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Verb
S:
(v)
fall apart (fall_apart%2:37:00::)
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go to pieces (go_to_pieces%2:37:00::)
(lose one's emotional or mental composure)
"She fell apart when her only child died"
S:
(v)
break (break%2:35:00::)
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wear (wear%2:35:00::)
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wear out (wear_out%2:35:00::)
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bust (bust%2:35:00::)
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fall apart (fall_apart%2:35:00::)
(go to pieces)
"The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
S:
(v)
crumble (crumble%2:30:00::)
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fall apart (fall_apart%2:30:04::)
(break or fall apart into fragments)
"The cookies crumbled"; "The Sphinx is crumbling"
S:
(v)
break (break%2:30:00::)
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separate (separate%2:30:03::)
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split up (split_up%2:30:00::)
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fall apart (fall_apart%2:30:03::)
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come apart (come_apart%2:30:00::)
(become separated into pieces or fragments)
"The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart"