Meaning

1. to break (end up or cause to end up in two or more pieces that cannot easily be reassembled)
2. to fracture a bone
3. to break down (stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether)
4. to break (do that which is forbidden by a rule, promise, etc.)
5. to break (ruin or be ruined financially)
6. to break (collapse into surf)
7. to beat up (give a severe beating to)
8. to break (set a new record)