English dictionary
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English verb: break open | |||
| 1. | break open (contact) open with force | ||
| Samples | He broke open the picnic basket. | ||
| Examples | They want to break open the doors | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | open, open up | ||
| 2. | break open (change) come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure | ||
| Samples | The bubble burst. | ||
| Synonyms | burst, split | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | break, come apart, fall apart, separate, split up | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | blow, pop, stave, stave in | ||
| 3. | break open (change) erupt or intensify suddenly | ||
| Samples | Unrest erupted in the country. Tempers flared at the meeting. The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism. | ||
| Synonyms | burst out, erupt, flare, flare up, irrupt | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | deepen, intensify | ||
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