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To end a relationship
“I decided that it was finally time to break up with Tiffany, and, for better or worse, I decided to break up with her in a public place.”
To split, or cause to split, from a group that one is associated with
“Such punishments, however, run the risk of inducing grievances and persuading the higher administration to break up the cartel.”
To cause to separate into pieces, typically suddenly or forcibly
“The surface will break up easily enough if you use a jackhammer.”
To crumble or disintegrate as a result of decay
“The dead plants decay and break up into little pieces.”
To separate or split
“The slightest movement will tend to break up the connection between such pavement and brick or granite.”
To disperse and leave from, or cause to disperse and leave from, a place
“The crowd would begin to break up eventually after being told that Elvis had left the building.”
To draw to a close
“The hostess would serve a dessert, there would be more gossip, and then the club meeting would break up.”
To start laughing uncontrollably
“She had little more to do than stare at him adoringly and break up at his jokes, which wasn't much of a change from the way she spent her time off-camera.”
To become, or cause to become, mentally unstable, especially from stress or anxiety
“I believe that the stress of parenting and the crippling of my finances had caused me to break up mentally.”
To divide something with another or others
To destroy or disrupt by means of sabotage
To cause significant damage or destruction to
To dissect or cut into pieces, especially for purposes of analysis
To provide assuagement or palliation to
To break or crush into crumbs or small particles
To disassemble or dismantle equipment or components to obtain parts for repairing or repurposing
To turn up the earth of an area of land, especially before sowing
To become open
To unfasten something tied, fastened, or fixed in place
To cause disorder or confusion in
To destroy or be destroyed in a gradual manner
To deteriorate or go into decline, especially physically
To cast off capriciously or unfeelingly, as a lover
To throw away (something unwanted or useless)
The legal dissolution of a marriage by a court or other competent body
The act of taking something apart
Physical or structural deterioration
The end or failure of an enterprise or institution
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