break+apart
31break up — Synonyms and related words: ablate, accommodate, adapt, adjust, alter, ameliorate, amuse, analyze, anatomize, assay, atomize, be in stitches, beguile, better, bite the dust, break, break down, break into pieces, break open, break to pieces, burst …
32break up — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To scatter] Syn. disperse, disband, separate; see divide 1 . 2. [To dismantle] Syn. take apart, disassemble, break down; see dismantle . 3. [To stop] Syn. put an end to, halt, terminate; see stop 2 . 4. [*To distress] Syn.… …
33break down — verb Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to cause to fall or collapse by breaking or shattering b. to make ineffective < break down legal barriers > 2. a. to divide into parts or categories b. to …
34apart — adv. Apart is used with these verbs: ↑break, ↑burst, ↑drift, ↑live, ↑pull, ↑space, ↑split, ↑spring, ↑tear …
35break up — verb a) To break or separate into pieces; to disintegrate or come apart. It broke up when it hit the ground. b) To end a relationship. She broke up with her boyfriend last week …
36break down — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To analyze] Syn. examine, investigate, dissect; see analyze 1 . 2. [To overcome] Syn. surmount, overwhelm, conquer; see defeat 1 , 2 . 3. [To malfunction] Syn. fail, stop, malfunction, go out of order, falter, misfire, give… …
37break up — end a romantic or friendly relationship; disassemble, take apart …
38fall apart — verb 1. lose one s emotional or mental composure She fell apart when her only child died • Syn: ↑go to pieces • Hypernyms: ↑break down, ↑lose it, ↑snap • Verb Frames …
39take apart — verb 1. divide into pieces (Freq. 1) our department was dismembered when our funding dried up The Empire was discerped after the war • Syn: ↑dismember, ↑discerp • Hypernyms: ↑separate, ↑ …
40fall apart — verb a) To break into pieces through being in a dilapidated state. My old briefcase is falling apart. Ill have to buy a new one. b) To be emotionally in crisis. As a result of being addicted to heroin, she was falling apart. Syn: break, brea …
