briser — meaning in English

English meaning

• break verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
• burst verb To break open suddenly, often from internal pressure.
• chip noun A small piece broken off a larger object, or the mark left where it broke off.
• shatter verb To break suddenly and violently into many pieces.

Senses

briser is used for these senses in English:

• break (transitive) To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of.
• break (transitive) To cause (a barrier) to no longer bar.
• break (intransitive, of a voice) To alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men, generally to go up, in women, sometimes to go down; to crack.
• break out (transitive) To take or force out by breaking.
• burst (transitive) To cause to break from internal pressure.
• burst (transitive, obsolete) To cause to break by any means.
• chip (transitive) To chop or cut into small pieces.
• shatter (transitive) To violently break something into pieces.

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.

burst — full definition

1. verb To break open suddenly, often from internal pressure.
2. verb To move suddenly and forcefully, especially entering or exiting.
3. noun A sudden, brief outbreak or surge of something.

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