 break_open |
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| 1. | [ verb ] open with force | |
| Examples: | "He broke open the picnic basket" |
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| Related terms: | open | |
| 2. | [ verb ] break open or apart suddenly | |
| Synonyms: | burst split | |
| Examples: | "The bubble burst" |
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| Related terms: | break blow pop stave split | |
| 3. | [ verb ] erupt or intensify suddenly | |
| Synonyms: | erupt flare_up burst_out irrupt flare | |
| Examples: | "Unrest erupted in the country" "Tempers flared at the meeting" "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism" |
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| Related terms: | intensify outburst | |
| Similar spelling: |
break_even break_up break_off breakup brisk_up brick_up break_of_day breakableness breakable |
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