break apart
1break apart — index disband, disjoint, disrupt, dissolve (separate), sever Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2break apart — verb 1. take apart into its constituent pieces • Syn: ↑disassemble, ↑dismantle, ↑take apart, ↑break up • Ant: ↑assemble (for: ↑disassemble) …
3break up — verb 1. to cause to separate and go in different directions (Freq. 5) She waved her hand and scattered the crowds • Syn: ↑disperse, ↑dissipate, ↑dispel, ↑scatter • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
4break — There is no general term; the main usages follow. 1. As a stick or bones broken in two. Ha i, haha i, uha i, haki, hahaki, hakihaki, uhaki; manunu; break easily, ha i wale. 2. As a flat surface split or broken into pieces. Wāhi; wāwahi (for …
5break asunder — smash into pieces, break apart …
6break — [brāk] vt. broke, broken, breaking [ME breken < OE brecan < IE base * bhreg > BREACH, BREECH, Ger brechen, L frangere] 1. to cause to come apart by force; split or crack sharply into pieces; smash; burst 2. a) …
7break — vb Break, crack, burst, bust, snap, shatter, shiver are comparable as general terms meaning fundamentally to come apart or cause to come apart. Break basically implies the operation of a stress or strain that will cause a rupture, a fracture, a… …
8break — / brāk/ vb broke / brōk/, bro·ken, / brō kən/, break·ing, / brā kiŋ/ vt 1 a: violate transgress break the law …
9Break — (br[=a]k), v. t. [imp. {broke} (br[=o]k), (Obs. {Brake}); p. p. {Broken} (br[=o] k n), (Obs. {Broke}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Breaking}.] [OE. breken, AS. brecan; akin to OS. brekan, D. breken, OHG. brehhan, G. brechen, Icel. braka to creak, Sw. braka …
10Break — (br[=a]k), v. i. 1. To come apart or divide into two or more pieces, usually with suddenness and violence; to part; to burst asunder. [1913 Webster] 2. To open spontaneously, or by pressure from within, as a bubble, a tumor, a seed vessel, a bag …
