break open

Speech parts

1. break open - Verb

2. break open - Phrase

Meaning

erupt or intensify suddenly

come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure

open with force

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

split burst erupt burst out irrupt jimmy burt force prise break advance blast crack explode flare
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Antonyms

worsen regress go backwards stop progress make no progress hinder the progress
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Hypernyms

open separate break deepen intensify fall apart

Hyponyms

pop blow stave stave in

Examples

I tell you this to break your heart, by which I mean only that it break open and never close again to the rest of the world. Mary Oliver

God help anyone who disobeys my recycling system. I have all the separated bins. I'm very adamant about it because I try to be a good citizen of the world, I really do. I even use eco-friendly cleaning products, but sometimes you just have to break open the disinfectant. Some jobs require it. Linda Evangelista

On the ice flow they grip, cut, twist, break open seeds throwing out the white salt, revive volcanic dreams: unable to satisfy their diminuated lust the allegoric flesh learns the thrill of return. John Carder Bush

We are not trapped or locked up in these bones. No, no. We are free to change. And love changes us. And if we can love one another, we can break open the sky. Walter Mosley

Unrest erupted in the country Source: Internet

Tempers flared at the meeting Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

break open

Close letter words and terms

break one's way through break one's word break one's word to break out break out of break pattern