break (subs.) Copy link Outline I. An interruptionII. An instrument applied to carriage wheels to stop their motionIII. Break of day • break (subs.): I. An interruption: expr. by verb: locus intermissus, interruptus; qui patet, etc. II. An instrument applied to carriage wheels to stop their motion: sufflāmen: he confines the wheels by a powerful b., rotam astringit multo s., Juv.: Prud. III. Break of day: dīlūcŭlum: v. day-break.