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Verb break out has 5 senses

erupt, break out - start abruptly; "After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc"
--₁ is one way to begin, start
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
break out - begin suddenly and sometimes violently; "He broke out shouting"
--₂ is one way to begin, start
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
break, break out, break away - move away or escape suddenly; "The horses broke from the stable"; "Three inmates broke jail"; "Nobody can break out--this prison is high security"
--₃ is one way to escape, get away, break loose

Derived form: noun breakout₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
break out - take from stowage in preparation for usage
--₄ is one way to unpack, take out
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
erupt, recrudesce, break out - become raw or open; "He broke out in hives"; "My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries"; "Such boils tend to recrudesce"
--₅ is one way to afflict, trouble, ail, pain
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s