break

/breɪk/ noun [C]

Definition

STOP › when you stop an activity for a short time, usually to rest or to eat: a coffee/tea break Take a break and come back after lunch.

HOLIDAY › a holiday or period of time away from work, school, etc: the spring break a weekend break to Paris

OPPORTUNITY › a lucky opportunity: His big break came when he was offered a part in a TV series. Meeting Tom was my lucky break.

DAMAGE › where something has separated in an accident: a break in the bone

a break with sth › when you end a relationship, connection, or way of doing something: a break with tradition

(Definition of break noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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