UPBREAK

Etymology

Verb

upbreak (third-person singular simple present upbreaks, present participle upbreaking, simple past upbroke, past participle upbroken)

(intransitive) To break upwards; to force away or passage to the surface.

Noun

upbreak (plural upbreaks)

A break-up or division.

A breaking upward or bursting forth; an upburst.

Anagrams

• break up, break-up, breakup

Source: Wiktionary


Up*break", v. i.

Definition: To break upwards; to force away or passage to the surface.

Up"break`, n.

Definition: A breaking upward or bursting forth; an upburst. Mrs. Browning.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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