breaking up

verb

Definition of breaking upnext
present participle of break up
1
as in disbanding
to cease to exist or cause to cease to exist as a group or organization the band broke up when their arguments over money grew too stressful

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2
as in ending
to come to an end the meeting broke up when all the business for the day had been completed

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3
as in dividing
to set or force apart he broke up the rocks in the old stone wall with a crowbar, sending them tumbling to the ground

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4
as in melting down
to yield to mental or emotional stress the sort of person who would be among the first to break up in a prisoner of war camp

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as in stopping
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end police arrived at the scene and immediately broke up the fracas

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as in disrupting
to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly break up the feta cheese and spread it over the salad

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as in laughing
to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound if you break up during the skit, the audience will know that you're in on the joke

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“Breaking up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breaking%20up. Accessed 21 Mar. 2023.

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