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Break Out

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Verb

1. break out, erupt

start abruptly

Example Sentences:
'After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc'

2. break out

begin suddenly and sometimes violently

Example Sentences:
'He broke out shouting'

3. break, break away, break out

move away or escape suddenly

Example Sentences:
'The horses broke from the stable'
'Three inmates broke jail'
'Nobody can break out--this prison is high security'

4. break out

take from stowage in preparation for use

5. break out, erupt, recrudesce

become raw or open

Example Sentences:
'He broke out in hives'
'My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries'
'Such boils tend to recrudesce'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Break Out

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verb
1. (intr, adverb)
to begin or arise suddenly
panic broke out
2. (intr, adverb)
to make an escape, esp from prison or confinement
3. (intr, adverb; foll by in)
(of the skin) to erupt (in a rash, pimples, etc)
4. (tr, adverb)
to launch or introduce (a new product)
5. (tr, adverb)
to open and start using
break out the champagne
noun break-out
6. 
an escape, esp from prison or confinement
7. 
a. 
a great success, esp following relatively disappointing performance
b. 
(as modifier)
a breakout year

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Break Out

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1. 
to begin suddenly
2. 
to escape suddenly
3. 
to become covered with pimples or a rash
4. 
a.  Nautical
to bring out of stowage for use
break out the foul weather gear
b.  Informal
to bring out (anything) for use

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Break Out

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n.
1. A forceful emergence from a restrictive condition or situation.
2. A sudden manifestation or increase, as of a disease; an outbreak.
3. A sudden or dramatic improvement or increase in popularity: "Now grown on a small scale in several arid regions, this crop seems poised for a major breakout" (Noel Vietmeyer).
4. A breakdown of statistical data.
5. Sports A play, as in hockey, in which the defending team moves the puck out of its defensive zone, especially by passing, to begin an offensive play.
adj.
1. Characterized by a sudden significant improvement or increase in popularity: a ballplayer having a breakout season; a band with a breakout album.
2. Conducted separately from a larger group or meeting: attended several breakout sessions at the conference.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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