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break up
Verb
  • ∙ To break or separate into pieces; to disintegrate or come apart. intransitive
  • ∙ To end a relationship. intransitive, idiomatic
  • ∙ To dissolve; to part. intransitive, idiomatic
  • ∙ Of a school, to close for the holidays at the end of term. intransitive, idiomatic
  • ∙ Of a telephone conversation, to cease to be understandable because of a bad connection. intransitive, idiomatic
  • ∙ To break or separate into pieces. transitive
  • ∙ To stop a fight; to separate people who are fighting. transitive, idiomatic
  • ∙ Become disorganised intransitive, idiomatic, figuratively
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