break out

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To escape, especially forcefully or defiantly.
  2. To rescue someone or aid their escape as in sense 1.
  3. To bring out from storage, use, or present.
  4. To separate (something) from a bundle.
  5. To take or force out by breaking.
  6. To begin suddenly; to emerge in a certain condition.
  7. To suddenly get pimples or a rash, especially on one's face.
  8. (Of a record, product, or company): to achieve widespread success.
  9. To remove snow from a road or sidewalk.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

break out breaks out breaking out broke out broken out

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Derived words

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