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Entry 4 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Breakfast

/brĕk'-fəst/ · Break·fast · IPA /ˈbɹeɪkˌfæst/
01 n. The first meal in the day, or that which is eaten at the first meal.
  1. 1.
    The first meal in the day, or that which is eaten at the first meal.
    “A sorry breakfast for my lord protector.” Shak.
  2. 2.
    A meal after fasting, or food in general.
    “The wolves will get a breakfast by my death.” Dryden.
02 v. i. To break one's fast in the morning; too eat the first meal in the day.
imp. & p. p. breakfasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Breakfasting
  1. 1.
    To break one's fast in the morning; too eat the first meal in the day.
    “First, sir, I read, and then I breakfast.” Prior.
03 v. t. To furnish with breakfast.
  1. 1.
    To furnish with breakfast.