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Break through Common

Break through has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

pass through (a barrier)

"Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county"

2

penetrate

"The sun broke through the clouds"

"The rescue team broke through the wall in the mine shaft"

3

break out

"The tooth erupted and had to be extracted"

4

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see break,‎ through.

Example Sentences
"Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county" verb
"The sun broke through the clouds" verb
"The rescue team broke through the wall in the mine shaft" verb
"The tooth erupted and had to be extracted" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
pass appear
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
dehisce
Rhyming Words
hugh eugh augh lugh vugh ough pugh cough teugh yeugh nough baugh sough dough rough tough gough hough bough heugh
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