Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
adj
Of a book, film, or other work: leading its author to sudden mainstream success.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Splitting a signal into several signals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: attributive, not-comparable
Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
An escape from prison.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
An escape from any restrictive or confining situation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The point at which visibility returns after passing through clouds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
An outbreak (sudden eruption of disease etc.).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A breakdown of statistics; a detailed view of component parts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A room in a hotel etc. that can be taken by a smaller group at a large conference.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A style of video game that involves moving a paddle to deflect a ball into a wall of bricks to eliminate them one by one.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: video-games
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noun
an escape from jail
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: break, jailbreak, gaolbreak, prisonbreak, prison-breaking
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: escape, flight
History
Deverbal from break out. The video game genre is named after Breakout, the first game of this kind, released in 1976 by Atari.
Across languages
37 source translations are retained for this English entry.
