Definition of Break through

1. Verb. Pass through (a barrier). "Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county"

Exact synonyms: Crack
Generic synonyms: Go Across, Go Through, Pass

2. Verb. Penetrate. "The rescue team broke through the wall in the mine shaft"
Exact synonyms: Come Through
Generic synonyms: Appear
Derivative terms: Breakthrough

3. Verb. Break out. "The tooth erupted and had to be extracted"
Exact synonyms: Come Out, Erupt, Push Through
Specialized synonyms: Dehisce
Generic synonyms: Appear
Related verbs: Erupt
Derivative terms: Eruption

Definition of Break through

1. Verb. ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive) To gain popularity. ¹

3. Verb. (intransitive sports) to penetrate the defence of the opposition. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Break Through

break short
break silence
break someone's heart
break stride
break the Sabbath
break the back of
break the bank
break the buck
break the deadlock
break the fourth wall
break the ice
break the mold
break the mould
break the news
break the seal
break through (current term)
break up
break water
break with
breakabilities
breakability
breakable
breakableness
breakables
breakage
breakages
breakaway
breakaway phenomenon
breakaways

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