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1. separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain.
synonyms: shatter, smash, smash to smithereens, crack, snap, fracture,fragment, splinter
antonyms: repair, mend

2. sustain an injury involving the fracture of a bone or bones in a part of the body.
synonyms: fracture, crack, smash More

3. cause a cut or graze in (the skin).
synonyms: pierce, puncture, penetrate, perforate; More

4. make or become inoperative.
synonyms: stop working, cease to work/function, break down, go wrong, give out,develop a fault, malfunction, be damaged, be unusable

5. interrupt (a continuity, sequence, or course).
synonyms: interrupt, disturb, interfere with

6. put an end to (a silence) by speaking or making contact.

7. make a pause in (a journey).

8. stop proceedings in order to have a pause or vacation.
synonyms: stop, pause, take/have a break, have a rest
antonyms: resume

9. lessen the impact of (a fall).
synonyms: cushion, lessen/reduce/soften the impact of, take the edge off,diminish, moderate, mitigate

10. disconnect or interrupt (an electric circuit).

11. stop oneself being subject to (a habit).
synonyms: give up, relinquish, drop, get out of

12. surpass (a record).
synonyms: exceed, beat, better, cap, top, trump, outdo, outstrip, go beyond, eclipse, put in the shade

13. fail to continue with (a self-imposed discipline).

14. crush the emotional strength, spirit, or resistance of.

15. (of a person's emotional strength or control) give way.
synonyms: collapse, crack, be overcome, give in, cave in, yield,crumple, go to pieces

16. destroy the power of (a movement or organization).
synonyms: destroy, crush, smash, quash, defeat, vanquish, overcome,overpower, overwhelm, cripple, bring someone to their knees; More

17. undergo a change or enter a new state
synonyms: change, undergo a change, alter, shift, metamorphose

18. move apart and begin to disperse.

19. fall sharply.

20. (of a bowled cricket ball) change direction on bouncing, due to spin.

21. an act of separating oneself from a pre-existing state of affairs.

22. a pause in work or during an activity or event.
synonyms: rest, respite, interval, breathing space, lull, recess

23. an interval during the school day.

24. a short holiday.
synonyms: holiday, time off, period of leave

25. a gap or opening.
synonyms: gap, opening, space, hole, breach, chink, crack, fissure, cleft, rift,chasm

26. an instance of breaking something, or the point where something is broken.

27. an escape.

28. an opportunity or chance.
synonyms: stroke of luck, opening, foot in the door