Topic: BASEBALL
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break2 S2 W2
1 a period of time when you stop working in order to rest, eat etc COLLOCATIONS 
COLLOCATIONS
have/take a break do something without a break lunch break coffee/tea break break time BrE (=the times during the school day when there are no lessons)
stop working
[countable]COLLOCATIONS have/take a break do something without a break lunch break coffee/tea break break time BrE (=the times during the school day when there are no lessons)
2 a period of time when you stop doing something before you start again
stop doing something
[countable]3 a short holiday : I was beginning to feel that I needed a break. We flew off for a week's break in Spain.
holiday
[countable]I was beginning to feel that I needed a break.We flew off for a week's break in Spain.4 the time during the school day when classes stop and teachers and students can rest, eat, play etc They get together with their friends at break time.
at school
[uncountable]They get together with their friends at break time.5 a pause for advertisements during a television or radio programme : Join us again after the break. We'll be back with more after a short break.
on tv
[countable]Join us again after the break.We'll be back with more after a short break.6 a period of time when something stops happening before it starts again
something stops happening
[countable] break in We'll go for a walk if there's a break in the rain. Latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the performance. She waited for a break in the conversation.
We'll go for a walk if there's a break in the rain.Latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the performance.She waited for a break in the conversation.7 a time when you leave a person or group, or end a relationship with someone :
end a relationship
[singular]8 a space or hole in something
space/hole
[countable] break in We crawled through a break in the hedge. The sun shone through a break in the clouds.
We crawled through a break in the hedge.The sun shone through a break in the clouds.9 a sudden or unexpected chance to do something that allows you to become successful in your job : There are hundreds of young musicians out there looking for their first break.
chance
[countable] informalThere are hundreds of young musicians out there looking for their first break.10 the place where a bone in your body has broken : It's quite a bad break, which will take several months to heal.
bones
[countable]It's quite a bad break, which will take several months to heal.11 a situation in a game of tennis in which you win a game when your opponent is starting the game by hitting the ball first :
tennis
[countable]DST12 the number of points that a player wins when it is their turn to hit the ball in a game such as snooker
snooker
[countable]DSB13 a time when people stop following old customs and do something in a completely different way : It is time for a complete break with the past.
break with tradition/the past
It is time for a complete break with the past.14 to suddenly start running towards something in order to escape from a place : As soon as the guard's back was turned they made a break for the door.
make a break for something
As soon as the guard's back was turned they made a break for the door.15 used when you want someone to stop doing or saying something that is annoying you
give me/it a break!
spoken16 to stop being strict with someone so that a situation becomes easier for them : Give the kid a break. It's only his second day on the job.
give somebody a break
spokenGive the kid a break. It's only his second day on the job.