to break something to pieces
31break away — verb 1. move away or escape suddenly (Freq. 2) The horses broke from the stable Three inmates broke jail Nobody can break out this prison is high security • Syn: ↑break, ↑break out • Derivationally relat …
32break down — verb 1. make ineffective (Freq. 3) Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination • Syn: ↑crush • Derivationally related forms: ↑breakdown • Hypernyms: ↑change, ↑ …
33break — [[t]breɪk[/t]] v. broke, bro•ken, break•ing, n. 1) to smash, split, or divide into parts violently 2) to disable or destroy by or as if by shattering or crushing: I broke my watch[/ex] 3) to violate or disregard (a law, promise, etc.) 4) to… …
34break apart — verb 1. take apart into its constituent pieces • Syn: ↑disassemble, ↑dismantle, ↑take apart, ↑break up • Ant: ↑assemble (for: ↑disassemble) …
35break — I. verb (broke; broken; breaking) Etymology: Middle English breken, from Old English brecan; akin to Old High German brehhan to break, Latin frangere Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to separate into parts with suddenness or… …
36break·up — /ˈbreıkˌʌp/ noun, pl ups 1 : the end of a relationship, marriage, etc. [count] Money problems often lead to marital breakups. She s just gone through a bad/painful breakup with her boyfriend. [noncount] He began drinking heavily following the …
37break down — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To analyze] Syn. examine, investigate, dissect; see analyze 1 . 2. [To overcome] Syn. surmount, overwhelm, conquer; see defeat 1 , 2 . 3. [To malfunction] Syn. fail, stop, malfunction, go out of order, falter, misfire, give… …
38Call Waiting (Prison Break episode) — Infobox Television episode Title = Call Waiting Series = Prison Break Caption = Michael blackmailing T Bag Season = 3 Episode = 3 Airdate = October 1, 2007 Production = 3AKJ03 Writer = Zack Estrin Director = Milan Cheylov Season list = Infobox… …
39a clean break — 1) a sudden complete end to something such as a relationship or a period of time spent in a place make a clean break: After the divorce, I decided to make a clean break and moved to a new town. 2) a break in a bone into just two pieces along a… …
40ice|break|er — «YS BRAY kuhr», noun. 1. a strong boat used to break a channel through ice; iceboat: »An atomic powered icebreaker [makes] possible much broader explorations of polar regions (Wall Street Journal). 2. a structure for protection against moving ice …
