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break out

/ break out /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
begin suddenly and sometimes violently
"He broke out shouting"
Type of:
begin start
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Frame 33
verb Sense 2
take from stowage in preparation for usage
Type of:
unpack take out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
start abruptly
"After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc"
Type of:
begin start
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 4
move away or escape suddenly
"The horses broke from the stable"
"Three inmates broke jail"
"Nobody can break out--this prison is high security"
Type of:
escape get away break loose
Derived:
break breakout jailbreak gaolbreak prisonbreak
Verb group:
break
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
become raw or open
"He broke out in hives"
"My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries"
"Such boils tend to recrudesce"
Type of:
afflict trouble ail
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
46%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
18
Times Searched
3
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begin start unpack take out escape get away break loose afflict trouble ail