breakout

7 definitions • 9 examples

a violent escape, especially by a group, from prison:

There has been a mass breakout from one of Germany's top security jails.

used to describe someone or something that suddenly becomes very well known or successful in a particular type of activity, or an achievement that helps them do this:

She was the breakout star of this year's Women's World Cup.

This was the breakout book by one of the most original writers of his generation.

used in connection with smaller groups that separate from a meeting to discuss a particular issue, before returning to the main meeting:

a breakout session/meeting

an increase, especially a sudden one:

With little change in the stock market, the long-hoped-for breakout still appears to be a few weeks away.

We are hoping for a major breakout in profits later this year.

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very successful, especially when compared to something else:

They described 2008 as a breakout year for European technology firms.

relating to a meeting of one or more small groups that are part of a larger group:

The CEO gave a speech in the morning, and breakout sessions followed in the afternoon.

The conference centre has eight break-out rooms.