BREAK UP


Meaning of BREAK UP in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ verb ]

Date: 15th century

intransitive verb

1.

a. : to cease to exist as a unified whole : disperse

their partnership broke up

b. : to end a romance

2. : to lose morale, composure, or resolution ; especially : to become abandoned to laughter

breaks up completely, laughing himself into a coughing fit — Gene Williams

transitive verb

1. : to break into pieces

2. : to bring to an end

broke up the fight

3. : to do away with : destroy

break up a monopoly

4. : to disrupt the continuity or flow of

break up a dull routine

5. : decompose

break up a chemical

6. : to cause to laugh heartily

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.