casser — meaning in English

English meaning

• break verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
• crack verb To break, split, or form a line of damage without falling completely apart.
• overturn verb To flip something over, or to cause a vehicle to roll onto its side or roof.
• split verb To divide something into parts, often along a line.

Senses

casser 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, intransitive) To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.
• break (transitive, with for) To (attempt to) disengage and flee to; to make a run for.
• 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 in (ambitransitive, ergative, idiomatic) To reach a state of functioning more smoothly through use or wear; to cause (something, or someone, new) to undergo this change.
• overturn (legal, transitive) To reverse (a decision); to overrule or rescind.
• split (intransitive, of something solid, particularly wood) To break along the grain fully or partly along a more or less straight line.

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.

crack — full definition

1. verb To break, split, or form a line of damage without falling completely apart.
2. verb To solve a difficult problem or figure something out.
3. verb To break down or give in under pressure, especially during questioning or stress.
4. verb To make a joke.
5. noun A thin line or split in a surface.

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