break open
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(verb) open with force; "He broke open the the picnic basket" |
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Related Words: open, open up |
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(verb) break open or apart suddenly; "The bubble burst" |
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Synonyms: burst, split |
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Related Words: blow, break, come apart, fall apart, separate, split up, stave, stave in |
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(verb) erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting" |
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Synonyms: burst out, erupt, flare, flare up |
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Related Words: deepen, intensify |
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