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Hey ppl
some of you NEED to know this

you know the things you have on your car that make your car stop, they are Brakes, not breaks

Brake

1 : a device for arresting or preventing the motion of a mechanism usually by means of friction
2 : something used to slow down or stop movement or activity

not

Break

1 a : to separate into parts with suddenness or violence b : FRACTURE <break an arm> c : RUPTURE <break the skin> d : to cut into and turn over the surface of <break the soil> e : to render inoperable <broke his watch>
2 a : VIOLATE, TRANSGRESS <break the law> <break a promise> b : to invalidate (a will) by action at law
3 a archaic : to force entry into b : to burst and force a way through <break the sound barrier> <break a racial barrier> c : to escape by force from <break jail> d : to make or effect by cutting, forcing, or pressing through <break a trail through the woods>
4 : to disrupt the order or compactness of <break ranks>
5 : to make ineffective as a binding force <break the spell>
6 a : to defeat utterly and end as an effective force : DESTROY b : to crush the spirit of c : to make tractable or submissive: as (1) past part often broke : to train (an animal) to adjust to the service or convenience of humans <a halter-broke horse> (2) : INURE, ACCUSTOM d : to exhaust in health, strength, or capacity
7 a : to stop or bring to an end suddenly : HALT <break a deadlock> b : INTERRUPT, SUSPEND <break the silence with a cry> c : to open and bring about suspension of operation <break an electric circuit> d : to destroy unity or completeness of <break a dining room set by buying a chair> e : to change the appearance of uniformity of <a dormer breaks the level roof> f : to split the surface of <fish breaking water> g : to cause to discontinue a habit <tried to break him of smoking>
8 a : to make known : TELL <break the bad news gently> b : to bring to attention or prominence initially <radio stations breaking new musicians> <break a news story>
9 a : to ruin financially b : to reduce in rank
10 a : to split into smaller units, parts, or processes : DIVIDE b (1) : to give or get the equivalent of (a bill) in smaller denominations (2) : to use as the denomination in paying a bill <didn't want to break a $20 bill> -- often used with into, up, or down
11 a : to check the speed, force, or intensity of <the bushes will break his fall> <without breaking her stride> b : to cause failure and discontinuance of (a strike) by measures outside bargaining processes
12 : to cause a sudden significant decrease in the price, value, or volume of <news likely to break the market sharply>
13 a : EXCEED, SURPASS <break the record> b : to score less than (a specified total) <golfer trying to break 90> c : to win against (an opponent's service) in a racket game
14 : to open the action of (a breechloader)
15 a : to find an explanation or solution for : SOLVE <the detective will break the case> b : to discover the essentials of (a code or cipher system)
16 : to demonstrate the falsity of <break an alibi>
17 : to ruin the prospects of <could make or break her career>
18 : to produce visibly <barely breaks a sweat>
intransitive senses
1 a : to escape with sudden forceful effort -- often used with out <break out of jail> b : to come into being by or as if by bursting forth <day was breaking> c : to effect a penetration <break through security lines> d : to emerge through the surface of the water e : to start abruptly <when the storm broke> f : to become known or published <when the news broke> g : to make a sudden dash <break for cover> h : to separate after a clinch in boxing
2 a : to come apart or split into pieces : BURST, SHATTER b : to open spontaneously or by pressure from within <his boil finally broke> c of a wave : to curl over and fall apart in surf or foam
3 : to interrupt one's activity or occupation for a brief period <break for lunch>
4 : to alter sharply in tone, pitch, or intensity <a voice breaking with emotion>
5 : to become fair : CLEAR <when the weather breaks>
6 : to make the opening shot of a game of pool
7 : to end a relationship, connection, or agreement -- usually used with with
8 : to give way in disorderly retreat
9 a : to swerve suddenly b : to curve, drop, or rise sharply <a pitch that breaks away from the batter>
10 a : to fail in health, strength, vitality, resolve, or control <may break under questioning> -- often used with down b : to become inoperative because of damage, wear, or strain
11 : to fail to keep a prescribed gait -- used of a horse
12 : to undergo a sudden significant decrease in price, value, or volume <transportation stocks may break sharply>
13 : HAPPEN, DEVELOP <for the team to succeed, everything has to break right>
14 : to win against an opponent's service in a racket game
15 a : to divide into classes, categories, or types -- usually used with into and often with down <the topic breaks down into three questions> b : to fold, bend, lift, or come apart at a seam, groove, or joint c of cream : to separate during churning into liquid and fat

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