Hypernyms for "break up"
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Hypernyms
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atomise
atomize
backscatter
barge in
block
bray
break
break apart
break away
break in
break with
brecciate
burst in on
burst upon
butt in
chime in
chisel in
come in
comminute
crack
crumb
crunch
crush
cut
cut in
cut off
digest
disassociate
disband
disjoint
dissociate
dissolve
disunify
disunite
divorce
give the axe
give the bounce
give the gate
grate
grind
heckle
inject
interject
intermit
interpose
jam
mash
melt
melt down
pause
pound
punctuate
put aside
put away
put in
rag
run
secede
sliver
splinter
split up
stop
stop over
sunder
take off
take time off
throw in
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.