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broke containment

broke containment is the simple past of break containment.

Meaning of break containment

Verb

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

  1. (social media) Of a post or piece of media, to be shown to a larger audience than originally intended; typically either to a non-fandom community or to an outside platform.
    • This meme broke containment when it was posted to Reddit.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see break, containment.

Questions about broke containment

What is broke containment the simple past of?
Broke containment is the simple past of break containment.

Words near broke containment in the dictionary

  1. broke bad
  2. broke bread
  3. broke bulk
  4. broke camp
  5. broke character
  6. broke containment
  7. broke cover
  8. broke down
  9. broke down to brass tacks
  10. broke edge
  11. broke even

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