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break out
verb
(intr, adverb) to begin or arise suddenly
panic broke out
(intr, adverb) to make an escape, esp from prison or confinement
(of the skin) to erupt (in a rash, pimples, etc)
(tr, adverb) to launch or introduce (a new product)
(tr, adverb) to open and start using
break out the champagne
noun
an escape, esp from prison or confinement
a great success, esp following relatively disappointing performance
( as modifier )
a breakout year
Idioms and Phrases
Develop suddenly and forcefully. For example, A fire broke out last night , or He broke out in a sweat . [ a.d. 1000]
Be affected with a skin eruption, such as a rash or boils, as in A teenager's face often breaks out in pimples . [c. 1300]
Prepare something for consumption, action, or use, as in Let's break out the champagne , or It's such a fine day—let's break out the fishing rods . [Early 1800s]
break out of . Force out by breaking; also, escape from confinement. For example, The hurricane broke the glass out of all the windows , or He broke out of prison but was soon apprehended . [Early 1600s]
Isolate a portion of a body of data, as in Please break out the sales figures from the quarterly report . [Mid-1900s]
Example Sentences
There were several nights of violence in towns across Northern Ireland last week, after rioting first broke out in Ballymena, County Antrim, last Monday.
These cities are among the many where large-scale protests have broken out against raids on undocumented migrants since 6 June.
A peaceful protest was held on Monday, but after it dispersed rioting broke out.
Later in the day, violence breaks out when a number of people wearing masks break away from the peaceful protest, build barricades and attack properties on Clonavon Terrace.
Firefighters are tackling a major blaze at a multi-storey building in Perth which broke out in the early hours.
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