break
verb
°To end up in two or more pieces that can't easily be reassembled.
"If the vase falls to the floor, it might break."
°Of a bone, to crack or fracture through a sudden physical strain, such as a collision.
"Don't slip and break your leg."
noun
°An instance of breaking something into two pieces.
"The femur has a clean break and so should heal easily."
°A physical space that opens up in something or between two things.
"The sun came out in a break in the clouds."
synonyms: burst, bust, shatter, shear more» , smash, split, crack, fracture, break down, fail, go down, interrupt, pause, subject, tame, contravene, go against, violate, mutual understanding, split, breach, gap, space, time out