Breaking or breakin' may refer to:
Arts
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Breaking character
In theatre (especially in the illusionistic Western tradition) and film, breaking character occurs when an actor fails to maintain the illusion that they are the character they are supposedly portraying. This is considered unprofessional while ...
(or "corpsing"), to lose composure during comedic scenes
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Breakdancing
Breakdancing or breaking, also called b-boying (when performed by men) or b-girling (women), is a style of street dance originated by African Americans and Nuyorican, Puerto Ricans in The Bronx borough of New York City.
Breakdancing consist ...
(also breaking), an athletic style of street dance
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Breakin'
''Breakin (also known as ''Breakdance'' in the United Kingdom and ''Break Street '84'' in other regions) is a 1984 American breakdancing-themed musical film, musical film directed by Joel Silberg and written by Charles Parker and Allen DeBev ...
'', a 1984 American breakdancing-themed musical film
* "Breakin, a
twelfth-season episode of the American animated television series ''SpongeBob SquarePants''
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''Breaking'' (film), a 2022 American thriller drama film
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Sequence breaking, performing actions or obtaining items in video games out of the intended linear order
Music
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"Breakin (song), a single from The Music's album, ''Welcome to the North''
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Breakin'... There's No Stopping Us", a song by American music duo Ollie & Jerry
* "Breakin, the sixth song on The All-American Rejects' 2008 album ''
When the World Comes Down''
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''Breaking'' (album), an album by American musician Brian Larsen
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"Breaking" (song), a song by American alternative rock band, Anberlin
Damage
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Breaking (martial arts), technique that is used in competition, demonstration and testing
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Fracture
Fracture is the appearance of a crack or complete separation of an object or material into two or more pieces under the action of stress (mechanics), stress. The fracture of a solid usually occurs due to the development of certain displacemen ...
, the separation of an object or material into two or more pieces under the action of stress
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Ship breaking
Ship breaking (also known as ship recycling, ship demolition, ship scrapping, ship dismantling, or ship cracking) is a type of ship disposal involving the breaking up of ships either as a source of Interchangeable parts, parts, which can be sol ...
, a type of ship disposal involving the breaking up of ships
Other uses
* Break, a in cue sports
* Breaking, a step of
horse training
Horse training refers to a variety of practices that teach horses to perform certain behaviors when commanded to do so by humans. Horses are trained to be manageable by humans for everyday care as well as for equestrianism, equestrian activities ...
where the animal is ridden for the first time
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Breaking (trading cards), a term for opening
trading card
A trading card (or collectible card) is a small card, usually made out of paperboard or thick paper, which usually contains an image of a certain person, place or thing (fictional or real) and a short description of the picture, along with other t ...
products
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Burglary
Burglary, also called breaking and entering (B&E) or housebreaking, is a property crime involving the illegal entry into a building or other area without permission, typically with the intention of committing a further criminal offence. Usually ...
(also breaking and entering), the act of entering an area without permission and with intent to commit a crime
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Vowel breaking, the sound change of a monophthong into a diphthong or triphthong
See also
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Brake (disambiguation)
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Break (disambiguation)
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Break in (disambiguation)
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Breakdown (disambiguation)
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Breaker (disambiguation)
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