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breaks it down

breaks it down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of break it down.

Meaning of break it down

Verb

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

  1. (US, slang) To dance, especially in a hip hop style.
    • […] Renee Victor breaking it down on the dance floor beneath a hanging decoration that looked like a bunch of enormous joints.2006, “The Hollywood reporter, Volume 395”, in Hollywood Reporter Inc., page 16

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What is breaks it down the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Breaks it down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of break it down.

Words near breaks it down in the dictionary

  1. breaks ground
  2. breaks in
  3. breaks into
  4. breaks into a run
  5. breaks it
  6. breaks it down
  7. breaks it to
  8. breaks loose
  9. breaks luck
  10. breaks of gauge
  11. breaks off

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