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broke water

broke water is the simple past 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 broke water

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

Words near broke water in the dictionary

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

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