BREAK THROUGH
Dictionary entry overview: What does break through mean?
• BREAK THROUGH (verb)
The verb BREAK THROUGH has 3 senses:
1. pass through (a barrier)
2. penetrate
3. break out
Familiarity information: BREAK THROUGH used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• BREAK THROUGH (verb)
Meaning:
Pass through (a barrier)
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
break through; crack
Context example:
Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county
Hypernyms (to "break through" is one way to...):
go across; go through; pass (go across or through)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Penetrate
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
come through; break through
Context examples:
The sun broke through the clouds / The rescue team broke through the wall in the mine shaft
Hypernyms (to "break through" is one way to...):
appear (come into sight or view)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Break out
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
push through; break through; erupt; come out
Context example:
The tooth erupted and had to be extracted
Hypernyms (to "break through" is one way to...):
appear (come into sight or view)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "break through"):
dehisce (burst or split open)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
