BREAK UP
\bɹˈe͡ɪk ˈʌp], \bɹˈeɪk ˈʌp], \b_ɹ_ˈeɪ_k ˈʌ_p]\
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break violently or noisily; smash;
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discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up"
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laugh unrestrainedly
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make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages"
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suffer a nervous breakdown
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bring the association of to an end or cause to break up; "The decree officially dissolved the marriage"; "the judge dissolved the tobacco company"
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release ice; "The icebergs and glaciers calve"
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destroy the completeness of a set of related items; "The book dealer would not break the set"
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come apart; "the group broke up"
By Princeton University
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break violently or noisily; smash;
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separate into constituent elements or parts, as of chemical substances
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discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up"
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laugh unrestrainedly
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break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented"; "I don't want to break up the group"
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terminate (legally); "Their marriage dissolved"
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make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages"
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suffer a nervous breakdown
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