Definition of break out
English to English verb - start abruptly
After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc.
source: WordNet 3.0 - begin suddenly and sometimes violently
He broke out shouting.
source: WordNet 3.0 - move away or escape suddenly
The horses broke from the stable. Three inmates broke jail. Nobody can break out--this prison is high security.
source: WordNet 3.0 - take from stowage in preparation for use
source: WordNet 3.0 - become raw or open
He broke out in hives. My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries. Such boils tend to recrudesce.
source: WordNet 3.0
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break out, breakout, bracket out, break with, breast, burst out, breakwater, bracket, breasted, bear cat, bract, brest, brast, behaviourist, brass hat, bewrought, bracteate, brecciate, breastpin, barouchet
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