break out

Flee from confinement

To break out is to escape confinement or suddenly emerge.

Prisoners break out of jail.

A rash breaks out on skin.

War or disease breaks out when it begins suddenly: Fighting broke out along the border.

To break out something is to produce it for use: Let's break out the champagne.

A breakout is a sudden escape or emergence, or something that achieves sudden success: a breakout performance.

escape

prison

Confinement for offenders

  • jailDetention facility
  • fleeDepart swiftly from threat
  • getawaySwift departure or retreat

fugitive · jailbreak · Alcatraz · escapee · tunnel · confinement · captivity · inmates · shackles · freedom

erupt

rash

Heedless or skin irritation

  • hivesRaised itchy skin reaction
  • acneInflamed skin condition
  • pimplesSmall inflammatory skin lesions

blistering · eczema · dermatitis · itching · redness · swelling · inflammation · flare-up · skin · allergic

emerge

sudden

Occurring without prior notice

materialize · burst · onset · commence · unfold · develop · spontaneous · unexpected · spring · manifest

celebration

champagne

Effervescent celebratory wine

  • toastHeated bread; glass-raising honor
  • popFizzy drink, regionally
  • corkTree bark bottle seal

bubbly · uncork · celebrate · festivity · occasion · milestone · victory · achievement · party · revelry

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confinement/escape

break outbreak in

Unlawful entry

stay put · surrender · enter · submit · check in

onset/emergence

break outsubside

Decrease in intensity

die down · peter out · fade away · wind down · taper off

skin eruption

break outclear up

Resolve or brighten

heal · fade · disappear · resolve · go away

Family

breakout

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G