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break out

brea·kout

common

verb

1.

start abruptly

  • “After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc”
2.

begin suddenly and sometimes violently

  • “He broke out shouting”
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3.

move away or escape suddenly

  • “The horses broke from the stable”
  • “Three inmates broke jail”
  • “Nobody can break out--this prison is high security”
4.

take from stowage in preparation for usage

Synonyms
5.

become raw or open

  • “He broke out in hives”
  • “My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries”
  • “Such boils tend to recrudesce”

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