break water

verb

To lose one's amniotic fluid a.k.a. water, usually during the last phases of pregnancy.

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Meanings

verbbreak water (third-person singular simple present breaks water, present participle breaking water, simple past broke water, past participle broken water)

present singular third person breaks water · participle present breaking water · past broke water · participle past broken water

  1. To lose one's amniotic fluid a.k.a. water, usually during the last phases of pregnancy.
  2. To rise up partially out of the water when swimming underwater.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbshow the fins above the water while swimming

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fin
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swim
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fin

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bengali পানি ভাঙা
  • পানি ভাঙা (pani bhaṅa)to lose one's amniotic fluid
Finnish lapsivesi menee
  • lapsivesi meneeto lose one's amniotic fluid
French perdre les eaux
  • perdre les eauxto lose one's amniotic fluid
Polish woda odeszła, woda odchodzi
  • woda odeszłato lose one's amniotic fluid
  • woda odchodzito lose one's amniotic fluid
Spanish rompérsele la fuente (a alguien)
  • rompérsele la fuente (a alguien)to lose one's amniotic fluid
Tamil பனிக்குடமுடை
  • பனிக்குடமுடை (paṉikkuṭamuṭai)to lose one's amniotic fluid
Cite this entry
APA

break water. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/break%20water

MLA

“break water.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/break%20water. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “break water,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/break%20water.

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