Break
Break verb - Destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments.
Usage example: He broke the glass plate
Divide is a synonym for break in crush topic. In some cases you can use "Divide" instead the word "Break" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like shatter, assemble, tear, gap.
How words are described
| good | good break | good divide |
| notable | notable break | notable divide |
| nasty | nasty break | nasty divide |
| real | real break | real divide |
| Other adjectives: massive, big, serious, infamous, main, major, mental, red, biggest. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- The Gap is the only break on the Pan-American Highway, and it's largely one of the biggest reasons there is a divide between Central and South America in the first place.
- It does the "divide and conquer" ploy in "The Double Down" to break the beta of the "Strangers on a Train"-Plot Murder pair.
Source: Lying to the Perp - In New Divide, Icarus gets punched in the groin...twice by BiancaIcarus: Oh come on...will you give a guy a break?
Source: Roleplay / Darwin's Soldiers
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