| record track record | the sum of recognized accomplishments, the lawyer has a good record, the track record shows that he will be a good president |
| breaking away | departing hastily |
break breakout
jailbreak
gaolbreak
prisonbreak
prison-breaking | an escape from jail, the breakout was carefully planned |
| record | an extreme attainment, the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport), he tied the Olympic record, coffee production last year broke all previous records, Chicago set the homicide record |
| track record | the fastest time ever recorded for a specific distance at a particular racetrack, the track record for the mile and a half at Belmont is minutes seconds held by Secretariat since |
| world record | the best record in the whole world |
curve curve ball
breaking ball
bender | a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter |
breakage
break
breaking | the act of breaking something, the breakage was unavoidable |
breakaway
breaking away | the act of breaking away or withdrawing from, there was a breakaway by the discontented members, a breaking away from family and neighborhood |
crime
offense criminal offense
criminal offence
offence law-breaking | (criminal law) an act punishable by law, usually considered an evil act, a long record of crimes |
housebreaking
break-in
breaking and entering | trespassing for an unlawful purpose, illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent |
fart
farting
flatus
wind breaking wind | a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus |
breaking off
abruption | an instance of sudden interruption |
phonograph album
record album | an album for holding phonograph records |
phonograph record
phonograph recording
record
disk disc platter | sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove, used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove |
record changer
autohanger
changer | an automatic mechanical device on a record player that causes new records to be played without manual intervention |
| record jacket | the jacket for a phonograph record |
record player
phonograph | machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically |
record sleeve
record cover | a sleeve for storing a phonograph record |
criminal record
record | a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted, he ruled that the criminal record of the defendant could not be disclosed to the court, the prostitute had a record a mile long |
written record
written account | a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events |
| won-lost record | (sports) a record of win versus losses |
| Congressional Record | a published written account of the speeches and debates and votes of the United States Congress |
medical history
medical record
anamnesis | the case history of a medical patient as recalled by the patient |
historical document
historical paper
historical record | writing having historical value (as opposed to fiction or myth etc.) |
annals
chronological record | a chronological account of events in successive years |
album
record album | one or more recordings issued together, originally released on -inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audiotape and compact disc |
record record book
book | a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone, Al Smith used to say, `Let's look at the record', his name is in all the record books |
| record | anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events, the film provided a valuable record of stage techniques |
graph
graphical record | a visual representation of the relations between certain quantities plotted with reference to a set of axes |
hop
record hop | an informal dance where popular music is played |
| record company | a company that makes and sells musical recordings |
record-breaker
record-holder | someone who breaks a record |
registrar
record-keeper
recorder | someone responsible for keeping records |
| stockholder of record | the stockholder whose name is registered on the books of the corporation as owning the shares at a particular time |
| breaking point | the degree of tension or stress at which something breaks |
| stock of record | stock held by stockholders of record on a given date |
| record | a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction, they could find no record of the purchase |
| expense record | a written record of money spent |
| record | the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had, at - they have the best record in their league |
| breaking point | (psychology) stress at which a person breaks down or a situation becomes crucial |
commemorate memorialize
memorialise
immortalize
immortalise
record | be or provide a memorial to a person or an event, This sculpture commemorates the victims of the concentration camps, We memorialized the Dead |
read register
show record | indicate a certain reading, of gauges and instruments, The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero, The gauge read `empty' |
| record tape | register electronically, They recorded her singing |
| tape record | record with a tape recorder |
record
enter put down | make a record of, set down in permanent form |
record
register | be aware of, Did you register any change when I pressed the button? |
| record-breaking | surpassing any previously established record, a record-breaking high jump, record-breaking crowds |
| fast-breaking | occurring rapidly as a series of events in rapid succession, the broadcast was interrupted by a fast-breaking news story about the invasion |
| off the record | not for quotation, he spoke to the reporter off the record |