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romper — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • break verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
  • burst verb To break open suddenly, often from internal pressure.
  • dash verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
  • destroy verb To damage something so severely that it no longer exists or can't be repaired.
  • rend verb To separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to split; to burst.
  • rupture noun A sudden break, tear, or burst, especially in tissue or a container.
  • snap verb To break suddenly with a sharp cracking sound.

Senses

romper 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 (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 into (transitive) To begin suddenly.
  • dash (transitive, of hopes or dreams) To ruin; to destroy.
  • destroy (ambitransitive) To damage beyond use or repair; to damage (something) to the point that it effectively ceases to exist.
  • knock back (transitive, baking) To press or knead (dough) so as to remove air bubbles.
  • rend (transitive) To separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to split; to burst.
  • rupture (ambitransitive) To burst, break through, or split, as under pressure.

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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