The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word REST , but the solution may also be GAP Down 1 Govt. security which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Break crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| REST | 20 % | 4 |
| GAP | 13 % | 3 |
| HIATUS | 8 % | 6 |
| SNAP | 8 % | 4 |
| RECESS | 7 % | 6 |
| LULL | 7 % | 4 |
| TAME | 6 % | 4 |
| RESPITE | 5 % | 7 |
| RIFT | 5 % | 4 |
| PAUSE | 4 % | 5 |
| TIMEOUT | 2 % | 7 |
| FRACTURE | 2 % | 8 |
| VIOLATE | 2 % | 7 |
| SHATTER | 2 % | 7 |
| TAKEFIVE | 1 % | 8 |
| TAKETEN | 1 % | 7 |
| ESCAPE | 1 % | 6 |
| RESTPERIOD | 1 % | 10 |
| CAESURA | 1 % | 7 |
| ENTRACTE | 1 % | 8 |
| LETUP | 1 % | 5 |
| SHOT | 1 % | 4 |
| RUPTURE | 1 % | 7 |
| SNAPOFF | 1 % | 7 |
| GAP Down 1 Govt. security | 1 % | 25 |
| SEVER | 1 % | 5 |
| ALEG | 1 % | 4 |
| SCHISM | 1 % | 6 |
| STOP | 1 % | 4 |
| DEMOTE | 1 % | 6 |
| SPLIT | 1 % | 5 |
| HOLIDAY | 1 % | 7 |
| DASH | 1 % | 4 |
| SMASH | 1 % | 5 |
| DOMESTICATE | 1 % | 11 |
| DECODE | 1 % | 6 |
| NAP | 1 % | 3 |
| SEPARATION | 1 % | 10 |
Why may REST be the right solution?
The answer to "Break" is "REST" because when we take a break, we often rest to relax and recharge.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Break
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- breakage
- fracture
- rupture
- fall apart
- collapse
- breach
- fall in
- burst
- break up
- break off
- break down
- falling out
Crossword Answer definitions
REST noun- (of a person or animal) Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
- Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.
- Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility.
- (of an object or concept) A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completion.
- A final position after death.
- A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.
- A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.
- Absence of motion.
- A stick with a U-, V- or X-shaped head used to support the tip of a cue when the cue ball is otherwise out of reach.
- Any object designed to be used to support something else.
- A projection from the right side of the cuirass of armour, serving to support the lance.
- A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.
- A short pause in reading poetry; a caesura.
- The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account. Often, specifically, the intervals after which compound interest is added to capital.
- A set or game at tennis.
- To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion.
- To come to a pause or an end; end.
- To be free from that which harasses or disturbs; be quiet or still; be undisturbed.
- To be or to put into a state of rest.
- To stay, remain, be situated.
- To lean, lie, or lay.
- To complete one's active advocacy in a trial or other proceeding, and thus to wait for the outcome (however, one is still generally available to answer questions, etc.)
- To sleep; slumber.
- To lie dormant.
- To sleep the final sleep; sleep in death; die; be dead.
- To rely or depend on.
- To be satisfied; to acquiesce.
- That which remains.
- Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.
- A surplus held as a reserved fund by a bank to equalize its dividends, etc.; in the Bank of England, the balance of assets above liabilities.
- To remain.
- To arrest.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result REST
- Caesura
- Take five
- Break
- Kick back
- Moment of silence
- Observe the Sabbath?
- Pause
- Peace of mind
- Take a break
- Take a breather
More clues leading to the result GAP
- Hiatus
- Letterman dental feature
- Opening
- Cumberland, e.g.
- Discontinuity
- Letterman's dental feature
- Space in the record, say
- ___ Kids
- Forever 21 rival
- Generation split
More clues leading to the result HIATUS
- Break
- Time out
- Break in the action
- Interruption
- Respite from business as usual
- Gap
- Short break in activity
- Off time
- Continuity interruption
- Continuity break
More clues leading to the result SNAP
- One of the Rice Krispies sounds
- A Rice Krispies sound
- Coat closer
- Kind of cookie
- Lose it
- Sodium hydroxide
- Cookie variety
- Crackle's colleague
- Fastener
- Jacket fastener
More clues leading to the result RECESS
- Time for dodge ball, perhaps
- Hole in the wall?
- Time to hit the playground
- Courtroom or classroom break
- Playtime
- Alcove
- Time out
- Cleft
- Niche
- Break from classes
More clues leading to the result LULL
- Slow interval
- Break in the action
- Put to sleep
- Soothe
- Sing "Rock-a-Bye Baby"
- Ebb
- Quiet spell
- Quiet time
- Temporary letup
- Calm before the storm
More clues leading to the result TAME
- Like a house pet
- Subdue
- Domesticated
- Unresisting
- Do some circus work
- Docile
- Break
- Unlikely to bite
- Make the wild mild
- G-rated
More clues leading to the result RESPITE
- Break
- Breathing spell
- Breathing space
- Reprieve
- Time off
- Relief
- Time to catch one's breath
- Refreshing break
- Time-out
- Breather
More clues leading to the result RIFT
- Break in relations
- Serious difference of opinion
- Altercation
- Fault of an earthquake
- Split
- Major falling-out
- Oculus ___ (virtual reality headset)
- Diplomatic break
- Beginning of the end, say
- Breach of friendship
More clues leading to the result PAUSE
- VCR button
- What "||" means on a YouTube video
- || on a YouTube video
- Break
- Caesura
- Button on a VCR
- Take ten
- Breather
- Interruption
- TiVo button
More clues leading to the result TIMEOUT
- Gridiron pause
- Interruption of play
- Ump's call
- Parents' disciplining technique
- Toddler's punishment
- Game stopper
- Break
- Referee's call
- Short break
- Pause on the gridiron.
More clues leading to the result FRACTURE
- Stress __
- Reason for a supporting cast?
- Break
- See 32-Across
- Crack
- Hairline problem?
- Break.
- Skiing hazard
- Bone break
- Injury that may require a cast
More clues leading to the result VIOLATE
- Breach
- Go against
- Break, as a rule
- Act in disregard of
- Break, as laws
- Transgress
- Break, as a law
- Transgress.
- Desecrate.
- Break, as a law.
More clues leading to the result SHATTER
- Destroy
- Break into bits
- Go to pieces
- Break big-time, as a record
- Smash
- Smash to smithereens
- Break apart
- Break
- Break up
- Break.
More clues leading to the result TAKEFIVE
- Dave Brubeck Quartet hit
- Give it a rest?
- Relax
- Dave Brubeck signature piece
- Relax (and title of this puzzle)
- Dave Brubeck tune
- Chill for a while
- Stop for a cup of coffee, say
- Break
- Relax, in musicians' jargon
More clues leading to the result TAKETEN
- Break for coffee, perhaps
- Rest
- Relax
- Enjoy a break
- Director's order
- Rest for a moment
- Rest for a while
- "Break time!"
- Director's cry
- Have a break
More clues leading to the result ESCAPE
- Break loose
- Make like Houdini
- "The Great _____"
- Get out of Alcatraz, perhaps
- Break out
- Pleasant distraction
- "The 39 Steps" event
- "The Shawshank Redemption" climax
- Houdini feat
- Jailbreak
More clues leading to the result RESTPERIOD
More clues leading to the result CAESURA
- Poetic pause
- What gives a poet pause
- Pause in conversation
- Verse pause
- Interruption
- Literary pause
- Pause
- Poet's pause
- Prosodic pause
- A pause, in verse or music.
More clues leading to the result ENTRACTE
- Opera break
- Intermission
- Broadway album instrumental
- Break at the theater
- Intermission, French style
- Dramatic interlude
- Play break
- Theater intermission
- Dramatic break
- Musical break
More clues leading to the result LETUP
More clues leading to the result SHOT
- Jump or slam-dunk
- Mixologist's measure
- Snap ending
- Word with mug or jump
- Worn out
- Hopelessly ruined
- Took a picture
- Type of gun at some weddings?
- Jell-O ___
- Break
More clues leading to the result RUPTURE
More clues leading to the result SNAPOFF
More clues leading to the result GAP Down 1 Govt. security
More clues leading to the result SEVER
More clues leading to the result ALEG
- "Shake ___"
- Give ___ up: assist
- Haven't ___ to stand on
- "Break __!"
- Shake __ (hurry)
- Something to shake
- Actor Baldwin
- "___ to Stand On" (Oliver Sacks book)
- Shake __ (move it)
- Shake ___
More clues leading to the result SCHISM
- Doctrinal division
- Rift
- Church split
- Separation into factions
- Separation
- Division
- Sect
- Vast separation
- Division into mutually opposed parties
- Splinter group
More clues leading to the result STOP
- "__ the music!"
- Depot
- Halt
- Octagon message
- Organ piece
- Railroad-crossing word
- Scrub a mission
- Cease movement
- Discontinue
- Glottal __
More clues leading to the result DEMOTE
- Kick downstairs
- Grade down
- Send down the ladder
- Tear a stripe off
- Lower, as rank
- Take down a peg
- Take down a notch
- Take down a peg
- Reduce in rank
- Take away responsiblity
More clues leading to the result SPLIT
- 7-10, for one
- Part company
- Depart
- Bowler's bane
- Alley challenge
- Share equally
- Ice cream order
- Undecided
- Ivanisevic's hometown
- Candlepins bummer
More clues leading to the result HOLIDAY
- 1984 hit for Madonna
- Vacation
- It may be paid or extended, or both
- Time off
- Easter, for one
- Play by Philip Barry.
- Time for 35 Across.
- September 7.
- February 22.
- Christmas.
More clues leading to the result DASH
- 100-yard race
- Hotfoot it
- Crush, as one's hopes
- Hurry
- Imprecise cooking measure
- Pinch
- Smidgen
- Bold's competition
- Morse-code symbol
- Recipe amount
More clues leading to the result SMASH
- Broadway hit
- Hard shot from Sampras
- Type of hit
- Crush
- Flop's opposite
- Big hit
- Huge success
- Big money maker
- Big moneymaker
- Blockbuster
More clues leading to the result DOMESTICATE
More clues leading to the result DECODE
- Unscramble
- Crack, in a way
- Translate into English
- Crack a cryptogram, e.g.
- Read a cipher
- Translate, as a secret message
- Make understandable, in a way
- Make sense of
- Break down?
- Translate, in a way
More clues leading to the result NAP
- Fabric fuzz
- Afternoon snooze
- Drift off for a bit
- Part of a toddler's afternoon routine
- Take a snooze
- Day break
- Fuzzy fabric surface
- Fast crash?
- Quick time out?
- Fuzzy surface