break verb

• destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments

  "He broke the glass plate"

  "She broke the match"
  (typically accidentally)-kụ́wá
  (typically intentionally)-wá
• become separated into pieces or fragments

  "The figurine broke"

  "The freshly baked loaf fell apart"
  -wá
• break a piece from a whole

  "break a branch from a tree"
  -gbàjị̀
• render inoperable or ineffective

  "You broke the alarm clock when you took it apart!"
  -mébì