Break Out (Verb)
Meaning 1
Begin suddenly and sometimes violently; "He broke out shouting".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 2
Start abruptly; "After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 3
Move away or escape suddenly; "The horses broke from the stable"; "Three inmates broke jail"; "Nobody can break out--this prison is high security".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 4
Become raw or open; "He broke out in hives"; "My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries"; "Such boils tend to recrudesce".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 5
Take from stowage in preparation for use.
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.