CommonParlance
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Ordinary-language usages. Seeded from the Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025, CC BY 4.0.
Context admission
Admitted. Context admission is separate from purpose assessments and factual verdicts.
Why maintain this knowledge?
No justification recorded. This does not mean the knowledge is unjustified; no applicable assessment has been adopted.
Particular uses
These assessments concern specific investigations, audiences, or applications. They do not replace the default justification or authorize other uses.
No particular uses recorded here.
Review or propose an assessment
Purpose authoring is optional. Propose a more specific default or a particular use only when there is something more specific to say. Each proposal includes its scope and reasoning in one market.
Purpose assessments are separate from factual reasoning and context admission. A missing or denied purpose does not change a factual verdict or prevent context creation.
Child contexts
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Terms in this context
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break in CommonParlance
- definition some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
- definition an unexpected piece of good luck
- definition (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
- definition a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
- definition a pause from doing something (as work)
- definition the act of breaking something
- definition a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
- definition breaking of hard tissue such as bone
- definition the occurrence of breaking
- definition an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)
- definition the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
- definition (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
- definition an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
- definition a sudden dash
- definition any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare
- definition an escape from jail
- definition terminate or end
- definition become separated into pieces or fragments
- definition render inoperable or ineffective
- definition ruin completely
- definition destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments
- definition act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
- definition move away or escape suddenly
- definition scatter or part
- definition force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
- definition enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
- definition make submissive, obedient, or useful
- definition fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
- definition surpass in excellence
- definition make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
- definition come into being
- definition stop operating or functioning
- definition interrupt a continued activity
- definition make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing
- definition curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves
- definition lessen in force or effect
- definition be broken in
- definition come to an end (of an event)
- definition vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity
- definition cause to give up a habit
- definition give up
- definition come forth or begin from a state of latency
- definition happen or take place
- definition cause the failure or ruin of
- definition invalidate by judicial action
- definition discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
- definition assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
- definition reduce to bankruptcy
- definition change directions suddenly
- definition emerge from the surface of a body of water
- definition break down, literally or metaphorically
- definition do a break dance
- definition exchange for smaller units of money
- definition destroy the completeness of a set of related items
- definition make the opening shot that scatters the balls
- definition separate from a clinch, in boxing
- definition go to pieces
- definition break a piece from a whole
- definition become punctured or penetrated
- definition pierce or penetrate
- definition be released or become known; of news
- definition cease an action temporarily
- definition interrupt the flow of current in
- definition undergo breaking
- definition find a flaw in
- definition find the solution or key to
- definition change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another
- definition happen
- definition become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
- definition crack; of the male voice in puberty
- definition fall sharply
- definition fracture a bone of
- definition diminish or discontinue abruptly
- definition weaken or destroy in spirit or body
- definition put an end to a state or an activity
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break apart in CommonParlance
- definition take apart into its constituent pieces
- definition break violently or noisily; smash
- definition break up or separate
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break away in CommonParlance
- definition move away or escape suddenly
- definition break off (a piece from a whole)
- definition interrupt a continued activity
- definition withdraw from an organization or communion
- definition flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
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break bread in CommonParlance
- definition have a meal, usually with company
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break camp in CommonParlance
- definition leave a camp
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break dance in CommonParlance
- definition a form of solo dancing that involves rapid acrobatic moves in which different parts of the body touch the ground; normally performed to the rhythm of rap music
- definition do a break dance
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break dancing in CommonParlance
- definition a form of solo dancing that involves rapid acrobatic moves in which different parts of the body touch the ground; normally performed to the rhythm of rap music
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break down in CommonParlance
- definition make ineffective
- definition make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
- definition lose control of one's emotions
- definition stop operating or functioning
- definition fall apart
- definition cause to fall or collapse
- definition separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
- definition collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
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break even in CommonParlance
- definition make neither profit nor loss
- definition attain a level at which there is neither gain nor loss, as in business, gambling, or a competitive sport
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break in in CommonParlance
- definition enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
- definition break into a conversation
- definition start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role
- definition intrude on uninvited
- definition break so as to fall inward
- definition make submissive, obedient, or useful
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break into in CommonParlance
- definition express or utter spontaneously
- definition change pace
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break loose in CommonParlance
- definition be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise
- definition run away from confinement
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break of day in CommonParlance
- definition the first light of day
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break of serve in CommonParlance
- definition (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
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break of the day in CommonParlance
- definition the first light of day
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break off in CommonParlance
- definition interrupt before its natural or planned end
- definition break off (a piece from a whole)
- definition break a piece from a whole
- definition break a small piece off from
- definition put an end to a state or an activity
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break one's back in CommonParlance
- definition work very hard, like a slave
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break open in CommonParlance
- definition open with force
- definition come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
- definition erupt or intensify suddenly
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break out in CommonParlance
- definition start abruptly
- definition begin suddenly and sometimes violently
- definition move away or escape suddenly
- definition take from stowage in preparation for use
- definition become raw or open
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break seal in CommonParlance
- definition a seal that must be broken when first used and cannot easily be resealed
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break short in CommonParlance
- definition interrupt before its natural or planned end
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break someone's heart in CommonParlance
- definition cause deep emotional pain and grief to somebody
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break through in CommonParlance
- definition pass through (a barrier)
- definition penetrate
- definition break out
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break up in CommonParlance
- definition to cause to separate and go in different directions
- definition discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
- definition disband
- definition break violently or noisily; smash
- definition make a break in
- definition cause to go into a solution
- definition suffer a nervous breakdown
- definition take apart into its constituent pieces
- definition destroy the completeness of a set of related items
- definition set or keep apart
- definition attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
- definition release ice
- definition close at the end of a session
- definition bring the association of to an end or cause to break up
- definition come to an end (of a state)
- definition break or cause to break into pieces
- definition cause to separate
- definition separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
- definition laugh unrestrainedly
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break water in CommonParlance
- definition show the fins above the water while swimming