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break out
verb
(intr, adverb) to begin or arise suddenly
panic broke out
(intr, adverb) to make an escape, esp from prison or confinement
(of the skin) to erupt (in a rash, pimples, etc)
(tr, adverb) to launch or introduce (a new product)
(tr, adverb) to open and start using
break out the champagne
noun
an escape, esp from prison or confinement
a great success, esp following relatively disappointing performance
( as modifier )
a breakout year
Idioms and Phrases
Develop suddenly and forcefully. For example, A fire broke out last night , or He broke out in a sweat . [ a.d. 1000]
Be affected with a skin eruption, such as a rash or boils, as in A teenager's face often breaks out in pimples . [c. 1300]
Prepare something for consumption, action, or use, as in Let's break out the champagne , or It's such a fine day—let's break out the fishing rods . [Early 1800s]
break out of . Force out by breaking; also, escape from confinement. For example, The hurricane broke the glass out of all the windows , or He broke out of prison but was soon apprehended . [Early 1600s]
Isolate a portion of a body of data, as in Please break out the sales figures from the quarterly report . [Mid-1900s]
Example Sentences
Violence also broke out before Maccabi's match against Ajax in the same competition in November last year.
While the company did not break out its specific investment in AI capabilities, Amazon said it increased year-on-year purchases of property and equipment by $50.9 billion, which is a massive jump in spending.
Quietly at first and then louder and stronger, the whole room broke out into song.
Tanzania's police declared an evening curfew in commercial capital Dar es Salaam on Wednesday, after protests broke out in the city as the country held elections criticised for repressing the opposition.
The conflict that broke out after Mistry's ouster a few years ago is still fresh in many people's memory.
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