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To end a relationship
“I question the practicality of marriage when chances are that the couple is going to break up eventually.”
To cause to separate into pieces, typically suddenly or forcibly
“Break up the cheese into small chunks.”
To force or break apart
“It will break up easily enough if you use a jackhammer.”
To disperse or part company
“The crowd began to break up.”
To draw to a close
“It's finally time to break up this meeting now that all issues have been addressed.”
Start laughing uncontrollably
“There were a couple of times we'd break up laughing when I'd catch someone turning to look at me in a wide shot.”
To become, or cause to become, mentally unstable, especially from stress or anxiety
“Please stay strong and do not break up during this difficult time.”
To divide something with another or others
To throw away (something unwanted or useless)
To take apart or break down
Have somebody in hysterics
Divide into parts
To destroy or disrupt by means of sabotage
To make less organized
To cause to feel less close or friendly
To keep apart or isolate from others
To put an end to, especially formally
To rot or cause to rot
To provide assuagement or palliation to
To break into crumbs
To break the continuity of (a line or surface)
To break up (soil) in preparation for sowing or planting
To cast off capriciously or unfeelingly, as a lover
To remove or clear a block or obstruction from
To eat (something) steadily and often audibly
Take flight
To deplete, or be depleted, in physical strength or energy
Hit by accident when moving
Search or rummage through something
To unfasten something tied, fastened, or fixed in place
Gradually destroy or be gradually destroyed
To soften or be softened by soaking
To break or disregard (a rule or convention)
The legal dissolution of a marriage by a court or other competent body
The action of formally ending or dismissing an assembly, partnership, or official body
Physical, mental, or structural deterioration
The end or failure of an enterprise or institution
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