To break open

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to open by breaking.

- Dan. iv. 27.

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Arguments bilges break break open burst burst out come apart crack cracksman Degerminator fall apart flare up force irrupt open up Regma rupture ruptured safe-breaker			Then I wanted to arrange some contrivance to break open the doors of bronze under the White Sphinx. The Time Machine by Wells, H.G. View in context The house being completely encircled, a small number of men were despatched to break open a tool-shed in the garden; and during their absence on this errand, the remainder contented themselves with knocking violently at the doors, and calling to those within, to come down and open them on peril of their lives. Barnaby Rudge - A Tale Of The Riots Of 'Eighty by Dickens, Charles View in context He said readily, that the way was to keep them off with our great shot as long as we could, and then to use our small arms, to keep them from boarding us; but when neither of these would do any longer, we would retire to our close quarters, for perhaps they had not materials to break open our bulkheads, or get in upon us. The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Defoe, Daniel View in context			To brace up sharp To branch off To branch out To break To break a code To break a deer To break a house To break a jest To break a lance To break a path To break away To break bulk To break cover To break down To break fast To break gates To break ground To break in To break jail To break joints To break loose To break no squares To break of To break off To break one's fast To break open To break out To break out a cargo To break sheer To break squares To break the back To break the heart To break the heart of To break the ice To break the neck To break the neck of To break through To break up To break upon a wheel To break wind To breast up a hedge To breathe a vein To breathe again To breathe one's last To breed in and in To breeze up To brick up To brim over To bring a sail to To bring about To bring back			To branch off To branch out To break To break a code To break a deer To break a house To break a jest To break a lance To break a path To break away To break bulk To break cover To break down To break fast To break gates To break ground To break in To break jail To break joints To break loose To break no squares To break of To break off To break one's fast To break open To break out To break out a cargo To break sheer To break squares To break the back To break the heart To break the heart of To break the ice To break the neck To break the neck of To break through To break up To break upon a wheel To break wind To breast up a hedge To breathe a vein To breathe again To breathe one's last To breed in and in To breeze up To brick up To brim over To bring a sail to To bring about

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