close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned"
destroy the completeness of a set of related items; "The book dealer would not break the set"
come apart
laugh unrestrainedly
cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles"
break into pieces; "The plate fragmented"
release ice; of icebergs or glaciers
suffer a nervous breakdown
break violently or noisily; smash;
separate into constituent elements or parts
take apart into its constituent pieces
to cause to separate and go in different directions, of crowds, for example; "She waved her hand and scattered the crows."
terminate (legally); "Their marriage dissolved"
cause to go into a solution; "dissolve sugar in water"
make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages"
attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example; "Pick open the ice"
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"
set or keep apart; "sever a reatlionship"
separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented"
come to an end; "Their marriage dissolved"; "The tobacco monopoly broke up"
bring the association of to an end or cause to break up; "The decree officially dissolved the marriage"; "the judge dissolved the tobacco company"
cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water"
release ice; "The icebergs and glaciers calve"
set or keep apart; "sever a relationship"
come apart; "the group broke up"
to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"
cause to separate
break or cause to break into pieces
come to an end
bring the association of to an end or cause to break up
close at the end of a session
cause to go into a solution
make a break in
release ice
attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
set or keep apart
break violently or noisily; smash
destroy the completeness of a set of related items
to cause to separate and go in different directions
discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
