break out

verb9

1. •
   To escape, especially forcefully or defiantly.

   • They broke out of prison in the middle of the night.
   • The brigade succeeded in breaking out of the pocket and reunited with friendly forces.
2. •
   To begin suddenly; to emerge in a certain condition.

   • He broke out in sweat.
   • He broke out in song.
3. •
   To suddenly get pimples or a rash, especially on one's face.

   • break out in hives
4. •
   To rescue someone or aid their escape as in sense 1.

   • After Big Tony was sent to prison, his friends got together to break him out.
5. •
   To bring out from storage, use, or present.

   • Break out the bubbly and celebrate.
   • Before you immediately break out calculus, consider that there might be a more elegant way to find the answer in this case.
6. •
   (Of a record, film, product, or company): to achieve widespread success.

   • It wasn't until later that her album broke out and she hit the big time.
7. •
   To take or force out by breaking.
8. •
   To separate (something) from a bundle.

   • Break out the cables from the harness once they are inside the frame.
9. •
   (New-England, no longer used) To remove snow from a road or sidewalk.

   • Art. 24—To see what action the town will take in relation to breaking out highways and what portion of the road money, if any, shall be reserved for this purpose. — 1895