One entry found for break up.

Main Entry: break up
Pronunciation: ()br-kp
Function: verb
1 : to separate into parts <enzymes help break up protein molecules>
2 : to bring or come to an end <the police broke up the demonstration> <the party began to break up>
3 : to end a romance <they dated for a while but broke up>
4 : to go or cause to go into a fit of laughter <that joke always breaks me up>

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