break out break out /ˈbreɪk aʊt/

verb

1. () Start abruptly  ( break out , erupt )
   start abruptly
    After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc
   After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc
   
2. () Begin suddenly and sometimes violently  ( break out )
   begin suddenly and sometimes violently
    He broke out shouting
   He broke out shouting
   
3. () Move away or escape suddenly  ( break away , break out , break )
   move away or escape suddenly
    The horses broke from the stable
   The horses broke from the stable
    Three inmates broke jail
   Three inmates broke jail
    Nobody can break out--this prison is high security
   Nobody can break out--this prison is high security
   
4. () Become raw or open  ( erupt , recrudesce , break out )
   become raw or open
    He broke out in hives
   He broke out in hives
    My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries
   My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries
    Such boils tend to recrudesce
   Such boils tend to recrudesce
   
5. () Take from stowage in preparation for use  ( break out )
   take from stowage in preparation for use