break-open

Verbs

  • (v) open with force
    • He broke open the picnic basket
  • (v) come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
    • The bubble burst
    burst, split,
  • (v) erupt or intensify suddenly
    • Unrest erupted in the country
    • Tempers flared at the meeting
    • The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism
    erupt, flare up, irrupt, burst out, flare,

Synonyms

burst split erupt flare up irrupt burst out flare

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