Word Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 4
"The dam burst"
Kinds of:
shatter
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 5
"He busted my radio!"
Kinds of:
break down
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 6
"The police raided the crack house"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 8
go to pieces
"The lawn mower finally broke"
"The gears wore out"
"The old chair finally fell apart completely"
Derived:
wear
Verb group:
break
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb
Sense 9
"The rope snapped"
"tear the paper"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
73%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
1
Total Relationships
83
Times Searched
3
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