Hypernyms for "break"

accident alter alteration annul appear assign avoid become blunt break break loose break up breakup cave in cease chance event change change integrity change of integrity change state cleft collapse come about come forth commute convert crack crevice crumble cut off damage dance dash deaden decay decrease delay delegate depute designate destroy detach detachment dilapidate diminish diphthongise diphthongize discontinue disperse disrespect disrupt dissipate disunite divide domesticate domesticise domesticize emerge end escape exceed exchange express emotion express feelings fall fall in fall out figure out finish fissure flee flight fly fortuity founder get get away give give up give way go go on hap happen happening harm holdup hurt impoverish injure injury interrupt interval intrude invalidate lay off lessen lick modification modify natural event nullify occur occurrence occurrent outdo outgo outmatch outperform outstrip part pass pass off pause penetrate perforate puzzle out quash quit reclaim ruin scatter scissure score separate separation shift shoot shot solve split split up spread out sprint stop stroke surmount surpass switch take flight take place tame tell terminate time interval trauma trespass trip the light fantastic trip the light fantastic toe turn vary void weaken work work out wound