English > breaking: 1 sense > noun 1, actMeaning | The act of breaking something. |
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Synonyms | breakage, break |
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Narrower | chip, chipping, splintering | The act of chipping something |
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fracture, crack, cracking | The act of cracking something |
rupture | The act of making a sudden noisy break |
smashing, shattering | The act of breaking something into small pieces |
Broader | change of integrity | The act of changing the unity or wholeness of something |
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Spanish | fractura, quebrantamiento, quiebra, ruptura |
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Catalan | fraccionament, ruptura, trencadura, trencament, trenc |
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