plural of hammer break

(electrical) An interrupter in which contact is broken by the movement of an automatically vibrating hammer between a contact piece and an electromagnet, or of a rapidly moving piece mechanically driven.

To start talking in a conversation after a period where nobody speaks. / To state an opinion on a subject that has been taboo for a period of time.

(music) A short drum solo from the 1969 song "Amen, Brother" by The Winstons, later very widely sampled for use in electronic music genres such as breakbeat and drum and bass.

present participle of break it down

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of break it down

present participle of break water

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of break water

plural of percussion break

(music) A percussion-focused segment of a song, chosen by a hip-hop DJ to manipulate through cutting, mixing and other techniques in order to create rhythmic music.