Break through has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
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
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)