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# breakout

noun (a breakout, breakouts); adjective (breakout)

«breakout» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An escape from a prison or other place by force. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breakout/#m1)
2. A sudden start or spread of something, like spots on the skin (an acne breakout). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breakout/#m2)
3. (adjective) Suddenly very successful: a breakout star, breakout hit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breakout/#m3)
4. A breakout room or group: a small group split off from a bigger meeting or class. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breakout/#m4)

### In the lessons

In stories and news: a prison breakout. In everyday life, teenagers get spot breakouts. In online lessons and meetings, teachers send pupils to breakout rooms. In entertainment, a breakout star suddenly becomes famous.

### Examples

- The prisoners planned a breakout. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breakout/#x1)
- I had a breakout of spots before the party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breakout/#x2)
- This was the singer's breakout hit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breakout/#x3)
- The teacher put us in breakout rooms on the video call. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breakout/#x4)
- The hens made a breakout through the fence! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breakout/#x5)

### Note

One word as a noun; the verb is two words: «break out» (fire broke out, he broke out of jail).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «breakout» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breakout/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«breakout» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/breakout.html) on Mova free.