DCHP-2

break DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

• 1 v.

  of (ice in) rivers and lakes, melt as a result of the spring thaw.

  See also: break up (def. 1)  

• 2a v.

  move ahead of a dog team, a vehicle, or a party of people, making a way through heavy snow, often on snowshoes.

  See also: break trail  

• 2b v.

  make a way through heavy snow on a road. Also break open.