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break water

break water verb: to lose one's amniotic fluid a.k.a. water, usually during the last phases of pregnancy.

Verb

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

  1. To lose one's amniotic fluid a.k.a. water, usually during the last phases of pregnancy.
  2. To rise up partially out of the water when swimming underwater.

break water meaning in Tamil and Bengali

break water in Tamil

to lose one's amniotic fluid
பனிக்குடமுடை paṉikkuṭamuṭai

break water in Bengali

to lose one's amniotic fluid
পানি ভাঙা pani bhaṅa

Forms of break water

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

Questions about break water

What does break water mean?
Break water means to lose one's amniotic fluid a.k.a. water, usually during the last phases of pregnancy.
What is break water in Tamil?
Break water in Tamil is பனிக்குடமுடை (paṉikkuṭamuṭai). See Break water meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is break water?
Break water is a verb.
What is the past tense of break water?
The past tense of break water is broke water.

Words near break water in the dictionary

  1. break time
  2. break times
  3. break up
  4. break upon the wheel
  5. break ups
  6. break water
  7. break wedlock
  8. break wind
  9. break with
  10. break with tradition
  11. break-ax

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