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break open
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Princeton's WordNet
break openverb
open with force
"He broke open the picnic basket"
burst, split, break openverb
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
"The bubble burst"
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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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.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of break open in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of break open in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of break open in a Sentence
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.
We are trying to break open the tunnel, it’s a long one, about 2.5 km.
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'.
The new way can be faster, especially with some aftermarket attachments made to break open the receivers more quickly.
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