break+down
41break down — I v To stop functioning. My car broke down and I had to walk home. 1800s II v To stop resisting. He broke down after 20 hours of grilling and confessed. 1800s …
42break down — 1》 cease to function or continue; fail. 2》 lose control of one s emotions when in distress. → break …
43break down — fail, not operate, out of order If that copier breaks down again I m going to give it away …
44break down — [1] To cease to operate as in our car broke down on the highway. [2] To lose its insulating effectiveness …
45To break down — Break Break (br[=a]k), v. t. [imp. {broke} (br[=o]k), (Obs. {Brake}); p. p. {Broken} (br[=o] k n), (Obs. {Broke}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Breaking}.] [OE. breken, AS. brecan; akin to OS. brekan, D. breken, OHG. brehhan, G. brechen, Icel. braka to creak …
46To break down — Break Break (br[=a]k), v. i. 1. To come apart or divide into two or more pieces, usually with suddenness and violence; to part; to burst asunder. [1913 Webster] 2. To open spontaneously, or by pressure from within, as a bubble, a tumor, a seed… …
47break down — I. (Active.) Crush, overwhelm, overcome. II. (Neuter.) Fail, give out …
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49I Can't Break Down — Infobox Single Name = I Can t Break Down Artist = Sinéad Quinn from Album = Ready to Run Released = February 10, 2003 Format = CD single Recorded = Genre = Pop/Rock Length = 3:31 Label = Mercury Records Writer = Sinéad Quinn, Pete Glenister, Deni …
50Voltage at Break-down — VBD is semiconductor shorthand for Voltage at Break down. It is usually defined as the point at which the applied voltage causes current in a device (transistor, capacitor etc) to increase uncontrollably …
