Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

break out

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.15 in modern English

Syllables: break out
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To escape, especially forcefully or defiantly.

Intransitive verb

verb

To rescue someone or aid their escape as in sense 1.

Transitive verb

verb

To bring out from storage, use, or present.

Transitive verb

verb

To separate (something) from a bundle.

Transitive verb

verb

To take or force out by breaking.

Transitive verb

verb

To begin suddenly; to emerge in a certain condition.

Intransitive verb

verb

To suddenly get pimples or a rash, especially on one's face.

Intransitive verb

verb

(Of a record, film, product, or company): to achieve widespread success.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"They broke out of prison in the middle of the night."
"The brigade succeeded in breaking out of the pocket and reunited with friendly forces."
"After Big Tony was sent to prison, his friends got together to break him out."
"Break out the bubbly and celebrate."
"Before you immediately break out calculus, consider that there might be a more elegant way to find the answer in this case."
"Picks and shovels had been perfectly adequate for the sporadic digging we’d had to do over the last month, but when faced with 30 cubic yards of earth to move in at once, we decided to break out the heavy equipment."

Usage

Inflected Forms

breaks out (present, singular) breaking out (participle, present) broke out (past) broken out (participle, past)

Derived Forms

breakout

Phrases

break away break down break up

Frequently Paired Words

break away break down break up break in break into

Synonyms

bust out sunder out erupt recrudesce break break away

Questions

What does break out mean?: To escape, especially forcefully or defiantly.

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