Break and Race

Break

Break noun - A momentary halt in an activity.

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Race and break are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Race" instead the word "Break" as a noun or a verb.

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

Race noun - A group of persons who come from the same ancestor.

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Break and race are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Break" instead the word "Race" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: raced, racing, racist, racism, racer

good	good break	good race
long	long break	long race
complete	complete break	complete race
certain	certain break	certain race
Other adjectives: single, actual, entire, main, famous, new, major, given, final, minor, next, last, magical.

Maiden — Entry is restricted to horses which have never won a race; to "break his/her maiden" is racing-speak for a horse "winning his/her first race"

Source: Useful Notes / Horse Racing
Race Against the Clock: Both throughout the seasons (Linc must be broken out before his set execution, Michael must break Whistler out before Gretchen's deadline) and during specific episodes.

Source: Series / Prison Break
Though in this case, taking a picnic break was described as part of the race itself when the deadly course was initially being laid out.

Source: Mid-Battle Tea Break

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