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break into

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: break into

1
v
express or utter spontaneously
2
v
change pace
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: break into
1

v express or utter spontaneously

break into a yodel”
break into a song”
break into tears”
Type of:
emit, let loose, let out, utter
express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
2

v change pace

“The dancers broke into a cha-cha”
“The horse broke into a gallop”
Type of:
change
undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
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