Dictionary definition · break out
verb
- start abruptly"After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc"
- begin suddenly and sometimes violently"He broke out shouting"
- move away or escape suddenly"The horses broke from the stable"
- take from stowage in preparation for use
- become raw or open"He broke out in hives"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).