murros — meaning in English

English meaning

• breach noun A failure to follow a law, agreement, or rule.
• break verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
• fracture noun A break, crack, or split — especially in a bone, but also in rock or other hard material.

Senses

murros is used for these senses in English:

• abatis A means of defense formed by felled trees, or sometimes by bent trees, the ends of whose branches are sharpened and directed outwards, or against the enemy, and more recently fortified with barbed wire. [Mid 19th century.]
• breach The act of breaking, in a figurative sense.
• break A significant change in circumstance, attitude, perception, or focus of attention.
• fracture (geology) A fault or crack in a rock.
• turning point A decisive point at which a significant change or historical event occurs, or at which a decision must be made.

breach — full definition

1. noun A failure to follow a law, agreement, or rule.
2. noun A gap made by breaking through something solid, such as a wall or defence.
3. verb To break through or violate something.

break — full definition

1. verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
2. verb To stop working properly; to malfunction.
3. verb To fail to keep (a promise, rule, or law).
4. verb To interrupt or bring an end to something continuous.
5. noun A short pause or rest from an activity.

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