Definition of break open

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Verb

open with force; "He broke open the picnic basket"

Verb

come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure; "The bubble burst"

Verb

erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"

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burst burst out erupt flare flare up irrupt split

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break come apart deepen fall apart intensify open open up separate split up

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blow pop stave stave in

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