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breaks water

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

Meaning of break water

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.

Questions about breaks water

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

Words near breaks water in the dictionary

  1. breaks the web
  2. breaks the wheel
  3. breaks through
  4. breaks up
  5. breaks upon the wheel
  6. breaks water
  7. breaks wedlock
  8. breaks wind
  9. breaks with
  10. breaks with tradition
  11. breakstep

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