
We decided to break our journey in Oxford.

19. break sb’s heart to make someone very unhappy by ending a relationship with them or doing something that upsets them a lot:
He broke my heart when he left me.
It’ll break your father’s heart if you tell him you’re giving up college.

20. break a strike to force workers to end a strike:
The government has threatened to bring in the army to break the 10-month-old strike.

21. break a link/tie/connection to end a relationship with a person or organization:
The US has now broken all diplomatic links with the regime.
Sometimes it is necessary to break family ties in order to protect the child.

22. break the skin to cut the skin on your body:
Their teeth are sharp enough to break the skin.

23. break the back of something to finish the main or worst part of something:
I think we’ve broken the back of the job now.

24. break the bank to cost a lot of money, or more money than you have:
A new hard drive doesn’t have to break the bank.

25. break sb’s concentration to interrupt someone and stop them from being able to continue thinking or talking about something:
The slightest sound would break his concentration.

26. break the silence to end a period of silence by talking or making a noise:
The silence was broken by a loud scream.

27. break sb’s spirit to destroy someone’s feeling of determination:
They could not break her spirit.
The spirit of our soldiers will never be broken.

28. break sb’s power to take away someone’s position of power or control:
At last the power of the Church was finally broken.

29. break the ice informal to make people feel more friendly and willing to talk to each other:
Sam’s arrival broke the ice and people began to talk and laugh.

30. break a code to succeed in understanding something that is written in a secret way:
Scientists worked day and night to break the code.

31. break wind to allow gas to escape from your bottom, making a noise and an unpleasant smell

32. break (sb’s) serve to win a game in tennis when your opponent is starting the game by hitting the ball first:
Hewitt broke serve twice in the second set.

33. break a leg spoken used to wish someone luck, especially just before they perform on stage

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English

II. break2 S2 W2 noun
[Word Family: noun: break, outbreak, breakage; adjective: breakableunbreakable, brokenunbroken; verb: break]

1. STOP WORKING [countable] a period of time when you stop working in order to rest, eat etc:
We’ll have a short break for lunch, then start again at two o'clock.
Let’s take a ten-minute break.
We’d worked for ten hours without a break.
I’ll go shopping during my lunch break.

2. STOP DOING SOMETHING [countable] a period of time when you stop doing something before you start again
break from
I wanted a break from university life.
She decided to take a career break when she had children.
break in
a welcome break in my normal routine

3. HOLIDAY [countable] a short holiday:
I was beginning to feel that I needed a break.
We flew off for a week’s break in Spain.
They’re offering weekend breaks in Paris for only £100.
the Easter/Christmas etc break
Are you looking forward to the summer break?

4. AT SCHOOL [uncountable] the time during the school day when classes stop and teachers and students can rest, eat, play etc
at break
I’ll speak to you at break.
They get together with their friends at break time.

5. ON TV [countable] a pause for advertisements during a television or radio programme:
Join us again after the break.
We’ll be back with more after a short break.

6. SOMETHING STOPS HAPPENING [countable] a period of time when something stops happening before it starts again
break in
We’ll go for a walk if there’s a break in the rain.
Latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the performance.
She waited for a break in the conversation.
There was no sign of a break in the weather (=an improvement in bad weather).

7. END A RELATIONSHIP [singular] a time when you leave a person or group, or end a relationship with someone:
I wanted a clean break so that I could restart my life.
It was years before I plucked up enough courage to make the break and leave him.
break with
He was beginning to regret his break with the Labour Party.

8. SPACE/HOLE [countable] a space or hole in something
break in
We crawled through a break in the hedge.
The sun shone through a break in the clouds.

9. CHANCE [countable] informal a sudden or unexpected chance to do something that allows you to become successful in your job:
There are hundreds of young musicians out there looking for their first break.
He got his first big break in 1998.
a lucky break

10. BONES [countable] the place where a bone in your body has broken:
It’s quite a bad break, which will take several months to heal.

11. TENNIS [countable] a situation in a game of tennis in which you win a game when your opponent is starting the game by hitting the ball first:
She really needs a break of serve now if she wants to win this match.

12. SNOOKER [countable] the number of points that a player wins when it is their turn to hit the ball in a game such as snooker

13. break with tradition/the past a time when people stop following old customs and do something in a completely different way:
It is time for a complete break with the past.

14. make a break for something to suddenly start running towards something in order to escape from a place:
As soon as the guard’s back was turned, they made a break for the door.
Two of the prisoners made a break for it but were soon recaptured.

15. give me/it a break! spoken used when you want someone to stop doing or saying something that is annoying you

16. give somebody a break spoken to stop being strict with someone so that a situation becomes easier for them:
Give the kid a break. It’s only his second day on the job.

17. the break of day literary the time early in the morning when it starts getting light

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English

break
noun
I. short rest/holiday
ADJ. short | coffee, lunch, tea | Christmas, Easter Are you going away for the Easter break?
VERB + BREAK have, take We'll take a break now and resume in half an hour.
need
BREAK + NOUN time
PREP. at ~ I'll see you at break.
during (a/the) ~ I had a word with John during the break.
without a ~ We worked all day without a break.
~ for a break for lunch
~ from a break from looking after the children

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary

break
II. change/interruption in sth
ADJ. clean, complete | career | commercial
VERB + BREAK make His new work makes a break with the past. I wanted to leave but was nervous about making the break.
PREP. ~ from a break from tradition
~ in a break in the weather
~ with

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary

break
III. opportunity
ADJ. big, lucky
VERB + BREAK get I always knew I would get my lucky break one day.
give sb He's the director who gave her her first big break.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary

break
verb
ADV. easily | in half, in two She broke the chocolate bar in two and gave a piece to me.
up She broke the chocolate up into small pieces.
PREP. into The glass broke into hundreds of pieces.
PHRASAL VERBS break down
I. fail
ADV. completely, irretrievably They were divorced on the grounds that their marriage had broken down irretrievably.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary

break
II. start crying
PHRASES break down and cry/weep, break down in tears She broke down in tears as she spoke to reporters.
break off
ADV. abruptly He broke off abruptly when Jo walked in.
PREP. from She broke off from the conversation to answer the telephone.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary

break

break your promise
I’ll never forgive him for breaking his promise to me.
break your word (=break your promise)
I’ve promised to do it and I never break my word.
break your vow (=break a serious or formal promise)
He accused her of breaking her marriage vows.
break (off) your engagement
In the end she decided to break their engagement.
break a contract
He took the company to court for breaking the contract.
break an agreement
This action broke the international agreement of 1925.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary

break
verb
1.
BAD: The family broke just after he was born.
GOOD: The family broke up just after he was born.

Usage Note:
break up = stop being together as a couple or group: 'Did you know that Carol and Richard have broken up?' 'Can you remember when the Beatles broke up?'

2.
DUBIOUS: The police had to break the door to get in.
GOOD: The police had to break down the door to get in.

Usage Note:
In an emergency situation, policemen, firemen, etc break down the door of a room or building: 'If the door's locked, you'll just have to break it down.'

3.
See BROKEN (broken)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Common Errors

break verb [intransitive] to become damaged and separate into pieces:
Plastic breaks quite easily.
smash verb [intransitive] to break after being hit with a lot of force:
The bowl smashed as it hit the floor.
shatter verb [intransitive] to break into a lot of small pieces:
The glass shattered all over the pavement.
crack verb [intransitive] if something cracks, a line appears on the surface, which means that it could later break into separate pieces:
The ice was starting to crack.
burst verb [intransitive] if a tyre, balloon, pipe etc bursts, it gets a hole and air or liquid suddenly comes out of it:
She blew up the balloon until it burst.
split verb [intransitive] to break in a straight line:
The damp had caused the wood to split.
crumble verb [intransitive] to break into a powder or a lot of small pieces:
The cork just crumbled in my hand.
hole an empty space in the surface of something, which sometimes goes all the way through it:
A fox had dug a hole under our fence.
Rain was coming in through a hole in the roof.
space an empty area between two things, into which you can put something:
Are there any empty spaces on the bookshelf?
a parking space
gap an empty area between two things or two parts of something, especially one that should not be there:
He has a gap between his two front teeth.
I squeezed through a gap in the hedge.
opening a hole that something can pass through or that you can see through, especially at the entrance of something:
The train disappeared into the dark opening of the tunnel.
I looked through the narrow opening in the wall.
leak a small hole where something has been damaged or broken that lets liquid or gas flow in or out:
a leak in the pipe
The plumber's coming to repair the leak.
puncture especially British English a small hole in a tyre through which air escapes:
My bike's got a puncture.
slot a straight narrow hole that you put a particular type of object into:
You have to put a coin in the slot before you dial the number.
A small disk fits into a slot in the camera.
crater a round hole in the ground made by an explosion or by a large object hitting it hard:
a volcanic crater
The meteor left a crater over five miles wide.
the craters on the moon

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus

break verb [transitive] to damage something and make it separate into pieces, for example by dropping it or hitting it:
Careful you don’t break the chair.
He broke his leg.
smash verb [transitive] to break something with a lot of force:
A policeman smashed his camera.
snap verb [transitive] to break something into two pieces, making a loud noise – used especially about long thin objects:
He snapped the sticks in two.
split verb [transitive] to separate something into two pieces along a straight line:
Using a sharp knife, split the melon in half.
fracture verb [transitive] to damage a bone, especially so that a line appears on the surface:
I fell over and fractured my wrist.
tear /teə $ ter/ verb [transitive] to damage paper or cloth by pulling it so that it separates into pieces:
She tore up the letter and put it in the bin.
I tore my jacket.
injury damage to part of your body caused by an accident or an attack:
The passengers were taken to hospital with minor injuries.
wound an injury, especially a deep cut in your skin made by a knife, bullet, or bomb:
He died of a gunshot wound to the head.
cut a small injury made when a sharp object cuts your skin:
Blood was running from a cut on his chin.
bruise a dark mark on your skin that you get when you fall or get hit:
Jack often comes home from playing rugby covered in bruises.
graze/scrape a small injury that marks your skin or breaks the surface slightly:
She fell off her bike and got a few grazes on her legs and knees.
gash a long deep cut:
He had a deep gash across his forehead.
bump an area of skin that is swollen because you have hit it against something:
How did you get that bump on your head?
sprain an injury to your ankle, wrist, knee etc, caused by suddenly twisting it:
It’s a slight sprain – you should rest your ankle for a week.
strain an injury to a muscle caused by stretching it or using it too much:
a muscle strain in his neck

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus

break verb [transitive] to damage something and make it separate into pieces, for example by dropping it or hitting it:
Careful you don’t break the chair.
He broke his leg.
smash verb [transitive] to break something with a lot of force:
A policeman smashed his camera.
snap verb [transitive] to break something into two pieces, making a loud noise – used especially about long thin objects:
He snapped the sticks in two.
split verb [transitive] to separate something into two pieces along a straight line:
Using a sharp knife, split the melon in half.
fracture verb [transitive] to damage a bone, especially so that a line appears on the surface:
I fell over and fractured my wrist.
tear /teə $ ter/ verb [transitive] to damage paper or cloth by pulling it so that it separates into pieces:
She tore up the letter and put it in the bin.
I tore my jacket.
photograph a picture taken using a camera:
Visitors are not allowed to take photographs inside the museum.
our wedding photographs
photo informal a photograph:
a way of displaying your digital photos
Do you want me to take your photo?
picture a photograph of someone or something:
I saw her picture in the paper the other day.
This is a really good picture of Sarah.
Can I take your picture?
shot informal a photograph – used especially by people who often take photographs:
I got some great shots of Mount Fuji.
It's a lovely shot.
print a photograph that has been printed on photographic paper:
a set of 4 by 6 inch prints

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus

break verb [transitive] to damage something and make it separate into pieces, for example by dropping it or hitting it:
Careful you don’t break the chair.
He broke his leg.
smash verb [transitive] to break something with a lot of force:
A policeman smashed his camera.
snap verb [transitive] to break something into two pieces, making a loud noise – used especially about long thin objects:
He snapped the sticks in two.
split verb [transitive] to separate something into two pieces along a straight line:
Using a sharp knife, split the melon in half.
fracture verb [transitive] to damage a bone, especially so that a line appears on the surface:
I fell over and fractured my wrist.
tear /teə $ ter/ verb [transitive] to damage paper or cloth by pulling it so that it separates into pieces:
She tore up the letter and put it in the bin.
I tore my jacket.
shatter verb [intransitive] to break into a lot of small pieces:
The glass shattered all over the pavement.
crack verb [intransitive] if something cracks, a line appears on the surface, which means that it could later break into separate pieces:
The ice was starting to crack.
burst verb [intransitive] if a tyre, balloon, pipe etc bursts, it gets a hole and air or liquid suddenly comes out of it:
She blew up the balloon until it burst.
crumble verb [intransitive] to break into a powder or a lot of small pieces:
The cork just crumbled in my hand.
have/take a break
After two hours, she took a break and switched on the radio.
need a break
I’m sorry, I can’t do any more - I need a break.
a short/quick break
Shall we have a quick five-minute break?
a lunch break
What time’s your lunch break?
a coffee/tea break
How about a coffee break?
a morning/afternoon break
I don’t usually have time for a morning break.
a well-earned break (=one that you deserve)
Everyone’s looking forward to a well-earned break when the exams are over.
vacation especially American English, holiday especially British English time you spend away from school or work:
Are you taking a vacation this summer?
We met on holiday in Cyprus.
What are you doing in the school holidays?
holiday a day that is set by law, when no one has to go to work or school:
the Thanksgiving holiday
New Year's Day is a national holiday.
In 2002, there was an extra public holiday to mark the Queen's golden jubilee.
the August bank holiday (=day when all the banks and shops are closed – used in British English)
leave a time when you are allowed not to work:
We get four weeks' annual leave (=paid time off work each year).
He has been taking a lot of sick leave (=time off work because you are ill) recently.
Angela is on maternity leave (= time off work when having a baby).
He was given compassionate leave (=time off work because someone close to you has died, is very ill etc) to go to his father's funeral.
sabbatical [usually singular] a period when someone, especially a teacher, stops doing their usual work in order to study or travel:
She was on sabbatical for six months.
I'm thinking of taking a sabbatical.
furlough a period of time when a soldier or someone working in another country can return to their own country as a holiday:
While on furlough, he and his girlfriend got married.
R & R (rest and relaxation) a holiday, especially one given to people in the army, navy etc after a long period of hard work or during a war:
Soldiers in Vietnam were taken to Hawaii for R & R.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus

hurt to damage part of your body, or someone else’s body:
She slipped on the ice and hurt herself badly.
Be careful you don’t hurt anyone with that knife.
injure to hurt yourself quite severely, or to be hurt in an accident or fighting:
One of our players has injured his leg, and will be out of the game for weeks.
Four people have been seriously injured on the Arizona highway.
wound to deliberately hurt someone using a weapon such as a knife or gun:
The gunmen shot and killed twelve people and wounded three others.
maim /meɪm/ [usually passive] to hurt someone very severely, especially so that they lose an arm, leg etc, often as the result of an explosion:
In countries where there are landmines, people are killed and maimed daily.
break to hurt a part of your body by breaking a bone in it:
The X-ray showed that I had broken my wrist.
bruise to hurt a part of your body when you fall on it or hit it, causing a dark mark to appear on your skin:
Cathy fell off her bike and bruised her legs badly.
sprain/twist to hurt your knee, wrist, shoulder etc by suddenly twisting it while you are moving:
I jumped down from the wall and landed awkwardly, spraining my ankle.
strain/pull to hurt one of your muscles by stretching it or using it too much:
When you are lifting heavy loads, be careful not to strain a back muscle.
dislocate to damage a joint in your body in a way that moves the two parts of the joint out of their normal position:
Our best batsman dislocated his shoulder during training.
paralyse [usually passive] to make someone lose the ability to move part or all of their body:
A climbing accident had left him paralysed from the chest down.
ache to hurt with a continuous pain:
I’d been walking all day and my legs were really aching.
throb to feel a bad pain that comes and goes again in a regular and continuous way:
Lou had a terrible headache and his whole head seemed to be throbbing.
sting to feel a sharp pain, or to make someone feel this, especially in your eyes, throat, or skin:
My throat stings every time I swallow.
This injection may sting a little.
smart to hurt with a sudden sharp pain – used especially about your eyes, or your skin where something has hit you:
Her eyes were smarting from the thick smoke.
Jackson’s face was still smarting from the punch.
burn to feel very hot and painful or uncomfortable:
Be careful because this chemical will make your skin burn.
His eyes were burning because of the gas.
pinch if something you are wearing pinches you, it is too tight and presses painfully on your skin:
The shirt was a bit too small and it was pinching my neck.
something is killing me spoken informal used when something feels very painful:
My legs are killing me.
These shoes are killing me.
a bad back/leg/arm etc if you have a bad back/leg/arm etc, it feels painful:
He’s off work with a bad back.
upset [not before noun] unhappy and worried because something unpleasant or disappointing has happened:
Miss Hurley is too upset to speak to anyone at the moment.
She’s still deeply upset about her uncle’s death.
He’s upset that he didn’t get an invitation to their wedding.
distressed very upset:
Priests have been counselling distressed relatives of the victims.
She was visibly distressed after hearing of her husband’s accident.
Matilda was too distressed to speak.
distraught written so upset and worried that you are unable to do normal things, and nothing can make you feel calm:
Benson was so distraught over the breakup of his marriage that he felt like committing suicide.
The distraught parents of the missing baby have made a public appeal for her return.
in a (terrible) state British English informal so upset that you cannot stop crying:
She called me one night in a terrible state, saying she wanted to die.
I could see that she was in a bit of a state.
be worked up informal to be very upset or angry, so that you think things are worse than they really are:
I was too worked up to sleep.
It’s not worth getting worked up about. Anyone can make a mistake.

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injury damage to part of your body caused by an accident or an attack:
The passengers were taken to hospital with minor injuries.
wound an injury, especially a deep cut in your skin made by a knife, bullet, or bomb:
He died of a gunshot wound to the head.
cut a small injury made when a sharp object cuts your skin:
Blood was running from a cut on his chin.
bruise a dark mark on your skin that you get when you fall or get hit:
Jack often comes home from playing rugby covered in bruises.
graze/scrape a small injury that marks your skin or breaks the surface slightly:
She fell off her bike and got a few grazes on her legs and knees.
gash a long deep cut:
He had a deep gash across his forehead.
bump an area of skin that is swollen because you have hit it against something:
How did you get that bump on your head?
sprain an injury to your ankle, wrist, knee etc, caused by suddenly twisting it:
It’s a slight sprain – you should rest your ankle for a week.
strain an injury to a muscle caused by stretching it or using it too much:
a muscle strain in his neck
fracture a crack or broken part in a bone:
a hip fracture
be badly/seriously wounded
Her husband was seriously wounded in the attack.
be critically wounded (=be so badly wounded that you might die)
He was critically wounded in the attack.
be mortally/fatally wounded
On that same day, he was mortally wounded by an assassin.
be slightly wounded
Two people were shot and slightly wounded.
hurt to damage part of your body, or someone else’s body:
She slipped on the ice and hurt herself badly.
Be careful you don’t hurt anyone with that knife.
injure to hurt yourself quite severely, or to be hurt in an accident or fighting:
One of our players has injured his leg, and will be out of the game for weeks.
Four people have been seriously injured on the Arizona highway.
maim /meɪm/ [usually passive] to hurt someone very severely, especially so that they lose an arm, leg etc, often as the result of an explosion:
In countries where there are landmines, people are killed and maimed daily.
break to hurt a part of your body by breaking a bone in it:
The X-ray showed that I had broken my wrist.
sprain/twist to hurt your knee, wrist, shoulder etc by suddenly twisting it while you are moving:
I jumped down from the wall and landed awkwardly, spraining my ankle.
strain/pull to hurt one of your muscles by stretching it or using it too much:
When you are lifting heavy loads, be careful not to strain a back muscle.
dislocate to damage a joint in your body in a way that moves the two parts of the joint out of their normal position:
Our best batsman dislocated his shoulder during training.
paralyse [usually passive] to make someone lose the ability to move part or all of their body:
A climbing accident had left him paralysed from the chest down.

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injury damage to part of your body caused by an accident or an attack:
The passengers were taken to hospital with minor injuries.
wound an injury, especially a deep cut in your skin made by a knife, bullet, or bomb:
He died of a gunshot wound to the head.
cut a small injury made when a sharp object cuts your skin:
Blood was running from a cut on his chin.
bruise a dark mark on your skin that you get when you fall or get hit:
Jack often comes home from playing rugby covered in bruises.
graze/scrape a small injury that marks your skin or breaks the surface slightly:
She fell off her bike and got a few grazes on her legs and knees.
gash a long deep cut:
He had a deep gash across his forehead.
bump an area of skin that is swollen because you have hit it against something:
How did you get that bump on your head?
sprain an injury to your ankle, wrist, knee etc, caused by suddenly twisting it:
It’s a slight sprain – you should rest your ankle for a week.
strain an injury to a muscle caused by stretching it or using it too much:
a muscle strain in his neck
fracture a crack or broken part in a bone:
a hip fracture
hurt to damage part of your body, or someone else’s body:
She slipped on the ice and hurt herself badly.
Be careful you don’t hurt anyone with that knife.
injure to hurt yourself quite severely, or to be hurt in an accident or fighting:
One of our players has injured his leg, and will be out of the game for weeks.
Four people have been seriously injured on the Arizona highway.
maim /meɪm/ [usually passive] to hurt someone very severely, especially so that they lose an arm, leg etc, often as the result of an explosion:
In countries where there are landmines, people are killed and maimed daily.
break to hurt a part of your body by breaking a bone in it:
The X-ray showed that I had broken my wrist.
sprain/twist to hurt your knee, wrist, shoulder etc by suddenly twisting it while you are moving:
I jumped down from the wall and landed awkwardly, spraining my ankle.
strain/pull to hurt one of your muscles by stretching it or using it too much:
When you are lifting heavy loads, be careful not to strain a back muscle.
dislocate to damage a joint in your body in a way that moves the two parts of the joint out of their normal position:
Our best batsman dislocated his shoulder during training.
paralyse [usually passive] to make someone lose the ability to move part or all of their body:
A climbing accident had left him paralysed from the chest down.

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leave:
Just as I was leaving the house, the phone rang.
We left early to avoid the traffic.
go especially spoken to leave somewhere:
Come on, boys, it’s time to go.
When does the next bus go?
set off especially British English to leave somewhere and begin a journey:
The following day we set off for Vienna.
take off if a plane takes off, it leaves the ground at the beginning of a flight:
Our plane took off late because of the fog.
emigrate to leave your own country in order to live permanently in another country:
In 2002, his family emigrated to New Zealand.
depart formal to leave – used especially about trains, buses, planes etc:
Coaches depart for the airport every 30 minutes.
graduate to successfully finish your studies at a college or university, or at an American high school:
Kelly graduated from Harvard with a degree in East Asian Studies.
Approximately 80% of Americans graduate from high school.
drop out to leave school, college, or university before your course of study has finished, because you do not want to continue with it:
I failed my first year exams and decided to drop out and get a job.
quit American English to leave school without finishing your course of study:
He quit school at fourteen to work and help support his family.
resign to officially announce that you have decided to leave your job:
The company director was forced to resign over the scandal.
hand in your notice/resignation to write an official letter to your employer saying that you are going to leave your job on a particular date:
You have to hand in your notice at least four weeks before you leave.
retire to leave your job in order to stop working permanently, usually because you have reached the age when most people stop working:
After forty years of working for the bank, Karl retired in May.
He had to retire because of ill health.
annual leave (=an amount of time that you are allowed away from work for holidays etc)
Annual leave is 22 days plus public holidays.
maternity leave (=time that a mother is allowed away from work to have and take care of a new baby)
Two teachers were off on maternity leave.
paternity leave (=time that a father is allowed away from work to take care of a new baby)
He got five days’ paternity leave.
parental leave (=time that a parent is allowed away from work to take care of a child)
Parental leave is often unpaid.
sick leave (also medical leave American English) (=time that you are allowed away from work because you are ill)
The form must be filled in as soon as you return from sick leave.
compassionate leave (=time that you are allowed away from work because someone in your family is very ill or has died)
Eileen was given compassionate leave to go to the funeral.
paid/unpaid leave
She took three days unpaid leave in order to help her daughter.
home leave (=time that you are allowed to spend at home from a job that is far away, for example in the army, or from prison)
Roberts had failed to return from home leave, and there was a warrant out for his arrest.
shore leave (=time that a sailor is allowed to spend on land and away from work)
Hong Kong was a popular place for shore leave.
special leave (=time that you are allowed away from work for a special reason)
Some firms grant special leave when you move house.
study leave British English (=time that you are allowed away from work because you are taking a course)
The company offers study leave for staff development.
sabbatical leave (=time that a teacher is allowed away from work to study or travel)
Headteachers can take sabbatical leave every five years.
indefinite leave (=leave without a time limit)
She has gone on indefinite leave, suffering from exhaustion.
leave entitlement (=the amount of time that you are allowed to spend away from work on holidays etc)
The normal paid leave entitlement is 20 days.
have/get leave
How much annual leave do you get?
be entitled to leave (=be allowed to have as leave)
After five years, employees are entitled to 25 days’ leave.
go on leave (=start your time away from work)
I’ll get the report to you before you go on leave.
take leave (=use the time you are allowed)
I don’t think I’ll be able to take any leave in January because we’re too busy.
use (up) leave
I used all my leave in the summertime.
give/grant somebody leave
He was given compassionate leave.
cancel sb’s leave (=stop people taking leave)
The Police Department cancelled all leave because of the emergency.
vacation especially American English, holiday especially British English time you spend away from school or work:
Are you taking a vacation this summer?
We met on holiday in Cyprus.
What are you doing in the school holidays?
holiday a day that is set by law, when no one has to go to work or school:
the Thanksgiving holiday
New Year's Day is a national holiday.
In 2002, there was an extra public holiday to mark the Queen's golden jubilee.
the August bank holiday (=day when all the banks and shops are closed – used in British English)
break a time when you stop working or studying in order to rest, or a short vacation from school:
a ten-minute coffee break
Lots of college kids come to the beaches during the spring break.
sabbatical [usually singular] a period when someone, especially a teacher, stops doing their usual work in order to study or travel:
She was on sabbatical for six months.
I'm thinking of taking a sabbatical.
furlough a period of time when a soldier or someone working in another country can return to their own country as a holiday:
While on furlough, he and his girlfriend got married.
R & R (rest and relaxation) a holiday, especially one given to people in the army, navy etc after a long period of hard work or during a war:
Soldiers in Vietnam were taken to Hawaii for R & R.

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stop to not do something any longer:
I wish she would stop talking.
He waited for them to stop.
quit especially American English informal to stop doing something:
She needs to quit complaining about her life.
It’s too late for him to quit now.
give something up to stop doing something, especially something that you have been doing for a long time:
It’s so hard to give up smoking.
She wants to give up her job.
I’ve given up trying to tell my son to clean his room.
pack something in informal to stop doing something, especially because you feel tired or annoyed:
Sometimes I feel like packing in my job and starting again somewhere else.
Pack it in, will you! (=used when telling someone to stop doing something, because they are annoying you)
pull out of something to stop taking part in something that you have agreed to take part in:
The unions have pulled out of the negotiations.
The US decided to pull out of the competition.
cease formal to stop doing something:
The company has decided to cease production of its film cameras.
The US government ceased talks with North Korea.
pause to stop speaking or doing something for a short time before starting again:
He paused for a moment to consider the question.
‘I think it’s going to rain,’ she said, pausing to look up at the sky.
have/take a break to stop working, studying, or driving for a short time in order to rest:
Okay, everyone. Take a ten-minute break.
If you’re feeling tired, you should have a break.
break to stop working, studying etc in order to rest or eat something – used about a group of people who are doing something together:
After a couple of hours the committee broke for lunch.
come to an end to stop – used about something that has continued for a long time:
The war finally came to an end in 1918.
wear off to gradually stop – used about a pain, a feeling, or the effects of something:
The pain will soon wear off.
The excitement was beginning to wear off.
The anaesthetic took a long time to wear off.
peter out to gradually stop happening or existing:
The campaign petered out after only a few weeks.
come to a halt especially written to move more slowly and then stop – used about a vehicle:
The train slowly came to a halt just outside the station.
The plane came to a halt less than twenty yards away from the limousines.
pull over to move to the side of the road and stop – used about a vehicle or its driver:
The bus pulled over to the side of the road, with smoke coming out of its engine.
The police officer was waving at him to pull over.
pull up to stop close to something – used about a vehicle or its driver:
The taxi pulled up outside her house.
He pulled up next to our car.
come to a standstill to go slower and then stop moving completely:
The road was blocked by an accident, and the traffic quickly came to a standstill.

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vacation especially American English, holiday especially British English time you spend away from school or work:
Are you taking a vacation this summer?
We met on holiday in Cyprus.
What are you doing in the school holidays?
holiday a day that is set by law, when no one has to go to work or school:
the Thanksgiving holiday
New Year's Day is a national holiday.
In 2002, there was an extra public holiday to mark the Queen's golden jubilee.
the August bank holiday (=day when all the banks and shops are closed – used in British English)
break a time when you stop working or studying in order to rest, or a short vacation from school:
a ten-minute coffee break
Lots of college kids come to the beaches during the spring break.
leave a time when you are allowed not to work:
We get four weeks' annual leave (=paid time off work each year).
He has been taking a lot of sick leave (=time off work because you are ill) recently.
Angela is on maternity leave (= time off work when having a baby).
He was given compassionate leave (=time off work because someone close to you has died, is very ill etc) to go to his father's funeral.
sabbatical [usually singular] a period when someone, especially a teacher, stops doing their usual work in order to study or travel:
She was on sabbatical for six months.
I'm thinking of taking a sabbatical.
furlough a period of time when a soldier or someone working in another country can return to their own country as a holiday:
While on furlough, he and his girlfriend got married.
R & R (rest and relaxation) a holiday, especially one given to people in the army, navy etc after a long period of hard work or during a war:
Soldiers in Vietnam were taken to Hawaii for R & R.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus

break
̈ɪbreɪk
See: coffee break

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary


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