ломаться — 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.
• fracture noun A break, crack, or split — especially in a bone, but also in rock or other hard material.
• snap verb To break suddenly with a sharp cracking sound.

Senses

ломаться is used for these senses in English:

• break (transitive, intransitive) To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.
• break (intransitive, of a male voice) To become deeper at puberty.
• 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 down (intransitive, of a machine, computer, vehicle, etc.) To stop functioning.
• crack (intransitive, of a pubescent boy's voice) To alternate between high and low register in the process of eventually lowering.
• fracture (ambitransitive) To break, or cause something to break.

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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