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break up

verb (v)

  • to cause to separate and go in different directions(verb.motion)
    source: wordnet30
  • discontinue an association or relation; go different ways(verb.social)
    source: wordnet30
  • come apart(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    divide, part, separate
    source: wordnet30
  • break violently or noisily; smash(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    break apart, crash
    source: wordnet30
  • make a break in(verb.communication)
    source: wordnet30
  • cause to go into a solution(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    dissolve, resolve
    source: wordnet30
  • suffer a nervous breakdown(verb.emotion)
    source: wordnet30
  • take apart into its constituent pieces(verb.creation)
    source: wordnet30
  • destroy the completeness of a set of related items(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    break
    source: wordnet30
  • set or keep apart(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    sever
    source: wordnet30
  • attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    pick
    source: wordnet30
  • release ice(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    calve
    source: wordnet30
  • close at the end of a session(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    adjourn, recess
    source: wordnet30
  • bring the association of to an end or cause to break up(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    dissolve
    source: wordnet30
  • come to an end(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    break, dissolve
    source: wordnet30
  • break or cause to break into pieces(verb.change)
    source: wordnet30
  • cause to separate(verb.change)
    Example:
    Break up kidney stones.
    Synonym:
    disperse, scatter
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  • separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts(verb.change)
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  • laugh unrestrainedly(verb.body)
    Synonym:
    crack up
    source: wordnet30
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