- upbreak
- I. \\| ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ verb
Etymology: Middle English upbreken, from up + breken to break — more at break: to break up or open: to force a way up (as through the surface)II. \\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
upbreak
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Upbreak — Up*break ([u^]p*br[=a]k ), v. i. To break upwards; to force away or passage to the surface. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Upbreak — Up break ([u^]p br[=a]k ), n. A breaking upward or bursting forth; an upburst. Mrs. Browning. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
upbreak — 1. verb To break upwards; to force away or passage to the surface. 2. noun A breaking upward or bursting forth; an upburst. Mrs. Browning … Wiktionary
up|broke — «uhp BROHK», verb. 1. a past tense of upbreak. 2. Archaic. a past participle of upbreak … Useful english dictionary
Upburst — Up burst , n. The act of bursting upwards; a breaking through to the surface; an upbreak or uprush; as, an upburst of molten matter. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Uprush — Up rush , n. Act of rushing upward; an upbreak or upburst; as, an uprush of lava. R. A. Proctor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
upburst — noun The act of bursting upwards; a breaking through to the surface; an upbreak or uprush; as, an upburst of molten matter … Wiktionary
break-up — n divorce, separation, parting, split, rift, finish, end, dispersal, disintegration, crumbling, dissolution, debacle, upbreak FORMAL dissolution, termination COLLOQ. splitting up … Useful english dictionary
up|brake — «uhp BRAYK», verb. Archaic. a past tense of upbreak … Useful english dictionary
up|bro|ken — «uhp BROH kuhn», verb. a past participle of upbreak … Useful english dictionary
