1
[ verb ] break or fall apart into fragments

Synonyms

crumble

Examples

"The cookies crumbled" "The Sphinx is crumbling"

Related terms

disintegrate

2
[ verb ] pass into a solution

Synonyms

dissolve

Examples

"The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee"

Related terms

disintegrate dissolution

3
[ verb ] go to pieces

Synonyms

wear_out wear bust break

Examples

"The lawn mower finally broke" "The gears wore out" "The old chair finally fell apart completely"

Related terms

decay fray chip chip crash crash wear_away wear_away whittle_away break wear

4
[ verb ] lose one's emotional or mental composure

Synonyms

go_to_pieces

Examples

"She fell apart when her only child died"

Related terms

break_down

5
[ verb ] become separated into pieces or fragments

Synonyms

break separate come_apart split_up

Examples

"The figurine broke" "The freshly baked loaf fell apart"

Related terms

change_integrity burst snap break_up ladder burst puncture smash crush decompose break break fault

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fall_for fall_over fall_board

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