Meaning of "break"

break •

v.
• • 1. to damage: sumira, masira, sirain
  • 2. to break into pieces, to smash: durugin
  • 3. to be broken into pieces: madurog, magkadurug-durog, mabasag, magkabasag-basag
  • 4. to break in two: mabiyak
  • 5. to break apart, to snap: mabali, baliin
  • 6. to snap (off) as a stick, branch or stalk: mabakli, bakliin
  • 7. to snap, to break as string or wire: malagot, lagutin
  • 8. to break with: makipagkasira, magkasira, makipaghiwalay, maghiwalay

n.
• • 1. a severing of relations: pagkakasira
  • 2. a break, as in a glass: basag, putok, lamat
  • 3. an interruption: tigil, pagkatigil, patlang, pahinga, pagkapahinga

» synonyms and related words:

pahinga

v.
• • magpahinga (mag-) to rest, to take a break. Magpahinga ka muna. You rest first.

basag

n.
• • break, crack basag

adj.
• • broken makabasag, mabasag (maka-:ma)

v.
• • to break china, glassware, or earthenware accidentally, to be able to break. Nabasag niya ang mga pinggan. He broke the plates.

v.
• • magbasag, basagin (mag-:-in) to break glassware, china, earthenware, to crack, to break repeatedly, deliberately. Baka basagin ng bata ang plorera. The child might break the flower vase.

sira

n.
• • a tear (as in clothing), a defect sira'

adj.
• • destroyed, broken

v.
• • sumira' (-um-) to destroy, to break, to rip, to tear. Sumira siya sa aming usapan. She broke our verbal agreement. manira', sirain (mang-:-in)

v.
• • Huwag mong sirain ang laruan. Don't break the toy.

distrunka

Sp
• • magdistrunka, distrunkahin (mag-:-in)

v.
• • to break, destroy, locks. Hindi ko madistrunka ang sara ng pinto. I can not destroy the lock of the door.

bali

n.
• • fracture bali'

adj.
• • fractured, broken bumali', binali' (um-:-in)

v.
• • to break (usually with the hands). Binali ni Rogelio ang lapis sa kanyang galit. Rogelio broke the pencil in anger.