Glossary · Verbs · B
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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
break downverbMWEseparate complex information into component parts for examinationAnalyzeUnclassified
break evenverbMWEto attain a level at which there is neither gain nor loss, as in business, gambling, or a competitive sportUnderstandUnclassified
break inverbMWEto enter someone's property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent actApplyUnclassified
break upverbMWEto attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for exampleAnalyzeUnclassified
breamverbto clean a wooden ship's bottom with heat, by softening the pitch before scrapingUnclassified
breaststrokeverbto swim with the face down and extend the arms forward and outward while kicking with the legApplyUnclassified
breathalyseverbto test someone's alcohol level in their blood by means of a breathalyzerApplyUnclassified
breathalyzeverbto test someone's alcohol level in his blood by means of a breathalyzerApplyUnclassified
breatheverbto reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorkedUnclassified
bring oneselfverbMWEto cause to undertake a certain action, usually used in the negativeUnclassified
bring outverbMWEto make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secretApplyUnclassified