How to pronounce “break up”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• (transitive) To break or separate into pieces.
• (intransitive) To break or separate into pieces; to disintegrate or come apart.
• (transitive) To upset greatly; to cause great emotional disturbance or unhappiness in.
• (intransitive, idiomatic) To end a (usually romantic or sexual) relationship.
• (reciprocal, intransitive) To end a (usually romantic or sexual) relationship with each other.
• (intransitive, idiomatic) To dissolve; to part.
• (intransitive, idiomatic) Of a school, to close for the holidays at the end of term.
• (intransitive, telecommunications) Of a conversation, to cease to be understandable because of a bad connection; of a signal, to deteriorate.
• (transitive, idiomatic) To stop a fight; to separate people who are fighting.
• (intransitive, idiomatic, figuratively) To become disorganised.
• (transitive) To cut or take to pieces for scrap.
• (transitive, intransitive, idiomatic, slang) To be or cause to be overcome with laughter.
• [Noun]
• Alternative form of breakup.

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