break
break, vb. 1. To violate or disobey (a law) (to break the law). 2. To nullify (a will) by court proceeding (Samson, the disinherited son, successfully broke the will). 3. To escape from (a place of confinement) without permission (break out of prison). 4. To open (a door, gate, etc.) and step through illegally (he […]