 break_through |
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| 1. | [ verb ] pass through, as through a barrier | |
| Synonyms: | crack | |
| Examples: | "Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county" |
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| Related terms: | pass | |
| 2. | [ verb ] penetrate | |
| Synonyms: | come_through | |
| Examples: | "The sun broke through the clouds" "The rescue team broke through the wall in the mine shaft" |
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| Related terms: | appear breakthrough | |
| 3. | [ verb ] as of teeth, for example | |
| Synonyms: | erupt push_through come_out | |
| Examples: | "The tooth erupted and had to be extracted" |
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| Related terms: | appear dehisce flare eruption | |
| Similar spelling: |
breakthrough breeze_through break_with bracket_out breakwater break_down brook_trout break_water |
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