BREAK UP as VERB

1. Meaning
   • laugh unrestrainedly
   Synonym(s)
   • crack up (what does crack up mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) break up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • laugh (what does laugh mean?)
   • express joy (what does express joy mean?)
   • express mirth (what does express mirth mean?)
2. Meaning
   • separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
   Synonym(s)
   • break down (what does break down mean?)
   • decompose (what does decompose mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) break up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • separate (what does separate mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • digest (what does digest mean?)
   • dissociate (what does dissociate mean?)
   • crack (what does crack mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • decomposition (what does decomposition mean?)
   • decomposition reaction (what does decomposition reaction mean?)
3. Meaning
   • cause to separate
   Synonym(s)
   • disperse (what does disperse mean?)
   • scatter (what does scatter mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • break up kidney stones
   • disperse particles
   Hypernyms(s) break up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change integrity (what does change integrity mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • backscatter (what does backscatter mean?)
4. Meaning
   • break or cause to break into pieces
   Synonym(s)
   • fragment (what does fragment mean?)
   • fragmentise (what does fragmentise mean?)
   • fragmentize (what does fragmentize mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The plate fragmented
   Hypernyms(s) break up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • break (what does break mean?)
   • separate (what does separate mean?)
   • split up (what does split up mean?)
   • fall apart (what does fall apart mean?)
   • come apart (what does come apart mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • atomize (what does atomize mean?)
   • atomise (what does atomise mean?)
   • grind (what does grind mean?)
   • mash (what does mash mean?)
   • crunch (what does crunch mean?)
   • bray (what does bray mean?)
   • comminute (what does comminute mean?)
   • pound (what does pound mean?)
   • sunder (what does sunder mean?)
   • splinter (what does splinter mean?)
   • sliver (what does sliver mean?)
   • rag (what does rag mean?)
   • crumb (what does crumb mean?)
   • brecciate (what does brecciate mean?)
   • crush (what does crush mean?)
   • grate (what does grate mean?)
   • grind (what does grind mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • fragment (what does fragment mean?)
   • fragment (what does fragment mean?)
   • fragment (what does fragment mean?)
   • shard (what does shard mean?)
   • sherd (what does sherd mean?)
   • fragment (what does fragment mean?)
   • fragmentation (what does fragmentation mean?)
   • fragmentation (what does fragmentation mean?)
   • fragmentation (what does fragmentation mean?)
   • atomization (what does atomization mean?)
   • atomisation (what does atomisation mean?)
   • fragmentation (what does fragmentation mean?)
5. Meaning
   • come to an end
   Synonym(s)
   • dissolve (what does dissolve mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Their marriage dissolved
   • The tobacco monopoly broke up
   Hypernyms(s) break up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • end (what does end mean?)
   • terminate (what does terminate mean?)
6. Meaning
   • bring the association of to an end or cause to break up
   Synonym(s)
   • dissolve (what does dissolve mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The decree officially dissolved the marriage
   • the judge dissolved the tobacco company
   Hypernyms(s) break up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • end (what does end mean?)
   • terminate (what does terminate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • dissolution (what does dissolution mean?)
   • disintegration (what does disintegration mean?)
   • adjournment (what does adjournment mean?)
   • dissolution (what does dissolution mean?)
   • dissolution (what does dissolution mean?)
   • breakup (what does breakup mean?)
7. Meaning
   • close at the end of a session
   Synonym(s)
   • adjourn (what does adjourn mean?)
   • recess (what does recess mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The court adjourned
   Hypernyms(s) break up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • end (what does end mean?)
   • stop (what does stop mean?)
   • finish (what does finish mean?)
   • terminate (what does terminate mean?)
   • cease (what does cease mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • respite (what does respite mean?)
   • recess (what does recess mean?)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   • time out (what does time out mean?)
   • adjournment (what does adjournment mean?)
   • dissolution (what does dissolution mean?)
8. Meaning
   • cause to go into a solution
   Synonym(s)
   • dissolve (what does dissolve mean?)
   • resolve (what does resolve mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water
   Hypernyms(s) break up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change integrity (what does change integrity mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • melt (what does melt mean?)
   • run (what does run mean?)
   • melt down (what does melt down mean?)
   • cut (what does cut mean?)
   Cause(s)
   • dissolve (what does dissolve mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • solvent (what does solvent mean?)
   • dissolvent (what does dissolvent mean?)
   • dissolver (what does dissolver mean?)
   • dissolving agent (what does dissolving agent mean?)
   • resolvent (what does resolvent mean?)
   • dissolving (what does dissolving mean?)
   • dissolution (what does dissolution mean?)
   • solvent (what does solvent mean?)
   • dissolvent (what does dissolvent mean?)
   • dissolver (what does dissolver mean?)
   • dissolving agent (what does dissolving agent mean?)
   • resolvent (what does resolvent mean?)
   • solvent (what does solvent mean?)
   • dissolvent (what does dissolvent mean?)
   • dissolver (what does dissolver mean?)
   • dissolving agent (what does dissolving agent mean?)
   • resolvent (what does resolvent mean?)
   • dissolving (what does dissolving mean?)
   • dissolution (what does dissolution mean?)
9. Meaning
   • make a break in
   Synonym(s)
   • cut off (what does cut off mean?)
   • disrupt (what does disrupt mean?)
   • interrupt (what does interrupt mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • We interrupt the program for the following messages
   Hypernyms(s) break up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • break (what does break mean?)
   • break off (what does break off mean?)
   • discontinue (what does discontinue mean?)
   • stop (what does stop mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • cut (what does cut mean?)
   • cut off (what does cut off mean?)
   • punctuate (what does punctuate mean?)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   • put away (what does put away mean?)
   • pause (what does pause mean?)
   • intermit (what does intermit mean?)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   • chime in (what does chime in mean?)
   • cut in (what does cut in mean?)
   • put in (what does put in mean?)
   • butt in (what does butt in mean?)
   • chisel in (what does chisel in mean?)
   • barge in (what does barge in mean?)
   • break in (what does break in mean?)
   • burst in on (what does burst in on mean?)
   • burst upon (what does burst upon mean?)
   • heckle (what does heckle mean?)
   • interject (what does interject mean?)
   • come in (what does come in mean?)
   • interpose (what does interpose mean?)
   • put in (what does put in mean?)
   • throw in (what does throw in mean?)
   • inject (what does inject mean?)
   • jam (what does jam mean?)
   • block (what does block mean?)
   • stop (what does stop mean?)
   • stop over (what does stop over mean?)
   • take off (what does take off mean?)
   • take time off (what does take time off mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   • interruption (what does interruption mean?)
   • disruption (what does disruption mean?)
   • gap (what does gap mean?)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   • interruption (what does interruption mean?)
   • disruption (what does disruption mean?)
   • gap (what does gap mean?)
   • interrupter (what does interrupter mean?)
10. Meaning
    • release ice
    Synonym(s)
    • calve (what does calve mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • The icebergs and glaciers calve
    Hypernyms(s) break up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • separate (what does separate mean?)
    • divide (what does divide mean?)
    • part (what does part mean?)
11. Meaning
    • attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
    Synonym(s)
    • pick (what does pick mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • Pick open the ice
    Hypernyms(s) break up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • pierce (what does pierce mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • pick (what does pick mean?)
    • pickax (what does pickax mean?)
    • pickaxe (what does pickaxe mean?)
    Entail(s)
    • chop (what does chop mean?)
    • hack (what does hack mean?)
12. Meaning
    • set or keep apart
    Synonym(s)
    • sever (what does sever mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • sever a relationship
    Hypernyms(s) break up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • separate (what does separate mean?)
    • disunite (what does disunite mean?)
    • divide (what does divide mean?)
    • part (what does part mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • rupture (what does rupture mean?)
    • breach (what does breach mean?)
    • break (what does break mean?)
    • severance (what does severance mean?)
    • rift (what does rift mean?)
    • falling out (what does falling out mean?)
13. Meaning
    • break violently or noisily
    • smash
    Synonym(s)
    • break apart (what does break apart mean?)
    • crash (what does crash mean?)
    Hypernyms(s) break up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • disintegrate (what does disintegrate mean?)
14. Meaning
    • destroy the completeness of a set of related items
    Synonym(s)
    • break (what does break mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • The book dealer would not break the set
    Hypernyms(s) break up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • change (what does change mean?)
    • alter (what does alter mean?)
    • modify (what does modify mean?)
15. Meaning
    • take apart into its constituent pieces
    Synonym(s)
    • break apart (what does break apart mean?)
    • disassemble (what does disassemble mean?)
    • dismantle (what does dismantle mean?)
    • take apart (what does take apart mean?)
    Hypernyms(s) break up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • destroy (what does destroy mean?)
    • destruct (what does destruct mean?)
    Antonym(s)
    • assemble (what does assemble mean?)
    • piece (what does piece mean?)
    • put together (what does put together mean?)
    • set up (what does set up mean?)
    • tack (what does tack mean?)
    • tack together (what does tack together mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • dismantling (what does dismantling mean?)
    • dismantlement (what does dismantlement mean?)
    • disassembly (what does disassembly mean?)
    • dismantling (what does dismantling mean?)
    • dismantlement (what does dismantlement mean?)
    • disassembly (what does disassembly mean?)
16. Meaning
    • suffer a nervous breakdown
    Synonym(s)
    • collapse (what does collapse mean?)
    • crack (what does crack mean?)
    • crack up (what does crack up mean?)
    • crock up (what does crock up mean?)
    Hypernyms(s) break up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • suffer (what does suffer mean?)
    • sustain (what does sustain mean?)
    • have (what does have mean?)
    • get (what does get mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • collapse (what does collapse mean?)
    • breakdown (what does breakdown mean?)
    • crack-up (what does crack-up mean?)
17. Meaning
    • come apart
    Usage Example(s)
    • the group broke up
    Hypernyms(s) break up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • separate (what does separate mean?)
    • part (what does part mean?)
    • split (what does split mean?)
    Hyponym(s)
    • disband (what does disband mean?)
    • dissolve (what does dissolve mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • separation (what does separation mean?)
    • breakup (what does breakup mean?)
    • detachment (what does detachment mean?)
18. Meaning
    • to cause to separate and go in different directions
    Synonym(s)
    • dispel (what does dispel mean?)
    • disperse (what does disperse mean?)
    • dissipate (what does dissipate mean?)
    • scatter (what does scatter mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • She waved her hand and scattered the crowds
    Hypernyms(s) break up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • separate (what does separate mean?)
    • divide (what does divide mean?)
    Hyponym(s)
    • disband (what does disband mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • scatter (what does scatter mean?)
    • spread (what does spread mean?)
    • scatter (what does scatter mean?)
    • scattering (what does scattering mean?)
    • strewing (what does strewing mean?)
    • dispersion (what does dispersion mean?)
    • scattering (what does scattering mean?)
    • scatter (what does scatter mean?)
    • scattering (what does scattering mean?)
    • strewing (what does strewing mean?)
    • dissipation (what does dissipation mean?)
    • dispersion (what does dispersion mean?)
    • dispersal (what does dispersal mean?)
    • dissemination (what does dissemination mean?)
    • diffusion (what does diffusion mean?)
19. Meaning
    • discontinue an association or relation
    • go different ways
    Synonym(s)
    • break (what does break mean?)
    • part (what does part mean?)
    • separate (what does separate mean?)
    • split (what does split mean?)
    • split up (what does split up mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • The business partners broke over a tax question
    • The couple separated after 25 years of marriage
    • My friend and I split up
    Hyponym(s)
    • give the axe (what does give the axe mean?)
    • give the bounce (what does give the bounce mean?)
    • give the gate (what does give the gate mean?)
    • disunify (what does disunify mean?)
    • break apart (what does break apart mean?)
    • disassociate (what does disassociate mean?)
    • dissociate (what does dissociate mean?)
    • divorce (what does divorce mean?)
    • disunite (what does disunite mean?)
    • disjoint (what does disjoint mean?)
    • break with (what does break with mean?)
    • divorce (what does divorce mean?)
    • split up (what does split up mean?)
    • secede (what does secede mean?)
    • splinter (what does splinter mean?)
    • break away (what does break away mean?)
    • break (what does break mean?)
    • break away (what does break away mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • dissolution (what does dissolution mean?)
    • breakup (what does breakup mean?)
    • rupture (what does rupture mean?)
    • breach (what does breach mean?)
    • break (what does break mean?)
    • severance (what does severance mean?)
    • rift (what does rift mean?)
    • falling out (what does falling out mean?)
    • schism (what does schism mean?)
    • split (what does split mean?)
    • separatist (what does separatist mean?)
    • separationist (what does separationist mean?)
    • legal separation (what does legal separation mean?)
    • separation (what does separation mean?)
    • separation (what does separation mean?)
    • breakup (what does breakup mean?)
    • detachment (what does detachment mean?)