break out
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break out
verb breaks out · breaking out · broke out · broken out
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To escape, especially forcefully or defiantly.
They broke out of prison in the middle of the night.
Similar: bust out
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To rescue someone or aid their escape as in sense 1.
After Big Tony was sent to prison, his friends got together to break him out.
Similar: bust out
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To bring out from storage, use, or present.
Break out the bubbly and celebrate.
Similar: bust out
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To separate (something) from a bundle.
Break out the cables from the harness once they are inside the frame.
Similar: sunder out
- To take or force out by breaking. to break out a pane of glass
- To begin suddenly; to emerge in a certain condition. He broke out in sweat.
- To suddenly get pimples or a rash, especially on one's face. break out in hives
- (Of a record, film, product, or company): to achieve widespread success. It wasn't until later that her album broke out and she hit the big time.
- To remove snow from a road or sidewalk. Art. 24—To see what action the town will take in relation to breaking out highways and what portion of the road money, if any, shall be reserved for this purpose.
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verb to escape, especially forcefully or defiantly
| Español | escapar forzadamente, fugarse, escaparse, salirse |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 탈출하다 talchulhada |
| 日本語 | 脱出する dasshutsu suru |
| 中文 | 逃出 táochū |
| Français | s'échapper, s’évader |
| Deutsch | ausbrechen |
| Italiano | evadere |
| Română | evada |
| Русский | сбега́ть sbegátʹ, сбежа́ть sbežátʹ, вырыва́ться vyryvátʹsja, вы́рваться výrvatʹsja, прорыва́ться proryvátʹsja, прорва́ться prorvátʹsja |
verb to bring out, use, or present
| Français | montrer |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | hervorholen |
| Română | scoate |
| Русский | достать dostatʹ |
verb to separate from a bundle
| Français | isoler |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | herauslösen, absondern |
verb to take or force out by breaking
| Français | briser |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | herausbrechen |
| Русский | выла́мывать vylámyvatʹ, вы́ломать výlomatʹ, выбива́ть vybivátʹ, вы́бить výbitʹ |
verb to begin suddenly; to emerge in a certain condition
| Español | estallar, irrumpir, desencadenarse, desatarse, prorrumpir |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 발발하다 balbalhada |
| 日本語 | 勃発する boppatsu suru |
| 中文 | 爆發 /爆发 bàofā, 勃發 /勃发 bófā |
| Français | survenir |
| Deutsch | ausbrechen |
| Română | izbucni |
| Русский | разгора́ться razgorátʹsja, разгоре́ться razgorétʹsja, разража́ться razražátʹsja, разрази́ться razrazítʹsja, вспы́хивать vspýxivatʹ, вспы́хнуть vspýxnutʹ |
| العربية | اِنْدَلَعَ indalaʕa |
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title = {break out},
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