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break open

/ break open /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
open with force
"He broke open the the picnic basket"
Type of:
open open up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
break open or apart suddenly
"The bubble burst"
Type of:
break separate split up
Kinds of:
pop blow stave stave in
Derived:
split explosion burst
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
erupt or intensify suddenly
"Unrest erupted in the country"
"Tempers flared at the meeting"
"The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"
Type of:
intensify deepen
Derived:
outburst burst flare-up outbreak eruption
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
29%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
19
Times Searched
3
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open open up break separate split up pop blow stave stave in intensify deepen