"break free" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: breaks free [present, singular, third-person], breaking free [participle, present], broke free [past], broken free [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|break<,,broke,broken> free}} break free (third-person singular simple present breaks free, present participle breaking free, simple past broke free, past participle broken free)
  1. To liberate oneself; to free oneself; to become free (from or of something or someone). Related terms: emancipate
    Sense id: en-break_free-en-verb-UF72nM-8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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