| VERB | change | break out, erupt | start abruptly |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | break out | begin suddenly and sometimes violently | |
| motion | break out, break, break away | move away or escape suddenly | |
| contact | break out | take from stowage in preparation for use | |
| change | break out, erupt, recrudesce | become raw or open |
| Meaning | start abruptly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonym | erupt | |
| Broader | begin, start | Have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense |
| See also | break | happen / happen |
| Spanish | entrar en erupción, hacer erupción, irrumpir | |
| Catalan | desencadenar-se, esclatar | |
| Meaning | Begin suddenly and sometimes violently. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s VERB-ing | |
| Broader | begin, start | Have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense |
| Catalan | escapar-se, esclatar | |
| Meaning | Move away or escape suddenly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "Nobody can break out--this prison is high security" | |
| Synonyms | break, break away | |
| Broader | escape, get away, break loose | run away from confinement |
| Similar to | break | make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing |
| Nouns | breakout | an escape from jail |
| Meaning | Take from stowage in preparation for use. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | unpack, take out | Remove from its packing |
| Spanish | desmontar | |
| Meaning | Become raw or open. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | erupt, recrudesce | |
| Broader | trouble, ail, pain | Cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed |
| Catalan | irritar-se | |
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