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break something up1Cause something to separate into several pieces, parts, or sections: break up the chocolate and place it in a bowl he intends to break the company up into strategic business units...- I broke it up into four sections.
- When it's frozen, bash it gently to break it up into pieces - it should look rough - and put them into tall glasses or pudding bowls.
- The supplements are broken up into five sections.
1.1Cut something up for scrap metal: she was towed to Bo’Ness and broken up...- Last month such work has also taken place at MacDuff Shipyard in northern Scotland, where three vessels have been broken up as part of the Scottish Executive's controversial decommissioning scheme.
- The barge was not broken up as he thought but is still to be seen on the canals and rivers of Yorkshire and beyond.
1.2Disperse or put an end to a gathering: police broke up a demonstration in the capital...- On the second day, the gathering was broken up by the police, but not before the charter was adopted as a guiding document.
- The protests were broken up by police and militias.
- Meanwhile, a further protest against the summit was broken up by police.
Synonyms disperse, scatter, disband, separate 1.3Cause a relationship to dissolve: I’m not going to let you break up my marriage...- Tim had "a severe, chronic problem with alcoholism" which eventually broke the couple up.
- I don't think I could live with myself for being involved in what appears to be a good relationship breaking up.
- There was no talk of divorce or of the McGreevy family breaking up.
1.4Bring a social event or meeting to an end by being the first person to leave: Richard was sorry to break up the party See parent entry: break |