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break out
verb
- intr, adverb to begin or arise suddenly
panic broke out
- intr, adverb to make an escape, esp from prison or confinement
- intr, adverb,foll byin (of the skin) to erupt (in a rash, pimples, etc)
- tr, adverb to launch or introduce (a new product)
- tr, adverb to open and start using
break out the champagne
noun
- an escape, esp from prison or confinement
- a great success, esp following relatively disappointing performance
- ( as modifier )
a breakout year
Example Sentences
The Gazan children are the first to be granted temporary UK visas since the war between Hamas and Israel broke out in October 2023.
In the absence of a cause, some homeowners have sued the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, claiming the utility failed to properly prepare for the wildfire and respond when it broke out.
But a year on, those thoughts seemed naive, foolish even, when celebrations broke out at Leigh Sports Village after Chelsea's 1-0 win over Manchester United confirmed them as league champions again.
The woman, in her fifties, was found dead on Monday night after a fire broke out in a building in the city's Carabanchel district.
L.A. fire officials could have put engines in the Palisades before the fire broke out.
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