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to break (into pieces)
  1. 1 to break (into pieces), to smash, to crush, to shatter, to grind (into powder), to pound
  2. 2 to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.), to crush, to frustrate
  3. 3 to simplify, to make easy to understand
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Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.

· examples

  • His hopes were shattered.

    sense 2 · to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.)

  • But love can break your heart.

    sense 1 · to break (into pieces)

  • A pick is a long handled tool used for breaking up hard ground surfaces.

    sense 1 · to break (into pieces)

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