Break Open (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Open with force; "He broke open the picnic basket".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Hypernyms

• Open Up

Meaning ²

Come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure; "The bubble burst".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Split
• Burst

Hypernyms

• Break
• Separate
• Fall Apart
• Come Apart

Hyponyms

• Blow
• Stave
• Stave In
• Pop

Meaning ³

Erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Irrupt
• Flare Up
• Flare
• Burst Out
• Erupt

Hypernyms

• Intensify
• Deepen