break-in — {n.} (stress on break ) A robbery; a burglary. * /We lost our jewelry during a break in./ … Dictionary of American idioms
break-in — {n.} (stress on break ) A robbery; a burglary. * /We lost our jewelry during a break in./ … Dictionary of American idioms
break-in — noun (stress on break ) a robbery; a burglary. We lost our jewelry during a break in … Словарь американских идиом
break — vb Break, crack, burst, bust, snap, shatter, shiver are comparable as general terms meaning fundamentally to come apart or cause to come apart. Break basically implies the operation of a stress or strain that will cause a rupture, a fracture, a… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Stress (biological) — Stress is a biological term which refers to the consequences of the failure of a human or animal body to respond appropriately to emotional or physical threats to the organism, whether actual or imagined. [ The Stress of Life , Hans Selye, 1956.] … Wikipedia
break — [brāk] vt. broke, broken, breaking [ME breken < OE brecan < IE base * bhreg > BREACH, BREECH, Ger brechen, L frangere] 1. to cause to come apart by force; split or crack sharply into pieces; smash; burst 2. a) … English World dictionary
break down — {v.} (stress on down ) 1. To smash or hit (something) so that it falls; cause to fall by force. * /The firemen broke down the door./ 2. To reduce or destroy the strength or effect of; weaken; win over. * /By helpful kindness the teacher broke… … Dictionary of American idioms
break even — {v. phr.}, {informal} (stress on even ) To end a series of gains and losses having the same amount you started with; have expenses equal to profits; have equal gain and loss. * /The storekeeper made many sales, but his expenses were so high that… … Dictionary of American idioms
break down — {v.} (stress on down ) 1. To smash or hit (something) so that it falls; cause to fall by force. * /The firemen broke down the door./ 2. To reduce or destroy the strength or effect of; weaken; win over. * /By helpful kindness the teacher broke… … Dictionary of American idioms
break even — {v. phr.}, {informal} (stress on even ) To end a series of gains and losses having the same amount you started with; have expenses equal to profits; have equal gain and loss. * /The storekeeper made many sales, but his expenses were so high that… … Dictionary of American idioms
stress-breaker — stress break·er (stresґbrāk ər) a device built into a removable partial denture that relieves the abutment teeth from excessive occlusal loads and stresses. Two basic types are recognized: one consisting of a movable joint between the… … Medical dictionary