pull sth/sb apart
— phrasal verb with pull uk/pʊl/us/pʊl/verb
to separate two things or people:
They went for each other with their fists and had to be pulled apart.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Separating and dividing
- atomize
- bifurcate
- bifurcation
- bisect
- borderline
- branch
- disestablish
- dismember
- dissociate
- dissociate yourself from sth
- disunite
- divide
- drift
- quarter
- ravel
- resolve
- resolve sth into sth
- rive
- riven
- tear 1
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