break through

Verb
  1. Pass through (a barrier) (synset 200540850)
    "Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county"
    is a type of: pass - go across or through
    same as: crack
  2. Penetrate (synset 200427702)
    "The sun broke through the clouds"; "The rescue team broke through the wall in the mine shaft"
    is a type of: appear - come into sight or view
    same as: come through
  3. Break out (synset 200549346)
    "The tooth erupted and had to be extracted"
    is a type of: appear - come into sight or view
    subtypes: dehisce - burst or split open
    same as: come out, erupt, push through
    verb group: erupt - appear on the skin

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