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English 5 senses of the expression *break out*:
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

Englishbreak out: 5 senses verb 1, change
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

Englishbreak out: 5 senses verb 2, change
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

Englishbreak out: 5 senses verb 3, motion
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

Englishbreak out: 5 senses verb 4, contact
Meaning	Take from stowage in preparation for use.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Broader	unpack, take out	Remove from its packing
Spanish	desmontar

Englishbreak out: 5 senses verb 5, change
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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