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break down (v)
break free (v)
break in (v)
break-in (n)
break in your journey (n)
break into (v)
break new ground (v)
break of day (n)
break off (v)
break open (v)
break out (v)
break the ice (v)
break through (v)
break up (v)
break with (v)
breakable (adj)
breakage (n)
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break off (v)
Synonyms: detach, come off, snap off, come away, separate, break away

Antonym: attach


Synonyms: end, terminate, stop, cease, finish, halt, pause, falter

Antonym: begin
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