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breaks upverbpresent tense third-person singular of break up to cease to exist or cause to cease to exist as a group or organizationthe band broke up when their arguments over money grew too stressful disbands, disperses, dissolves demobilizes bands, joins, unites incorporatesconsolidateshangs together to come to an endthe meeting broke up when all the business for the day had been completed breaks off, ceases, closes, concludes, dead-ends, determines, dies, discontinues, elapses, ends, expires, finishes, goes, halts, lapses, leaves off, lets up, passes, quits, stops, terminates, winds up, winks (out) desists (from), lays off (of), refrains (from)gives over(British), knocks off, packs (up or in)breaks down, conks (out), cuts out, stallspauses, stays, suspendsabates, peters (out), winds down bites the dust continues, hangs on, persists draws out, extends, prolongs, protracts to set or force aparthe broke up the rocks in the old stone wall with a crowbar, sending them tumbling to the ground decouples, disassociates, disconnects, disjoins, disjoints, dissevers, dissociates, disunites, divides, divorces, parts, ramifies, resolves, separates, severs, splits, sunders, uncouples, unlinks, unyokes breaks down, decomposes, disassembles, disintegrates, dissolvesbifurcates, bisects, cleaves, dichotomizes, dissects, fractionalizes, fractionates, halves, partitions, quarters, segments, subdivides, trisectsfragmentates, fragmentizes, fragmentsbreaks, fractures, pulls, rends, rifts, rips, rives, ruptures, tearscuts off, insulates, isolates, secludes, segregates, sequestersdetaches, disengages, disentangles, unravels, unties joins, links, unifies, unites assembles, associates, blends, combines, mingles, mixesconnects, couplesaccumulates, agglutinates, attaches, binds, cements, closes, fastens, fuses, knits, sticks, welds to yield to mental or emotional stressthe sort of person who would be among the first to break up in a prisoner of war camp breaks down, cracks, flips (out)(slang), freaks (out), melts down, wigs (out)(slang) chokes blows one's cool, falls apart, goes off the deep end, goes to pieces, loses it to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate endpolice arrived at the scene and immediately broke up the fracas breaks, breaks off, cans(slang), ceases, cuts off, cuts out, desists (from), discontinues, drops, ends, gives over, halts, knocks off, lays off, leaves off, packs (up or in), quits, shuts off, stops completes, concludes, finishescloses (down)deactivatesblockades, blocks, dams, delays, detains, hinders, holds, holds back, impedes, kiboshes, obstructs, stemscalls, suspendsarrests, brakes, checks, clamps down, reins (in), squashes, squelches, stamps, stanches(or staunches), stunts, suppresses, turns backpauses, stays, suspendsabolishes, aborts, annuls, demolishes, destroys, dissolves, kills, ruins, scuttles, snuffs has done with, puts the kibosh on carries on, continues, follows through (with), keeps up, runs onadvances, proceeds, progressesactuates, drives, impels, propels, stirs to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forciblybreak up the feta cheese and spread it over the salad breaks, busts, disintegrates, dismembers, disrupts, fractures, fragments, rives atomizes, crushes, grinds, powders, pulverizes, reducesblasts, blows up, bursts, detonates, explodescracks, pops, shatters, shivers, smasheschips, slivers, splinters, splitsimplodesdestroys, ruins, wrecks doctors, fixes, heals, mends, patches, rebuilds, reconditions, reconstructs, renovates, repairs to show mirth with an explosive vocal soundif you break up during the skit, the audience will know that you're in on the joke cackles, chortles, chuckles, cracks up, giggles, hee-haws, laughs, roars, screams, snickers, titters, twitters grins, smiles splits one's sides bawls, blubbers, cries, sobs, weepshowls, screams, squalls, wails, yowlsbleats, pules, whimpers, whinessniffles, snivelsgroans, moans, sighs |