Break Up
vverb.motionto cause to separate and go in different directionsSynset:dispel disperse dissipate scatter
Examples:- She waved her hand and scattered the crowds
Derivationally Related Form:scatterscatteringdispersiondissipation
Hypernyms:divide separate
Inherited Hypernyms:disperseseparate
Direct Hyponyms:disband
Full Troponyms:disband
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody
vverb.socialdiscontinue an association or relation; go different waysSynset:break part separate split split up
Examples:- The business partners broke over a tax question
- The couple separated after 25 years of marriage
- My friend and I split up
Derivationally Related Form:separationbreakseparatistbreakupsplit
Inherited Hypernyms:separate
Direct Hyponyms:breakbreak apartbreak awaybreak withdisassociatedisjointdissociatedisunifydisunitedivorcegive the axegive the bouncegive the gatesecedesplintersplit up
Full Troponyms:breakbreak withdisassociatedisunifydivorcegive the axesecede
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.motioncome apartDerivationally Related Form:breakup
Hypernyms:part separate split
Inherited Hypernyms:break upseparatemove
Direct Hyponyms:disbanddissolve
Full Troponyms:disband
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s
vverb.contactbreak violently or noisily; smashSynset:break apart crash
Hypernyms:disintegrate
Inherited Hypernyms:crashdisintegratechange integritychange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Something is ---ing PP | The glass tubes --- (apply to: crash)
vverb.communicationmake a break inSynset:cut off disrupt interrupt
Examples:- We interrupt the program for the following messages
Derivationally Related Form:interruptioninterrupterdisruption
Hypernyms:break break off discontinue stop
Inherited Hypernyms:interruptbreakendchange
Direct Hyponyms:barge inblockbreakbreak inburst in onburst uponbutt inchime inchisel income incutcut incut offheckleinjectinterjectintermitinterposejampausepunctuateput asideput awayput instopstop overtake offtake time offthrow in
Full Troponyms:barrage jamblanket jambreakburst in oncallchime incutcut incut shortheckleinterjectinterruptjamlay overpausepoint jampunctuateput awayrestspot jamstoptake fivetake offtake ten
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s | Something ---s something | Something ---s somebody
vverb.changecause to go into a solutionSynset:dissolve resolve
Examples:- The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water
Derivationally Related Form:dissolverresolventdissolutiondissolventdissolving
Hypernyms:change integrity
Inherited Hypernyms:dissolvechange integritychange
Direct Hyponyms:cutmeltmelt downrun
Causes:dissolve
Full Troponyms:cutfusemelttry
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.emotionsuffer a nervous breakdownSynset:collapse crack crack up crock up
Derivationally Related Form:collapsecrack-up
Hypernyms:get have suffer sustain
Inherited Hypernyms:crack upsufferexperienceundergochange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.creationtake apart into its constituent piecesSynset:break apart disassemble dismantle take apart
Antonyms:assemble
Derivationally Related Form:dismantlingdismantlement
Hypernyms:destroy destruct
Inherited Hypernyms:disassembledestroyunmake
Direct Hyponyms:strike
Full Troponyms:strike
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.contactdestroy the completeness of a set of related itemsSynset:break
Examples:- The book dealer would not break the set
Derivationally Related Form:breakable
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:breakchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.contactset or keep apartSynset:sever
Derivationally Related Form:severance
Hypernyms:disunite divide part separate
Inherited Hypernyms:severseparatemove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.contactattack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for exampleSynset:pick
Derivationally Related Form:pick
Hypernyms:pierce
Inherited Hypernyms:pickpiercepenetrateenter
Entailment:chop hack
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.contactrelease iceSynset:calve
Examples:- The icebergs and glaciers calve
Hypernyms:divide part separate
Inherited Hypernyms:calveseparatechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.changeclose at the end of a sessionSynset:adjourn recess
Derivationally Related Form:adjournmentrecess
Hypernyms:cease end finish stop terminate
Inherited Hypernyms:adjournend
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s
vverb.changebring the association of to an end or cause to break upSynset:dissolve
Examples:- The decree officially dissolved the marriage
- the judge dissolved the tobacco company
Derivationally Related Form:dissolution
Hypernyms:end terminate
Inherited Hypernyms:dissolveendchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changecome to an endSynset:dissolve
Examples:- Their marriage dissolved
- The tobacco monopoly broke up
Hypernyms:end terminate
Inherited Hypernyms:dissolveendchange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.changebreak or cause to break into piecesSynset:fragment fragmentise fragmentize
Derivationally Related Form:fragmentationfragment
Hypernyms:break come apart fall apart separate split up
Inherited Hypernyms:break upbreakchange integritychange
Direct Hyponyms:atomiseatomizebraybrecciatecomminutecrumbcrunchcrushgrategrindmashpoundragsliversplintersunder
Full Troponyms:atomizebrecciatebruisechampchawchewchompcrumbcrunchcrushgnashgnawgrategrindmillmumblepestlepoundpulpragsplintersunder
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody of something
vverb.changecause to separateSynset:disperse scatter
Examples:- break up kidney stones
- disperse particles
Hypernyms:change integrity
Inherited Hypernyms:break upchange integritychange
Direct Hyponyms:backscatter
Full Troponyms:backscatter
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s | Something ---s something
vverb.changeseparate (substances) into constituent elements or partsTopic:chemical sciencechemistry
Synset:break down decompose
Derivationally Related Form:decompositionbreakdown
Hypernyms:separate
Inherited Hypernyms:decomposeseparatechange integritychange
Direct Hyponyms:crackdigestdissociate
Full Troponyms:crackdigestdissociate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.bodylaugh unrestrainedlySynset:crack up
Hypernyms:express joy express mirth laugh
Inherited Hypernyms:break uplaughexpress emotion
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s