(idiomatic) That causes extreme sorrow or grief.

(baseball) A curveball.

News that has either just happened or is currently happening.

(computing) A change in one part of a software system that potentially causes other components to fail; occurs most often in shared libraries of code used by multiple applications.

present participle of break the ice

present participle of wind-break

plural of breaking strain

The amount of strain which can cause something to break, according to the force or weight placed on it. Many materials, such as lines and ropes, have a specified breaking strain.

The current that a fuse, circuit breaker, or other electrical apparatus is able to interrupt without being destroyed or causing an electric arc with unacceptable duration.

present participle of break the bank