break down, v.
freq. cnt. 11
freq. cnt. 11
make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2
analyse analyze break down dissect take apart
sample sentences
"analyze a specimen""analyze a sentence"
"analyze a chemical compound"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
lexical pointers
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lexical pointers
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lexical pointers
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semantic pointers
hyponym
make ineffective
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
break down crush
sample sentences
"Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
lexical pointers
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semantic pointers
hypernym
stop operating or functioning
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
break break down conk out die fail give out give way go go bad
sample sentences
"The engine finally went""The car died on the road"
"The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"
"The coffee maker broke"
"The engine failed on the way to town"
"her eyesight went after the accident"
verb frames
Something ----sThese cars won't %s
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Something ----sThese cars won't %s
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Something ----sThese cars won't %s
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Something ----sThese cars won't %s
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Something ----sverb frames
Something ----sverb frames
Something ----sThese cars won't %s
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Something ----sThese cars won't %s
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Something ----sThese cars won't %s
lexical pointers
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lexical pointers
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lexical pointers
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semantic pointers
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verb group
break
die, perish, pass away, go, expire, drop dead, croak, decease, exit, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, pop off, choke, snuff it
hyponym
lose control of one's emotions
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
break down lose it snap
sample sentences
"When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely""When her baby died, she snapped"
verb frames
Somebody ----sSam and Sue %s
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Somebody ----sSam and Sue %s
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Somebody ----s
lexical pointers
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fall apart
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
break down collapse crumble crumple tumble
sample sentences
"the building crumbled after the explosion""Negotiations broke down"
verb frames
Something ----sThe business is going to %s
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Something ----sverb frames
Something ----sverb frames
Something ----sverb frames
Something ----s
semantic pointers
hypernym
collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
<verb.body> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6
break down collapse
verb frames
Somebody ----sSam and Sue %s
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Somebody ----sSam and Sue %s
lexical pointers
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lexical pointers
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separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
break down break up decompose
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s something
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Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s something
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Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s something
lexical pointers
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lexical pointers
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semantic pointers
domain of synset (topic)
hypernym
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cause to fall or collapse
<verb.contact>
break down
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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