break out meaning and definition

BREAK OUT verb

Definition of break out (verb)

1. start abruptly
   • "After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc"
   • synonyms: erupt
2. begin suddenly and sometimes violently
   • "He broke out shouting"
3. move away or escape suddenly
   • "The horses broke from the stable"; "Three inmates broke jail"; "Nobody can break out--this prison is high security"
   • synonyms: break, break away
4. take from stowage in preparation for use
5. become raw or open
   • "He broke out in hives"; "My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries"; "Such boils tend to recrudesce"
   • synonyms: erupt, recrudesce