BREAKING
ppr. Parting by violence; rending asunder; becoming bankrupt.
breaking and entering
break ing and en ter ing |breɪkɪŋ ænd | ▶noun the crime of entering a building by force so as to commit burglary.
breaking cart
break |ing cart ▶noun a two-wheeled, low, open carriage with a skeleton body, used for breaking in young horses.
breaking point
break ing point |breɪkɪŋ pɔɪnt | ▶noun the moment of greatest strain at which someone or something gives way: the tense situation reached the breaking point late last week | her nerves were stretched to the breaking point .
break |ing and en ¦ter |ing ▶noun [ mass noun ] (in North American, and formerly also British, legal use ) the crime of entering a building by force so as to commit burglary.
break |ing point ▶noun the moment of greatest strain at which someone or something gives way: the refugee crisis reached breaking point | her nerves were stretched to breaking point .
The Wordsmith Dictionary
The Wordsmith Dictionary