 fall_apart |
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| 1. | [ verb ] break or fall apart into fragments | |
| Synonyms: | crumble | |
| Examples: | "The cookies crumbled" "The Sphinx is crumbling" |
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| Related terms: | disintegrate | |
| 2. | [ verb ] pass into a solution | |
| Synonyms: | dissolve | |
| Examples: | "The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee" |
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| Related terms: | disintegrate dissolution | |
| 3. | [ verb ] go to pieces | |
| Synonyms: | wear_out wear bust break | |
| Examples: | "The lawn mower finally broke" "The gears wore out" "The old chair finally fell apart completely" |
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| Related terms: | decay fray chip chip crash crash wear_away wear_away whittle_away break wear | |
| 4. | [ verb ] lose one's emotional or mental composure | |
| Synonyms: | go_to_pieces | |
| Examples: | "She fell apart when her only child died" |
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| Related terms: | break_down | |
| 5. | [ verb ] become separated into pieces or fragments | |
| Synonyms: | break separate come_apart split_up | |
| Examples: | "The figurine broke" "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" |
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| Related terms: | change_integrity burst snap break_up ladder burst puncture smash crush decompose break break fault | |
| Similar spelling: |
fall_for fall_over fall_board |
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