"pull apart" meaning in English

See pull apart in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Audio: En-au-pull apart.ogg Forms: pulls apart [present, singular, third-person], pulling apart [participle, present], pulled apart [participle, past], pulled apart [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pull apart (third-person singular simple present pulls apart, present participle pulling apart, simple past and past participle pulled apart)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, apart.
    Sense id: en-pull_apart-en-verb-ce7HNPqK Categories (other): English phrasal verbs formed with "apart" Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "apart": 17 5 24 23 14 17
  2. (intransitive) To become separated as a result of pulling. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-pull_apart-en-verb-0zJ7m~Gy
  3. (transitive) To separate (people or animals that are fighting). Tags: transitive Translations (to separate two people or animals that are fighting): trennen (German), разнима́ть (raznimátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), разня́ть (raznjátʹ) [perfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-pull_apart-en-verb-oyU16TbR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "apart", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 5 29 14 22 23 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "apart": 17 5 24 23 14 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 6 20 11 27 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 7 22 11 28 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 3 32 14 21 25 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 9 7 30 13 17 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 8 6 30 12 19 25 Disambiguation of 'to separate two people or animals that are fighting': 3 4 78 9 3 3
  4. (transitive) To disassemble, dismantle, take apart (a machine or other mechanical device). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-pull_apart-en-verb-UU9DEp2z Categories (other): English phrasal verbs formed with "apart", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "apart": 17 5 24 23 14 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 6 20 11 27 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 7 22 11 28 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 8 6 30 12 19 25
  5. (transitive, figurative) To investigate rigorously the basis of (an idea or theory). Tags: figuratively, transitive
    Sense id: en-pull_apart-en-verb-3SG~xGOJ Categories (other): English phrasal verbs formed with "apart", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "apart": 17 5 24 23 14 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 6 20 11 27 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 7 22 11 28 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 8 6 30 12 19 25
  6. (transitive, figurative) To criticise harshly and in detail. Tags: figuratively, transitive
    Sense id: en-pull_apart-en-verb-6VIEdUEj Categories (other): English phrasal verbs formed with "apart", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "apart": 17 5 24 23 14 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 6 20 11 27 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 7 22 11 28 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 8 6 30 12 19 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: strip down

Inflected forms

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