break up

verb

1. 1

   laugh unrestrainedly

2. 2

   separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts

3. 3

   cause to separate

   break up kidney stones

   disperse particles

4. 4

   break or cause to break into pieces

   The plate fragmented

5. 5

   come to an end

   Their marriage dissolved

   The tobacco monopoly broke up

6. 6

   bring the association of to an end or cause to break up

   The decree officially dissolved the marriage

   the judge dissolved the tobacco company

7. 7

   close at the end of a session

   The court adjourned

8. 8

   cause to go into a solution

   The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water

9. 9

   make a break in

   We interrupt the program for the following messages

10. 10

    release ice

    The icebergs and glaciers calve

11. 11

    attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example

    Pick open the ice

12. 12

    set or keep apart

    sever a relationship