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break through

DEFINITIONS OF: break through

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v pass through (a barrier)

Synonyms:
crack
Type of:
go across, go through, pass
go across or through

v penetrate

“The sun broke through the clouds”
“The rescue team broke through the wall in the mine shaft”
Synonyms:
come through
Type of:
appear
come into sight or view

v break out

Synonyms:
come out, erupt, push through
erupt
appear on the skin
Types:
dehisce
burst or split open
Type of:
appear
come into sight or view
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