transitive. To force open.

transitive. To break up; to break open.

transitive. To break or burst open. Scottish. Obsolete.

to break open: to open or enter by breaking. Cf. also to break up 10 at phrasal verbs.

To pull or draw with a wrench or twist; to twist or wrest out; to force, turn, etc., by a twisting… With adverbs, as away, off, out, outward, up; as…

To overpower by force. To break open (a gate, etc.); to break (a lock); †to pierce (armour). Also to force open.

transitive. To cause (a mechanism) to work with a sudden or rapid movement; to cause (a lock, clasp, etc.) to open by applying pressure. Also figur…