Break and Lap

Break

Break verb - To cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly.

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Lap and break are semantically related In some cases you can use "Lap" instead a verb "Break".

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

Lap verb - To flow along or against.

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Break and lap are semantically related in splash topic. Sometimes you can use "Break" instead a verb "Lap".

Nearby Words: lapped, lapping

full	full break	full lap
long	long break	long lap
single	single break	single lap
actual	actual break	actual lap
Other adjectives: entire, real, quick, new, final, next, last.

After a lap or two, Jeremy manages to drive up behind the tank, allowing him to make a break for it while the unwitting tank crew is still going for another lap.

Source: Gone Behind the Bend
Mall Santa Musical: Several agents in a shopping mall break into song about their desire to sit on Santa's lap.

Source: Creator / Improv Everywhere
Well, except for that one limit break where he runs a lap around the entire goddamn planet and uses the inertia to damage the enemy.

Source: Charles Atlas Superpower

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