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61break 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 …
62break 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… …
63break — breɪk n. fracture; pause, intermission; crack; opportunity; alteration; divider between one part of a document and another (Computers) v. smash into pieces, shatter, crack; be smashed into pieces; be cut off; force into; stop, cancel …
64break asunder — smash into pieces, break apart …
65break — I. v. a. 1. Rend, sever, part, dispart, fracture, tear asunder. 2. Shatter, shiver, smash, batter, dash to pieces. 3. Enfeeble, enervate, weaken, impair. 4. Tame, make tractable, make docile. 5. Make bankrupt, bankrupt. 6. Discard, dismiss,… …
66break down — 1) his van broke down See break 1. 4) 2) pay negotiations broke down Syn: fail, collapse, founder, fall through, disintegrate; informal fizzle out 3) Vicky broke down, sobbing loudly Syn …
67break down — 1) his van broke down See: break [verb] 2) 2) pay negotiations broke down Syn: fail, collapse, founder, fall through 3) Vicky broke down, sobbing loudly Syn …
68break the heart — crack the heart into pieces (make someone feel very sorry for you or disappointed in you) …
69fall to pieces — {v. phr.} To disintegrate; collapse. * /After the death of Alexander the Great, his empire started to fall to pieces./ …
70fall to pieces — {v. phr.} To disintegrate; collapse. * /After the death of Alexander the Great, his empire started to fall to pieces./ …
