pull apart

phrasal verb

pulled apart; pulling apart; pulls apart

1

: to be separated into parts or pieces by pulling

The rolls pull apart easily.

2

: to separate or break (something) into parts or pieces

She pulled the rolls apart with her hands.

—sometimes used figuratively

His gambling problem is pulling the family apart.

3

: to separate (people or animals) in order to stop a fight

Customers stepped in and pulled the two men apart.

Examples of pull apart in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If tasks can be pulled apart, unbundled, and recombined, then the corporate role as a singular, static entity begins to lose its shape. —John Winsor, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025

The CrystaLynx Dragons pull apart to mix and match and create new types of reptilians. —Katrina Cossey, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025

This allows for quick assembly, but the individually rolls will still pull apart easily after baking. —Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025

After a three-minute curing time, the two halves of the mold are pulled apart, and the finished object is removed. —New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for pull apart

• counterpart
• art
• cart
• carte
• chart
• dart
• fart
• haart
• mart
• part
• smart
• start