The line breaks in the orthographic version may represent places to pause, but they may also represent something else: a point of reflection or intensification.

When you take a break, you stop and rest. If you play catch during your lunch break, try not to break any windows. The verb break means to fracture or crack or destroy something while the noun refers to an …

Dec 6, 2016 · When the subject is slowing or stopping movement, the word to use is brake. Brake is both a noun, as in "put on the brakes" and "took my foot off the brake," and a verb, as in "brake at …

[countable] a short period of time when you stop what you are doing and rest, eat, etc. She was on her lunch break. Let's take a break. I worked all day without a break. He accidentally pressed the …

Meal periods (typically lasting at least 30 minutes), serve a different purpose than coffee or snack breaks and, thus, are not work time and are not compensable.

to infringe, ignore, or act contrary to (a law, rule, promise, etc.). She broke her promise. to dissolve or annul (often followed by off ). to break off friendly relations with another country. to fracture a bone of …

If someone breaks for a short period of time, they rest or change from what they are doing for a short period. They broke for lunch. [VERB]

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to cause to collapse or stop working: [~ + down + object] to break down resistance. [~ + object + down] to break it down.

1. 'break' If you break something or it breaks, it divides into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped. He fell through the window, breaking the glass. Break the bread into pieces and …