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Breakout

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Noun

1. break, breakout, gaolbreak, jailbreak, prison-breaking, prisonbreak

an escape from jail

Example Sentences:
'the breakout was carefully planned'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Breakout

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noun
1. 
an escape, esp from prison or confinement
Five crocs were at large in Darwin's rural region following a mass breakout from a crocodile farm.
A prisoner escaped one day after he was recaptured following a previous breakout.
High Point prison had the highest number of breakouts of any jail in Britain.
a mass breakout by more than 50 prisoners who overwhelmed their guards
2. 
a great success, esp following relatively mediocre or disappointing performances
She is hoping for a breakout with this latest movie.
3. sport
a sudden attack, esp from a defensive position, in football, hockey, etc
another name for breakaway
modifier
4. 
constituting or causing a sudden big success
She maintains that the role of Marianne in Sense and Sensibility was her breakout role.
Who will be the breakout stars of the World Cup 2012?

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Breakout

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noun
1. 
a sudden, forceful escape, as from prison or enemy troop encirclement
adjective
2. 
achieving, resulting in, or characterized by sudden or unexpected success or popularity

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

Breakout

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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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