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| bust2 |
to force an end to; break up. [1/10 definitions] |
| bust up |
to break up. |
| calve |
of a glacier or iceberg, to break up, thus making a separate piece. [1/4 definitions] |
| crash1 |
to break up or be destroyed by hitting against something noisily and violently; smash. [1/7 definitions] |
| crunch |
to break up noisily, as by crushing or grinding. [1/6 definitions] |
| diffuse |
to soften or break up (light), as by reflection from an uneven surface. [1/9 definitions] |
| disband |
of an organized group, to break up or disperse. [2 definitions] |
| disperse |
to break up and scatter. [1/3 definitions] |
| dissolve |
to break up or dismiss (a legislative body or the like). [1/11 definitions] |
| disunite |
to break up the union of; divide. [1/2 definitions] |
| gad2 |
to break up or dislodge (ore or rocks) with a gad. [1/3 definitions] |
| harrow |
a farm tool used to break up and level ground that has been plowed. A harrow has spikes or upright disks mounted on a heavy frame. [2/3 definitions] |
| homogenize |
to break up and blend the particles of fat in. |
| scarify |
to loosen, break up, or stir (topsoil). [1/4 definitions] |
| sift |
to pass or force through a screen in order to break up the larger parts. [1/2 definitions] |
| split |
to break up or separate by force or as though by force; tear apart. [2/11 definitions] |
| Yugoslavia |
formerly, a country in southeastern Europe located south of Austria and Hungary. Yugoslavia existed as a country from 1918 until it began to break up toward the end of the twentieth century. Eventually, it split up into the independent countries of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia, and Serbia. Belgrade, which is now the capital of Serbia, was the capital of Yugoslavia. |
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