Break Down (Verb)
Meaning 1
Fall apart; "the building crumbled after the explosion"; "Negotiations broke down".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 2
Make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features; "analyze a specimen"; "analyze a sentence"; "analyze a chemical compound".
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
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Meaning 3
Cause to fall or collapse.
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 4
Stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 5
Make ineffective; "Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination".
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Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
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Meaning 6
Collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack.
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Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
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Meaning 7
Separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts.
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 8
Lose control of one's emotions; "When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely"; "When her baby died, she snapped".
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Verbs of feeling.