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breaks the mold

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

Meaning of break the mold

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To depart from a traditional pattern; to defy convention.
    • A man has to be what he is, Joey. Can't break the mould. I tried it and it didn't work for me.1953, A. B. Guthrie Jr., Jack Sher, Shane, spoken by Shane (Alan Ladd)
  2. (idiomatic) To make it impossible for an identical copy to be made.
    • When they made that one, they broke the mold.

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

Words near breaks the mold in the dictionary

  1. breaks the fourth wall
  2. breaks the ice
  3. breaks the internet
  4. breaks the internets
  5. breaks the interwebs
  6. breaks the mold
  7. breaks the mould
  8. breaks the news
  9. breaks the Sabbath
  10. breaks the seal
  11. breaks the silence

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