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- Dictionarybreakout/ˈbreɪkaʊt/
noun
- 1. a forcible escape, especially from prison: "a prison breakout"
- 2. an outbreak: "a breakout of hostilities"
adjective
- 1. suddenly and extremely popular or successful: "a breakout movie"
- 2. denoting a group which breaks away from a larger gathering for discussion: "breakout discussion groups"
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very successful, especially when compared to something else: They described 2008 as a breakout year for European technology firms. relating to a meeting of one or more small groups that are part of a larger group: The CEO gave a speech in the morning, and breakout sessions followed in the afternoon.
The meaning of BREAKOUT is a violent or forceful break from a restraining condition or situation. How to use breakout in a sentence.
BREAKOUT meaning: 1. a violent escape, especially by a group, from prison: 2. used to describe someone or something…. Learn more.
5 meanings: 1. an escape, esp from prison or confinement 2. a great success, esp following relatively mediocre or disappointing.... Click for more definitions.
to suddenly have something such as red marks or sweat appear on your skin: break out in a rash I broke out in a rash all over my body. She broke out in a rash after eating some strawberries. The drugs they prescribed caused my vision to blur and my skin to break out in spots. I have a tendency to break out in acne when I'm stressed.
an appearance or manifestation, as of a disease, that is sudden and often widespread; outbreak. an itemization; breakdown: a hotel bill with a breakout of each service offered. an instance of surpassing any previous achievement: a breakout in gold prices.
8 meanings: 1. to begin or arise suddenly 2. to make an escape, esp from prison or confinement 3. (of the skin) to erupt (in a.... Click for more definitions.
