| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. An act or instance of breaking a law or regulation or of nonfulfillment of an obligation or promise, for example: contravention, infraction, infringement, transgression, trespass, violation. See RIGHT. 2. An interruption in friendly relations: alienation, break, disaffection, estrangement, fissure, rent2, rift, rupture, schism, split. See ASSEMBLE, HELP. 3. An opening, especially in a solid structure: break, gap, hole, perforation, rupture. See OPEN. | | VERB: | 1. To make a hole or other opening in: break (through), gap, hole, perforate, pierce, puncture. See OPEN. 2. To fail to fulfill (a promise) or conform to (a regulation): break, contravene, infringe, transgress, violate. See DO.
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