· to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"

Synonym(s): disperse, dissipate, dispel, scatter

Hypernym(s): separate, divide

· discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up"

Synonym(s): separate, part, split_up, split, break

· come apart; "the group broke up"

Hypernym(s): separate, part, split

· break violently or noisily; smash

Synonym(s): crash, break_apart

Hypernym(s): disintegrate

· make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages"

Synonym(s): interrupt, disrupt, cut_off

Hypernym(s): break, break_off, discontinue, stop

· cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water"

Synonym(s): dissolve, resolve

Hypernym(s): change_integrity

· suffer a nervous breakdown

Synonym(s): crack_up, crack, crock_up, collapse

Hypernym(s): suffer, sustain, have, get

· take apart into its constituent pieces

Synonym(s): disassemble, dismantle, take_apart, break_apart

Hypernym(s): destroy, destruct

· destroy the completeness of a set of related items; "The book dealer would not break the set"

Synonym(s): break

Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify

· set or keep apart; "sever a relationship"

Synonym(s): sever

Hypernym(s): separate, disunite, divide, part

· attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example; "Pick open the ice"

Synonym(s): pick

Hypernym(s): pierce

· release ice; "The icebergs and glaciers calve"

Synonym(s): calve

Hypernym(s): separate, divide, part

· close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned"

Synonym(s): adjourn, recess

Hypernym(s): end, stop, finish, terminate, cease

· bring the association of to an end or cause to break up; "The decree officially dissolved the marriage"; "the judge dissolved the tobacco company"

Synonym(s): dissolve

Hypernym(s): end, terminate

· come to an end; "Their marriage dissolved"; "The tobacco monopoly broke up"

Synonym(s): dissolve

Hypernym(s): end, terminate

· break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented"

Synonym(s): fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise

Hypernym(s): break, separate, split_up, fall_apart, come_apart

· cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles"

Synonym(s): disperse, scatter

Hypernym(s): change_integrity

· separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts

Synonym(s): decompose, break_down

Hypernym(s): separate

· laugh unrestrainedly

Synonym(s): crack_up

Hypernym(s): laugh, express_joy, express_mirth