break for



break for something

 
1. to stop working for something else, such as lunch, coffee, etc. We should break now for lunch. I want to break for coffee.
2. to run suddenly toward something; to increase dramatically one's speed while running. At the last moment, the deer broke for the woods. The deer broke for cover at the sound of our approach.
See also: break

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ÓLavur-Faroese
Tryphaina-Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek
Jenae-English (Rare)
Kazimierakah-zee-MYE-rahPolish
MervMURVEnglish
Heard-Anglo-Saxon