( v. t. )
To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock.
( v. t. )
To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012