| break | (v) move away or escape suddenly, Syn. break away, break out, Example: The horses broke from the stable; Three inmates broke jail; Nobody can break out--this prison is high security |
| break | (v) interrupt a continued activity, Syn. break away, Example: She had broken with the traditional patterns |
| break | (v) go to pieces, See also: wear away, wear off, break off, break up, break apart, break away, Syn. wear, fall apart, wear out, bust, Example: The lawn mower finally broke; The gears wore out; The old chair finally fell apart completely |
| chip | (v) break off (a piece from a whole), Syn. break off, come off, chip off, break away, Example: Her tooth chipped |
| scat | (v) flee; take to one's heels; cut and run, Syn. bunk, take to the woods, head for the hills, hightail it, run away, escape, lam, fly the coop, run, turn tail, scarper, break away, Example: If you see this man, run!; The burglars escaped before the police showed up |
| secede | (v) withdraw from an organization or communion, Syn. splinter, break away, Example: After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away |
