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break on

break on verb: to humiliate (someone); to scold or demean (someone) in public.

Verb

break on (third-person singular simple present breaks on, present participle breaking on, simple past broke on, past participle broken on)

  1. (slang, transitive, African-American Vernacular) To humiliate (someone); to scold or demean (someone) in public.

Forms of break on

third-person singular presentbreaks on
present participlebreaking on
pastbroke on
past participlebroken on

Questions about break on

What does break on mean?
Break on means to humiliate (someone); to scold or demean (someone) in public.
What part of speech is break on?
Break on is a verb.
What is the past tense of break on?
The past tense of break on is broke on.

Words near break on in the dictionary

  1. Break O'Day
  2. break of dawn
  3. break of day
  4. break of gauge
  5. break off
  6. break on
  7. break on the wheel
  8. break one off
  9. break one's arm patting oneself on the back
  10. break one's ass
  11. break one's back

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