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English verb: break out | |||
| 1. | break out (change) start abruptly | ||
| Samples | After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc. | ||
| Synonyms | erupt | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | begin, start | ||
| 2. | break out (change) begin suddenly and sometimes violently | ||
| Samples | He broke out shouting. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s VERB-ing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | begin, start | ||
| 3. | break out (motion) move away or escape suddenly | ||
| Samples | The horses broke from the stable. Three inmates broke jail. Nobody can break out--this prison is high security. | ||
| Synonyms | break, break away | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | break loose, escape, get away | ||
| Verb group | break | ||
| 4. | break out (contact) take from stowage in preparation for use | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | take out, unpack | ||
| 5. | break out (change) become raw or open | ||
| Samples | He broke out in hives. My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries. Such boils tend to recrudesce. | ||
| Synonyms | erupt, recrudesce | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ail, pain, trouble | ||
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