to break

To make something end and not continue

To stop trying to do something or accept defeat

To stop doing a habit or activity like smoking

To stop someone speaking or an activity

Break a law, rule, agreement, or promise

To stop something suddenly before it is finished

End a relationship or go separate ways

To stop doing something for a short time to rest or relax before continuing

To end a romantic relationship with someone

To stop or come to an end

End a relationship with someone or something in a clear, final way

Stop for a short time before continuing

To move apart or stop being together

To act against a rule, law, or popular opinion

To separate and move in different directions after being together

To stop working because of a problem

To end a close relationship and go separate ways

Stop doing something annoying when someone tells you

To make something stop or finish

To stop something suddenly before it is finished, for example a talk or relationship

Stop doing something that annoys someone

Interrupt an activity so it stops for a short time

To stop something that is happening or being given

Stop moving or working completely

To break a rule, agreement, or promise

To slow down an activity or stop it

To do something that breaks a law, rule, or your idea of right and wrong

To stop doing something usual to try something new

Temporarily stop an activity to rest or think

To stop something before it finishes

End something completely so it does not continue

To keep doing something without stopping

To start an activity again after a pause

Ask someone to stop criticizing or asking too much of you

Decide whether something is a complete success or failure

To start sweating from hard work or to need to try hard

To wish someone good luck before a performance

To do something in a new way instead of the usual way

To cost a lot of money

To make a sound or speak after a time of silence

A sudden time when many people lose control and chaos starts

Cause a huge rise in online attention and internet traffic

To overcome barriers that stop women or minority groups getting higher jobs

To stop poverty passing from parents to children

To tease or nag someone in a way that annoys them

A money market fund's share price falls below one dollar

To work very hard at something until you are very tired

Have a first success after trying and failing

To fight strongly for a good cause in a brave, fair way

To do new or difficult things on purpose to learn and grow

A phrase that says hurt to the body is worse than insults and words do not hurt

To look at the sky as the sun comes up

End a relationship with someone, for example a romantic or business partner

To stop doing something for a short time to rest or relax before continuing

To end a romantic relationship with someone

End a relationship with someone or something in a clear, final way

To make someone very sad because of love or disappointment

To enter a building or computer system without permission, often by force

To separate something into smaller parts to explain or study it

To stop working because of a problem

To start suddenly, often with something dangerous like a fire or disease

Separate something into smaller pieces

To get free quickly from a place or situation, often from captivity

Make a group of people leave or spread out

To stop something suddenly before it is finished, for example a talk or relationship

To lose control of your feelings and cry or collapse

To remove barriers that stop people from doing something

Want time to rest because you feel tired or stressed

To move suddenly through a barrier, as light or a person

To make a piece come away from something by hitting or bending it

To overcome a difficulty after many tries and succeed

Interrupt an activity so it stops for a short time

To take something out of storage to use it

To open something suddenly by force, for example a locked door or jar

To make something separate into smaller parts by a chemical process

To separate into pieces, for example a machine or a group

Begin suddenly in a violent or noisy way

Earn enough to cover all costs with no profit or loss

Do better than anyone before in a sport or activity

Suddenly start making a sound, like singing, laughing or crying

Become unable to cope because of strong stress or emotion

To interrupt a conversation or activity without being invited

To force open a door or window to get inside

To escape suddenly from control, capture, or a group

To leave an organization and form a separate group

Be the first to tell people about a news event

To stop a repeated harmful pattern by choosing to change

To develop spots or a rash on the skin

Start work on a new building or important project

To eat a meal together to show friendship or build community

To force yourself free from a place or person

Suddenly start doing something, like running or dancing

To make someone or something comfortable in a new situation

Open a closed container or use it for the first time

To fail to do what you said you would do

To escape limits or control and become independent

Threaten to hit a person's face and hurt them

To introduce a new product or service to people

To start working in a new job or field, often for the first time

To stop doing something usual to try something new

To come off a larger thing, often because of force or damage

To finish the hardest part of a job to make the rest easier

To perform a street dance with quick acrobatic moves to hip-hop music

Pack your things and leave a camp at the end of your stay

To come out of hiding into the open

To let gas out of your bottom

Start doing illegal or wrong things after living an honest life

To make progress when people cannot agree

To suddenly start running, often after walking or standing still

To make people doubt what is real using art or media

To speak directly to the audience during a play or film to show the story is not real

Take part in activities usually not allowed on the Sabbath, like working or traveling

To not keep a serious promise you made, often in a formal situation

To start suddenly and strongly, like an argument or a strong feeling

To stop something before it finishes

Start laughing very hard and cannot stop

To get out of the same boring routine

To remove communication barriers between teams so they can work together

To tell someone bad news gently

An illegal entry into a building to steal or damage things

A short vacation from school in spring, usually one week

A smaller tax people or companies must pay to encourage certain activities

An important chance that helps a person become successful in their career

An unlucky event that makes things harder for someone

A short break from work to drink coffee or eat a small snack

A sudden chance that helps you succeed

A short pause to use the toilet

A complete ending of a relationship or old life to start fresh

A holiday when schools and universities close for winter

A quick attack where a team moves fast down the court to score before the defense sets up

A seal that breaks when a package is opened to show if someone opened it

A solo street dance with fast acrobatic moves on the ground to hip-hop music

The first light of morning when the sun rises

A solo street dance with quick acrobatic moves often done to hip-hop music

A short informal break at work to drink tea or another drink

A short pause in an activity

The first light of morning when the sun begins to appear

An ending of a relationship or agreement, often sudden

Illegal access to a computer system to steal or damage data

A game the player who is not serving wins in tennis

A short break to use the toilet or take care of personal needs

A short pause from work to move, stretch, or rest

A piece that has come away from a larger object, often suddenly

A game one player wins while the opponent is serving

A short pause to use the toilet or have a brief rest

A tree from the West Indies with very hard wood used for building