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break open

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. break openverb

    open with force

    "He broke open the picnic basket"

  2. burst, split, break openverb

    come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure

    "The bubble burst"

  3. erupt, irrupt, flare up, flare, break open, burst outverb

    erupt or intensify suddenly

    "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"

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  1. break open

    To break open generally refers to forcibly causing something to open or split, often by using a specific tool or through the application of force. It is often used when referring to breaking the seal or barriers of an enclosed or restricted space such as a door, safe, shell, or package.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of break open in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of break open in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of break open in a Sentence

  1. Paul Hertz:

    We can see water in the interstellar clouds from which planetary systems and stellar systems form. We can see water in the disks of debris that are going to become planetary systems around other stars, and we can even see comets being dissipated in other solar systems as [their] star evaporates them. i'm a field geologist; I go out and break open rocks and look for fossils.

  2. Ashok Kumar:

    We are trying to break open the tunnel, it’s a long one, about 2.5 km.

  3. Syeda Rashid:

    We saw a gunman trying to break open an office door and as we were running out, he was trying to shoot us and he started shouting 'I will kill everyone here'.

  4. Alan Thordsen:

    The new way can be faster, especially with some aftermarket attachments made to break open the receivers more quickly.

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