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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
Hill, who broke out with his hit “Old Town Road,” was arrested last month in Studio City on suspicion of charging at a police officer.
Eight people have been charged after disorder broke out during protests in central London at the weekend.
"I will forever be eternally grateful to this show. Because of it, I've been able to find some of my best friends and break out of my comfort zone," she says.
Many of those still in detention were arrested during a brutal crackdown in 2020, when protests broke out against a presidential election widely condemned as rigged.
Fighting then broke out and a boy was seriously hurt.
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