Definition of 'break open'

Verb

1. open with force; "He broke open the picnic basket"
2. break open or apart suddenly; "The bubble burst"
      Synonyms: burst split
3. erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"
      Synonyms: erupt irrupt flare up flare burst out

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