break (v)
wear (v)
wear out (v)
bust (v)
fall apart (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 35
def go to pieces
examples The lawn mower finally broke
The gears wore out
The old chair finally fell apart completely
Frame - 1 Something ----s
Outgoing links
Hypernym decay, crumble, dilapidate
Derivationally related form wear → wear
Also see wear → wear away
Also see wear → wear off
Also see wear → wear away
Derivationally related form break → breakable
Also see break → break away
Also see break → break off
Also see break → break up
Also see break → break apart
Hyponym fray, frazzle
Verb Group break, bust
Incoming links
Derivationally related form breakable → break
Derivationally related form wear → wear
Hyponym decay, crumble, dilapidate
Entailment leak
Hypernym fray, frazzle
Cause break, bust
Verb Group break, bust

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