break out
verb
- 1
become raw or open
He broke out in hives
My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries
- 2
start abruptly
After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc
- 3
begin suddenly and sometimes violently
He broke out shouting
- 4
take from stowage in preparation for use
- 5
move away or escape suddenly
The horses broke from the stable
Three inmates broke jail
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