Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

break it down

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.09 in modern English

Syllables
break it -down
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To dance, especially in a hip hop style.

American usage; Slang

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

breaks it down (present, singular) breaking it down (participle, present) broke it down (past) broken it down (participle, past)

Questions

What does break it down mean?
To dance, especially in a hip hop style.

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