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From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  break up
       v 1: to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She
            waved her hand and scattered the crowds" [syn: disperse,
             dissipate, dispel, scatter]
       2: discontinue an association or relation; go different ways;
          "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The
          couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend
          and I split up" [syn: separate, part, split up, split,
           break]
       3: come apart; "the group broke up"
       4: break violently or noisily; smash; [syn: crash, break
          apart]
       5: make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following
          messages" [syn: interrupt, disrupt, cut off]
       6: cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should
          dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water" [syn: dissolve,
           resolve]
       7: suffer a nervous breakdown [syn: crack up, crack, crock
          up, collapse]
       8: take apart into its constituent pieces [syn: disassemble,
          dismantle, take apart, break apart] [ant: assemble]
       9: destroy the completeness of a set of related items; "The
          book dealer would not break the set" [syn: break]
       10: set or keep apart; "sever a relationship" [syn: sever]
       11: attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground,
           for example; "Pick open the ice" [syn: pick]
       12: release ice; "The icebergs and glaciers calve" [syn: calve]
       13: close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned" [syn: adjourn,
            recess]
       14: bring the association of to an end or cause to break up;
           "The decree officially dissolved the marriage"; "the
           judge dissolved the tobacco company" [syn: dissolve]
       15: come to an end; "Their marriage dissolved"; "The tobacco
           monopoly broke up" [syn: dissolve]
       16: break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented"
           [syn: fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise]
       17: cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse
           particles" [syn: disperse, scatter]
       18: separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
           [syn: decompose, break down]
       19: laugh unrestrainedly [syn: crack up]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  break up
     Αγγλικά vb.
     διαλύω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  break up
     alt.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To break or separate into pieces; to
  disintegrate or come apart.
     2 (lb en transitive) To upset greatly; to cause great emotional
  disturbance or unhappiness.
     3 (lb en intransitive idiomatic) To end a (usually romantic or
  sexual) relationship.
     4 (lb en reciprocal intransitive) To end a (usually romantic or
  sexual) relationship with each other.
     5 (lb en intransitive idiomatic) To dissolve; to part.
     6 (lb en intransitive idiomatic) Of a school, to close for the
  holidays at the end of term.
     7 (lb en intransitive telecommunications) Of a conversation, to cease
  to be understandable because of a bad connection; of a signal, to
  deteriorate.
     8 (lb en transitive) To break or separate into pieces.
     9 (lb en transitive idiomatic) To stop a fight; to separate people
  who are fighting.
     10 (lb en intransitive idiomatic figuratively) Become disorganised
     n.
     (alt form en breakup)
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To break or separate into pieces; to
  disintegrate or come apart.
     2 (lb en transitive) To upset greatly; to cause great emotional
  disturbance or unhappiness.
     3 (lb en intransitive idiomatic) To end a (usually romantic or
  sexual) relationship.
     4 (lb en reciprocal intransitive) To end a (usually romantic or
  sexual) relationship with each other.
     5 (lb en intransitive idiomatic) To dissolve; to part.
     6 (lb en intransitive idiomatic) Of a school, to close for the
  holidays at the end of term.
     7 (lb en intransitive telecommunications) Of a conversation, to cease
  to be understandable because of a bad connection; of a signal, to
  deteriorate.
     8 (lb en transitive) To break or separate into pieces.
     9 (lb en transitive idiomatic) To stop a fight; to separate people
  who are fighting.
     10 (lb en intransitive idiomatic figuratively) Become disorganised

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  break up
     alt.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To break or separate into pieces; to
  disintegrate or come apart.
     2 (lb en transitive) To upset greatly; to cause great emotional
  disturbance or unhappiness.
     3 (lb en intransitive idiomatic) To end a (usually romantic or
  sexual) relationship.
     4 (lb en reciprocal intransitive) To end a (usually romantic or
  sexual) relationship with each other.
     5 (lb en intransitive idiomatic) To dissolve; to part.
     6 (lb en intransitive idiomatic) Of a school, to close for the
  holidays at the end of term.
     7 (lb en intransitive telecommunications) Of a conversation, to cease
  to be understandable because of a bad connection; of a signal, to
  deteriorate.
     8 (lb en transitive) To break or separate into pieces.
     9 (lb en transitive idiomatic) To stop a fight; to separate people
  who are fighting.
     10 (lb en intransitive idiomatic figuratively) Become disorganised
     n.
     (alt form en breakup)
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To break or separate into pieces; to
  disintegrate or come apart.
     2 (lb en transitive) To upset greatly; to cause great emotional
  disturbance or unhappiness.
     3 (lb en intransitive idiomatic) To end a (usually romantic or
  sexual) relationship.
     4 (lb en reciprocal intransitive) To end a (usually romantic or
  sexual) relationship with each other.
     5 (lb en intransitive idiomatic) To dissolve; to part.
     6 (lb en intransitive idiomatic) Of a school, to close for the
  holidays at the end of term.
     7 (lb en intransitive telecommunications) Of a conversation, to cease
  to be understandable because of a bad connection; of a signal, to
  deteriorate.
     8 (lb en transitive) To break or separate into pieces.
     9 (lb en transitive idiomatic) To stop a fight; to separate people
  who are fighting.
     10 (lb en intransitive idiomatic figuratively) Become disorganised

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  break up
     alt.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To break or separate into pieces; to
  disintegrate or come apart.
     2 (lb en transitive) To upset greatly; to cause great emotional
  disturbance or unhappiness.
     3 (lb en intransitive idiomatic) To end a (usually romantic or
  sexual) relationship.
     4 (lb en reciprocal intransitive) To end a (usually romantic or
  sexual) relationship with each other.
     5 (lb en intransitive idiomatic) To dissolve; to part.
     6 (lb en intransitive idiomatic) Of a school, to close for the
  holidays at the end of term.
     7 (lb en intransitive telecommunications) Of a conversation, to cease
  to be understandable because of a bad connection; of a signal, to
  deteriorate.
     8 (lb en transitive) To break or separate into pieces.
     9 (lb en transitive idiomatic) To stop a fight; to separate people
  who are fighting.
     10 (lb en intransitive idiomatic figuratively) Become disorganised
     n.
     (alt form en breakup)
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To break or separate into pieces; to
  disintegrate or come apart.
     2 (lb en transitive) To upset greatly; to cause great emotional
  disturbance or unhappiness.
     3 (lb en intransitive idiomatic) To end a (usually romantic or
  sexual) relationship.
     4 (lb en reciprocal intransitive) To end a (usually romantic or
  sexual) relationship with each other.
     5 (lb en intransitive idiomatic) To dissolve; to part.
     6 (lb en intransitive idiomatic) Of a school, to close for the
  holidays at the end of term.
     7 (lb en intransitive telecommunications) Of a conversation, to cease
  to be understandable because of a bad connection; of a signal, to
  deteriorate.
     8 (lb en transitive) To break or separate into pieces.
     9 (lb en transitive idiomatic) To stop a fight; to separate people
  who are fighting.
     10 (lb en intransitive idiomatic figuratively) Become disorganised

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  break up
     alt.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To break or separate into pieces; to
  disintegrate or come apart.
     2 (lb en transitive) To upset greatly; to cause great emotional
  disturbance or unhappiness.
     3 (lb en intransitive idiomatic) To end a (usually romantic or
  sexual) relationship.
     4 (lb en reciprocal intransitive) To end a (usually romantic or
  sexual) relationship with each other.
     5 (lb en intransitive idiomatic) To dissolve; to part.
     6 (lb en intransitive idiomatic) Of a school, to close for the
  holidays at the end of term.
     7 (lb en intransitive telecommunications) Of a conversation, to cease
  to be understandable because of a bad connection; of a signal, to
  deteriorate.
     8 (lb en transitive) To break or separate into pieces.
     9 (lb en transitive idiomatic) To stop a fight; to separate people
  who are fighting.
     10 (lb en intransitive idiomatic figuratively) Become disorganised
     n.
     (alt form en breakup)
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To break or separate into pieces; to
  disintegrate or come apart.
     2 (lb en transitive) To upset greatly; to cause great emotional
  disturbance or unhappiness.
     3 (lb en intransitive idiomatic) To end a (usually romantic or
  sexual) relationship.
     4 (lb en reciprocal intransitive) To end a (usually romantic or
  sexual) relationship with each other.
     5 (lb en intransitive idiomatic) To dissolve; to part.
     6 (lb en intransitive idiomatic) Of a school, to close for the
  holidays at the end of term.
     7 (lb en intransitive telecommunications) Of a conversation, to cease
  to be understandable because of a bad connection; of a signal, to
  deteriorate.
     8 (lb en transitive) To break or separate into pieces.
     9 (lb en transitive idiomatic) To stop a fight; to separate people
  who are fighting.
     10 (lb en intransitive idiomatic figuratively) Become disorganised

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  break up
     Engelska vb.
     1 splittra, luckra upp
     2 göra slut, avsluta ett förhållande
     3 (tagg: text=om möte, sammankomst eller liknande) bryta, ta slut
     4 (tagg: text=om telefonsamtal) försvinna, upphöra att vara
  förståeligt på grund av dålig täckning
     5 (tagg: text=om skolor vid terminsslut) sluta, ta sommarlov
     6 (tagg: text=transitivt) dela i små bitar
     7 (tagg: text=transitivt, om bråk eller gräl) avbryta

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  break up /bɹˈeɪk ˈʌp/ 
  ukončit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  break up /bɹˈeɪk ˈʌp/ 
  rozpustit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  break up /bɹˈeɪk ˈʌp/
  rozbít

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  break up /bɹˈeɪk ˈʌp/
  přerušit zápas