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▪ fighting, fire, hostilities, rioting, row, scuffles, trouble, violence, war
if something bad such as a war or disease breaks out, it starts
We got married a month before the war broke out.
The fire must have broken out during the night.
to escape from a prison
Six prisoners have broken out of a top-security jail in Yorkshire.
to escape from something such as a situation or way of life
the desire to break out of the boring routine of normal daily living
if something such as spots break out, or if you break out in spots, spots start to appear on your skin
Sweat was beginning to break out on his forehead.
The skin on my arms was breaking out in a rash.
to promote; to roll out
When he hired Goldstone, Emin is said to have given him the task of breaking him out on the international market.
