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break out

Dictionary definition · break out

verb

  1. start abruptly"After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc"
  2. begin suddenly and sometimes violently"He broke out shouting"
  3. move away or escape suddenly"The horses broke from the stable"
  4. take from stowage in preparation for use
  5. become raw or open"He broke out in hives"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).