break over



break over something

[for waves] to lift high and tumble over a barrier. The waves broke over the rocks at the shore. Huge waves broke over the bow of the ship.
See also: break

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
DulceDOOL-the (Spanish), DOOL-se (Latin American Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
Dana (1)DAH-nah (Czech, Slovak, German)Romanian, Czech, Slovak, German, Hebrew
Geltrude-Italian
LizzyLIZ-eeEnglish
Osman-Turkish
Goldie (2)-Yiddish