Definition of break open Break open
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What does break open mean?
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| break open - open with force; "He broke open the picnic basket" | ||
| open up, open talk freely and without inhibition | ||
| break open - come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure; "The bubble burst" | ||
| burst, split | ||
| come apart, fall apart, split up, separate, break lose one's emotional or mental composure; "She fell apart when her only child died" | ||
| pop burst open with a sharp, explosive sound; "The balloon popped"; "This popcorn pops quickly in the microwave oven" | ||
| blow exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down" | ||
| stave, stave in burst or force (a hole) into something | ||
| break open - erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism" | ||
| erupt, irrupt, flare up, flare, burst out | ||
| deepen, intensify become deeper in tone; "His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password" | ||
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