(pull apart)
1pull apart — or pull to pieces 1. To cause to break into pieces by pulling 2. To criticize harshly • • • Main Entry: ↑pull * * * ˌpull a ˈpart [transitive] [present tense …
2pull apart — (something) to examine all the parts of something in order to understand it. We spent the afternoon pulling apart the figures supplied by the research team …
3pull apart — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms pull apart : present tense I/you/we/they pull apart he/she/it pulls apart present participle pulling apart past tense pulled apart past participle pulled apart pull someone apart to separate two people or… …
4pull apart something — pull apart (something) to examine all the parts of something in order to understand it. We spent the afternoon pulling apart the figures supplied by the research team …
5pull apart — they pulled apart the suitcase looking for hidden drugs Syn: dismantle, disassemble, take/pull to pieces, take/pull to bits, take apart, strip down; demolish, destroy, break up …
6pull apart — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. separate, split, force apart; see divide 1 …
7To pull apart — Pull Pull, v. i. To exert one s self in an act or motion of drawing or hauling; to tug; as, to pull at a rope. [1913 Webster] {To pull apart}, to become separated by pulling; as, a rope will pull apart. {To pull up}, to draw the reins; to stop;… …
8pull apart — verb to open something by pulling on various parts of it …
9pull apart — separate into pieces; severely criticize …
10pull-apart — …
