BREAK

Definitions

1. 1. An opening made by fracture or disruption.
2. 2. An interruption of continuity; change of direction; as, a break in a wall; a break in the deck of a ship. Specifically:
3. 3. An interruption; a pause; as, a break in friendship; a break in the conversation.
4. 4. An interruption in continuity in writing or printing, as where there is an omission, an unfilled line, etc. All modern trash is Set forth with numerous breaks and dashes. Swift.
5. 5. The first appearing, as of light in the morning; the dawn; as, the break of day; the break of dawn.
6. 6. A large four-wheeled carriage, having a straight body and calash top, with the driver's seat in front and the footman's behind.
7. 7. A device for checking motion, or for measuring friction. See Brake, n. 9 & 10.
8. 8. See Commutator.