| break | ~ up, a. divide into smaller parts, berpecah-pecah: when the ice ~s up in spring, apabila ais berpecah-pecah dlm musim bunga; the clouds broke up and the sun came out, awan berpecah-pecah dan matahari pun muncul; b. be destroyed, disintegrate, pecah; (due to explosion) berkecai: the ship broke up after being pounded by heavy seas, kapal itu pecah setelah dipukuli gelombang besar; the aircraft broke up in mid-air, kapal terbang itu berkecai di udara; c. (cease, dissolve) hancur, musnah; (separate) berpisah; (of group of people) berpecah: their marriage has broken up, perkahwinan mereka sudah hancur; gossip has it that Ganesan and Sally have broken up, menurut desas-desus, Ganesan dan Sally sudah berpisah; the band broke up after two years, kugiran itu berpecah selepas dua tahun; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| break | 5. scatter, disintegrate, bercerai-berai, berpecah-pecah: the unit broke under the attack, pasukan itu bercerai-berai akibat serangan; 6. separate, lerai: the boxers broke at the referee’s order, dua orang ahli tinju itu lerai atas perintah pengadil; 7. recess, berehat: let’s ~ for ten minutes, mari berehat sepuluh minit; 8. become free, see ~ away; 9. (of heart) hancur(-luluh, -lebur), remuk(-redam): her heart broke when her husband died, hatinya hancur-lebur apabila suaminya meninggal dunia; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| break | d. (disperse) bersurai; (scatter) bercerai-berai, menjadi berpecah-pecah: the conference broke up early, persidangan itu bersurai awal; when the tanks appeared, the crowd broke up and ran for cover, apabila kereta kebal tiba, orang ramai bersurai dan bertempiaran mencari perlindungan; the family has broken up as a result of the war, keluarga itu telah bercerai-berai akibat peperangan; e. (ref to school) cease activity, mula bercuti, tutup: our school ~s up next Tuesday, kami bercuti hari Selasa depan or sekolah kami mula tutup pd hari Selasa depan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| break | vi 1. shatter, pecah: the cup broke when she dropped it, cawan itu pecah apabila terjatuh dr tangannya; the windscreen broke, cermin depan kereta itu pecah; 2. also ~ up, split, berpecah: the party broke into a number of factions, parti itu berpecah menjadi beberapa puak; 3. become severed, putus: the mountaineer was killed when one of the ropes broke, pendaki gunung itu terbunuh apabila salah satu drpd tali itu putus; 4. snap, fracture, patah: the branch broke under his weight, dahan itu patah krn berat badannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |