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break out
verb
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What it means

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