Break and Qualify

Break

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

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

Qualify

Qualify verb - To limit the meaning of (as a noun).

Break and qualify are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Break" instead a verb "Qualify".

Common collocations

character break character qualify character
stuff break stuff qualify stuff
time break time qualify time
way break way qualify way
Other words: game, times.

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / Emberverse Of the whole family, only Ken doesn't qualify — and he's in his fifties at the time of Dies the Fire, so give the guy a break.
  • Film / The Purge: Anarchy Break the Cutie: The main characters not named Leo (who already broke down a year ago) qualify, but Liz especially.
  • In Gruntz, the Gauntletz qualify: it's a tool to break things and fight other Gruntz.
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