"break open" meaning in English

See break open in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: breaks open [present, singular, third-person], breaking open [participle, present], broke open [past], broken open [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|break<,,broke,broken> open}} break open (third-person singular simple present breaks open, present participle breaking open, simple past broke open, past participle broken open)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see break, open. Tags: intransitive, transitive Derived forms: breakopen [noun]
    Sense id: en-break_open-en-verb-GW9tUGRQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47
  2. To make a breakthrough on a mystery or problem; to cause a breakthrough to be made.
    Sense id: en-break_open-en-verb-E5BHe8Ob Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English light verb constructions, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 39 61 Disambiguation of English light verb constructions: 35 65 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 37 63

Inflected forms

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