Break and Dwell

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Break verb - To hasten away from something dangerous or frightening.

Usage example: the herd of gazelles broke when they saw the lions racing toward them from the ridge above

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Dwell is an antonym for break.

Nearby Words: breach, breakdown, breaking, breakup, breakable

Dwell verb - To continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time.

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Break is an antonym for dwell.

Nearby Words: dwelling, dweller

way	break way	dwell way
times	break times	dwell times

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