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1 crumble
اِنْهَارَ \ break up: to fall apart bit by bit. collapse: fall down (esp. under a heavy weight or for lack of support): The old chair collapsed under the fat man, (of one’s health, of a business or plan, etc.) break down; be ruined. crumble: to break or fall into very small pieces: The mud wall was crumbling with age. give: to bend (under weight or pressure). give way: to break (under weight): The wooden bridge gave way under the heavy bus. \ See Also تداعى (تَدَاعَى)، سقط (سَقَطَ) -
2 colapsar
• crumble down• flatmate• flatten off• fold back• fold inward• succumb• tumble down -
3 руша
destroy (и прен.)(разбивам) disrupt(събарям) pull down, demolish(бряг и пр.-за река) undermine* * *руша̀,гл., мин. св. деят. прич. рушѝл destroy (и прен.); ( разбивам) disrupt; ( събарям) pull down, demolish; ( бряг и пр. за река) undermine;\руша се crumble (away), crumble down/to ruin, fall to pieces/into ruins, be in/fall into decay; totter.* * *destroy (и прен.); disrupt (сграда); pull down (събарям); dilapidate (подкопавам)* * *1. (бряг и пр. - за река) undermine 2. (разбивам) disrupt 3. (събарям) pull down, demolish 4. destroy (и прен.) 5. РУША се crumble (away), crumble down/to ruin. fall to pieces/into ruins, totter -
4 *θρυλίσσω
*θρυλίσσω (*θρῡλίζω?)Grammatical information: v.Derivatives: θρύλιγμα `fragment' (Lyc. 880).Etymology: Denominative verb from *θρῦλος (on the formation Schwyzer 733 ζ and 737f.), which belongs to Welsh dryll `fragment', Gallorom. * drullia pl. `waste' and like this goes back on IE * dhrus-lo- or *dhrus-li̯o-. The primary verb prob. in Germanic, e. g. Goth. driusan `fall down', prop. *`crumble (down)'. Cf. with velar suffix Latv. druska `morsel, crumb'; very uncertain however Lat. frustum `morsel'. - Whether θρυλ[λ]εῖ ταράσσει, ὀχλεῖ H. belongs here (Bechtel Lex. s. θρυλίζω), is doubtful; it may as well be an occasional use of θρυλεῖν `brag, boast'. One further wants to connect θραύω but its vowel remains unexplained, s. v., one expects * dʰreh₂-u-, for which there is no indication; one might also compare θρύπτω. Further forms Pok. 274f., Fraenkel Lit. et. Wb. s. druskà, W.-Hofmann s. frustum.Page in Frisk: 1,687Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > *θρυλίσσω
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5 *θρῡλίζω
*θρυλίσσω (*θρῡλίζω?)Grammatical information: v.Derivatives: θρύλιγμα `fragment' (Lyc. 880).Etymology: Denominative verb from *θρῦλος (on the formation Schwyzer 733 ζ and 737f.), which belongs to Welsh dryll `fragment', Gallorom. * drullia pl. `waste' and like this goes back on IE * dhrus-lo- or *dhrus-li̯o-. The primary verb prob. in Germanic, e. g. Goth. driusan `fall down', prop. *`crumble (down)'. Cf. with velar suffix Latv. druska `morsel, crumb'; very uncertain however Lat. frustum `morsel'. - Whether θρυλ[λ]εῖ ταράσσει, ὀχλεῖ H. belongs here (Bechtel Lex. s. θρυλίζω), is doubtful; it may as well be an occasional use of θρυλεῖν `brag, boast'. One further wants to connect θραύω but its vowel remains unexplained, s. v., one expects * dʰreh₂-u-, for which there is no indication; one might also compare θρύπτω. Further forms Pok. 274f., Fraenkel Lit. et. Wb. s. druskà, W.-Hofmann s. frustum.Page in Frisk: 1,687Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > *θρῡλίζω
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6 rušiti se
vr impf fall/crash/tumble/crumble down (ili to the ground), fall to pieces; fig collapse, unravel | rušiti se jedan za drugim fig go down like dominoes/ninepins -
7 обрываться, обрушиваться
Geography: crumble down (о крутом береге)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > обрываться, обрушиваться
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8 осыпаться
I ос`ыпатьсясвсм осыпатьсяII осып`атьсясв - осы́патьсяto fall; о краске и т. п. to peel (off); о земле и т. п. to crumble (down); опадать to fall -
9 mureta
• crumble• get weathered• disintegrate• break down• fall to pieces -
10 istrošiti se
• crumble; run down; run out of; spend; spend oneself; wear (wore, worn); wear off -
11 распадаться
crumble, decay, desintegrate, disintegrate, break down хим.Русско-английский научно-технический словарь Масловского > распадаться
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12 desmenuzar
v.1 to crumble (trocear) (pan, pastel, roca).Ella desmenuza las galletas She crumbles the cookies.2 to scrutinize.3 to separate into its components, to break apart, to separate into its parts.Ella desmenuzó el enigma She broke apart the enigma.4 to analyze.Ella desmenuza su comportamiento She analyzes his behavior.* * *2 figurado (examinar) to examine, look into, analyse (US analyze)* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (Culin) [+ pan] to crumble; [+ pescado, pollo] to flake2) (=examinar) to examine minutely2.See:* * ** * *= mince.Ex. A rotary machine invented in Holland in the late seventeenth century did not pound but minced the rags into pulp with revolving knives.----* desmenuzarse = crumble.* que se desmenuza fácilmente = crumbly [crumblier -comp., crumbliest -sup.].* * ** * *= mince.Ex: A rotary machine invented in Holland in the late seventeenth century did not pound but minced the rags into pulp with revolving knives.
* desmenuzarse = crumble.* que se desmenuza fácilmente = crumbly [crumblier -comp., crumbliest -sup.].* * *desmenuzar [A4 ]vt‹pescado› to flake; ‹pollo› to shred; ‹pan› to crumbletodo lo desmenuza y lo analiza he breaks everything down and analyzes it* * *
desmenuzar ( conjugate desmenuzar) verbo transitivo ‹ pescado› to flake;
‹ pollo› to shred;
‹ pan› to crumble
desmenuzar verbo transitivo
1 (desmigar) to crumble
(el bacalao, etc) to flake, shred
2 (un texto, problema) to analyse thoroughly
' desmenuzar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
deshacer
English:
crumble
- pulverize
* * *♦ vt1. [trocear] [pan, pastel, roca] to crumble;[carne] to chop up, to cut up; [papel] to tear up into little pieces;el pescado hay que dárselo desmenuzado you have to take his fish off the bone for him2. [examinar, analizar] to scrutinize* * *v/t crumble up; figbreak down* * *desmenuzar {21} vt1) : to break down, to scrutinize2) : to crumble, to shred -
13 crollare
collapse* * *crollare v. intr.1 to collapse, to give* way, to crash: il ponte crollò sotto il peso dei carri armati, the bridge gave way (o collapsed) under the weight of the tanks; quel muro sta crollando, that wall is tumbling (o falling); crollare a terra, to crash to the ground2 (fig.) ( cedere) to crumble, to break* down, to collapse: i suoi nervi crollarono per la lunga tensione, his nerves gave way under the long strain; è crollato subito alla vista della polizia, he broke down immediately at the sight of the police; vide tutte le sue speranze crollare, she saw all her hopes collapsing (o crumbling); sono bastate poche domande per far crollare il suo alibi, a few questions were enough to demolish his alibi; sto crollando dal sonno, I'm dead on my feet3 ( lasciarsi cadere) to flop down, to slump, to sink*: crollò su di una sedia, he slumped (o sank) into an armchair4 (econ., comm.) to collapse, to fall* down; ( di prezzi) to slump; ( di titoli) to crash: i prezzi del petrolio stanno crollando, oil prices are collapsing (o falling); la Borsa crollò improvvisamente, there was a sudden slump in the Stock Exchange◆ v.tr. (non com.) to shake*: crollare la testa, to shake one's head; crollare le spalle, to shrug one's shoulders.* * *[krol'lare]1) [muro, edificio] to collapse, to come* (tumbling) down, to fall* down, in; [soffitto, tetto] to cave in; [ pila di libri] to topple; (sotto un peso) [mobile, scaffale] to give* way2) (andare in rovina) [impero, paese] to break* up, to crumble, to collapsecrollare sul letto — to fall o flop down on the bed
4) (stramazzare) [ persona] to fall* down, to collapsecrollare per la stanchezza, per la fatica — to collapse with exhaustion, to flake out
6) fig. [prezzi, valute, azioni] to plummet, to tumble, to fall*, to plunge7) (essere annientato) [sogno, popolarità, illusione] to founder, to crumble••crollare dal sonno — to be dead, asleep on one's feet
* * *crollare/krol'lare/ [1](aus. essere)1 [muro, edificio] to collapse, to come* (tumbling) down, to fall* down, in; [soffitto, tetto] to cave in; [ pila di libri] to topple; (sotto un peso) [mobile, scaffale] to give* way2 (andare in rovina) [impero, paese] to break* up, to crumble, to collapse3 (lasciarsi cadere) crollare sul letto to fall o flop down on the bed; crollare su una poltrona to collapse into an armchair4 (stramazzare) [ persona] to fall* down, to collapse; crollare per la stanchezza, per la fatica to collapse with exhaustion, to flake out5 (cedere) [ persona] to break* (down), to crack, to fall* apart; essere sul punto di crollare to be close to breaking point6 fig. [prezzi, valute, azioni] to plummet, to tumble, to fall*, to plunge7 (essere annientato) [sogno, popolarità, illusione] to founder, to crumblecrollare dal sonno to be dead, asleep on one's feet; gli crollò il mondo addosso the world fell apart around him. -
14 derrumbarse
1 (un edificio) to collapse, fall down; (un techo) to fall in, cave in2 figurado to collapse■ después de tanta tensión se derrumbó y rompió a llorar with all the tension she collapsed and burst into tears* * ** * *VPR1) (=hundirse) [edificio] to collapse, fall down; [techo] to fall in, cave in3) [esperanzas] to collapse* * *(v.) = collapse, crumble, cave in, go to + rack and ruin, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seams, go to + ruinEx. There is no danger that the scheme will collapse for lack of central organization.Ex. Clearly the old barriers between disciplines, which began to crumble in the problem-orientated era, have now effectively disappeared, which presents further difficulties in the transmission of information.Ex. The article is entitled 'Sometimes the roof doesn't just leak, it caves in!'.Ex. It is a marvel to think that this is the place a few years back thought to be irretrievably gone to rack and ruin.Ex. The emergency services were frantically racing against the clock to try and hold together their city which was coming apart at the seams.Ex. Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.Ex. Action is urgently needed to stop our village going to ruin.* * *(v.) = collapse, crumble, cave in, go to + rack and ruin, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seams, go to + ruinEx: There is no danger that the scheme will collapse for lack of central organization.
Ex: Clearly the old barriers between disciplines, which began to crumble in the problem-orientated era, have now effectively disappeared, which presents further difficulties in the transmission of information.Ex: The article is entitled 'Sometimes the roof doesn't just leak, it caves in!'.Ex: It is a marvel to think that this is the place a few years back thought to be irretrievably gone to rack and ruin.Ex: The emergency services were frantically racing against the clock to try and hold together their city which was coming apart at the seams.Ex: Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.Ex: Action is urgently needed to stop our village going to ruin.* * *
■derrumbarse verbo reflexivo
1 (desplomarse, caer) to collapse, fall down
(un techo) to fall in, cave in
2 (abatirse una persona) to break down: si su padre se derrumba ahora, la familia está perdida, if her father collapses now the family will be destitute
cuando le contaron la verdad, se derrumbó, he broke down when they told him the truth
' derrumbarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
venirse
- derrumbar
- hundir
English:
cave in
- collapse
- come down
- cave
* * *vpr1. [venirse abajo] [puente, edificio, muro, pared] to collapse;[techo] to fall in, to cave in;se derrumbó extenuado sobre la cama he collapsed on the bed exhausted3. [imperio] to fall, to collapse;[empresa] to collapse, to founder; [persona] to go to pieces;en la segunda parte el equipo se derrumbó the team went to pieces in the second half4. [esperanzas] to be shattered* * *v/r1 collapse, fall down2 de persona go to pieces* * *vrdesplomarse: to collapse, to break down* * *derrumbarse vb to collapse -
15 роня
(листа, сълзи) shed(царевица) shellроня семената си seedроня се (за жито и пр.) crumble(за капки) trickle (down)(за листа) fall(за бряг) crumble* * *ро̀ня,* * *crumb; crumble; shed{Sed} (сълзи, листа и пр.); shell (царевица)* * *1. (за бряг) crumble 2. (за капки) trickle (down) 3. (за листа) fall 4. (листа, сълзи) shed 5. (царевица) shell 6. РОНЯ се (за жито и пр.) crumble 7. РОНЯ семената си seed -
16 сипя
1. вж. сипвам2. pour, shower (по, върху upon)сипя огън и жар (за слънцето) pour down its light and heatсипя упреци върху load s.o. with reproachesсипя огън и жупел върху fulminate againstЦ сипя се3. (роня се) crumble4. (за удари и пр.) rain down, come raining down(за хора) pour inсипя се като град volleyударите се сипеха отгоре му the blows fell thick on himсняг се сипе it is snowing hard* * *сѝпя,сѝпвам гл. ( течност) pour (в into); ( ядене) put, serve, dish out; ( брашно и пр.) empty (в into);\сипя си help o.s. to, ( наливам си) pour o.s.——————гл. pour, shower (по, върху upon); \сипя огън и жар (за слънцето) pour down its light and heat; \сипя огън и жупел върху fulminate against; \сипя упреци върху load s.o. with reproaches; hail criticisms on;\сипя се 1. ( роня се) crumble;* * *pour: The sun сипяs heat upon the earth. - Слънцето сипе жар над земята.; shower; volley; crumble (се);* * *1. (за удари и пр.) rain down, come raining down 2. (за хора) pour in 3. (роня се) crumble 4. 1 вж. сипвам 5. 2 pour, shower (пo, върху upon) 6. СИПЯ огън и жар (за слънцето) pour down its light and heat 7. СИПЯ огън и жупел върху fulminate against 8. СИПЯ се като град volley 9. СИПЯ упреци върху load s.o. with reproaches 10. Ц СИПЯ се 11. сняг се сипе it is snowing hard 12. ударите се сипеха отгоре му the blows fell thick on him -
17 crouler
crouler [kʀule]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb[maison, mur] to collapse* * *kʀuleverbe intransitif1) ( s'effondrer) to collapse; ( se désagréger) to crumble2) ( être submergé)crouler sous — [personne] to be weighed down by
* * *kʀule vi1) (= ployer)crouler sous [poids] — to collapse under, [travail] to be snowed under with
crouler sous les applaudissements; La salle croulait sous les applaudissements. — The applause nearly brought the house down., The building shook with the thunderous applause.
2) (sans complément) vieilli (= s'écrouler) to collapse* * *crouler verb table: aimer vi1 [mur, bâtiment] ( s'effondrer) to collapse; ( se désagréger) to crumble; [butte de terre] to fall down; se laisser crouler dans un fauteuil to collapse into an armchair;2 ( aller à la ruine) [empire, pays, régime] to collapse; crouler de toutes parts to collapse on all sides;3 ( être submergé) crouler sous to be weighed down by [dettes, travail, projets]; [personne] to be inundated with [fleurs]; to be weighed down with [paquets]; [arbre] to be weighed down with [fruits]; [ville] to crumble under [obus]; crouler sous les applaudissements [salle] to resound with applause; crouler sous le poids de [meuble, étagère, table] to groan under the weight of.[krule] verbe intransitif -
18 zusammenbrechen
v/i (unreg., trennb., ist -ge-)1. Gebäude, Brücke: cave in, collapse; Haus, Wand: auch come tumbling down2. Person: collapse; fig., seelisch: break down; Kreislauf: break down; sein Kreislauf ist zusammengebrochen auch he had a circulatory breakdown3. fig., Wirtschaft, Firma: collapse; Angriff, Pläne: fail; Ordnung, Netzwerk, Telefonverbindung, Theorie, Verhandlungen, Widerstand: break down; Verkehr: come to a standstill; da brach für mich eine Welt zusammen that’s when my whole world fell apart* * *das Zusammenbrechenslump* * *zu|sạm|men|bre|chenvi sep irreg aux sein(Gebäude) to cave in; (Brücke auch) to give way; (Wirtschaft, Markt, Imperium) to collapse; (Widerstand) to crumble; (= zum Stillstand kommen) (Verkehr etc) to come to a standstill or halt; (Verhandlungen, Telefonverbindung, MIL Angriff) to break down; (ELEC Spannung) to fail; (COMPUT Rechner) to crash; (Mensch) to break down; (vor Erschöpfung) to collapse* * *1) (to be overcome with emotion: She broke down and wept.) break down2) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) crack3) (to fall down and break into pieces: The bridge collapsed under the weight of the traffic.) collapse4) ((of a person) to fall down especially unconscious, because of illness, shock etc: She collapsed with a heart attack.) collapse5) ((of a business) to fail.) crash6) ((of a person) to collapse physically or nervously: She went to pieces when her husband died.) go (all) to pieces* * *zu·sam·men|bre·chenvi irreg Hilfsverb: sein1. (kollabieren) to collapse2. (in sich zusammenfallen) to collapse, to give way3. (zum Erliegen kommen) to collapse; Verkehr to come to a standstill; Versorgung to be paralyzed; Kommunikation to break down; Markt to collapse; Computer to crash* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) (einstürzen) collapse3) (fig.) collapse; <order, communications, system, telephone network> break down; < traffic> come to a standstill, be paralysed; <attack, front, resistance> crumble* * *zusammenbrechen v/i (irr, trennb, ist -ge-)1. Gebäude, Brücke: cave in, collapse; Haus, Wand: auch come tumbling downsein Kreislauf ist zusammengebrochen auch he had a circulatory breakdown3. fig, Wirtschaft, Firma: collapse; Angriff, Pläne: fail; Ordnung, Netzwerk, Telefonverbindung, Theorie, Verhandlungen, Widerstand: break down; Verkehr: come to a standstill;da brach für mich eine Welt zusammen that’s when my whole world fell apart* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) (einstürzen) collapse3) (fig.) collapse; <order, communications, system, telephone network> break down; < traffic> come to a standstill, be paralysed; <attack, front, resistance> crumble* * *(alt.Rechtschreibung) v.to break down v.to collapse v.to drop v. -
19 derrumbar
v.1 to demolish (puente, edificio).2 to knock down, to overturn, to overthrow, to crumble.El gordo colapsó el catre The fat man collapsed the folding bed.Ellos derrumbaron sus ilusiones They knocked down his illusions.* * *1 (demoler) to pull down, demolish, knock down2 (despeñar) to throw down, hurl down1 (un edificio) to collapse, fall down; (un techo) to fall in, cave in2 figurado to collapse■ después de tanta tensión se derrumbó y rompió a llorar with all the tension she collapsed and burst into tears* * *verb* * *1. VT1) [+ edificio] to knock down, demolish2) (=despeñar) to fling down, hurl down3) (=volcar) to upset, overturn2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <casa/edificio> to demolish, pull downb) < dictadura> to overthrow, topple2.derrumbarse v prona) edificio to collapseb) persona to go to pieces; esperanzas/ilusiones to be shattered, collapse* * *----* derrumbarse = collapse, crumble, cave in, go to + rack and ruin, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seams, go to + ruin.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <casa/edificio> to demolish, pull downb) < dictadura> to overthrow, topple2.derrumbarse v prona) edificio to collapseb) persona to go to pieces; esperanzas/ilusiones to be shattered, collapse* * ** derrumbarse = collapse, crumble, cave in, go to + rack and ruin, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seams, go to + ruin.* * *derrumbar [A1 ]vt1 ‹casa/edificio› to demolish, pull o knock o tear down2 ‹dictadura› to overthrow, topple1 «edificio» to collapse2 «persona» to go to pieces; «esperanzas/ilusiones» to be shattered, collapse* * *
derrumbar ( conjugate derrumbar) verbo transitivo ‹casa/edificio› to demolish, pull down
derrumbarse verbo pronominal
[esperanzas/ilusiones] to be shattered, collapse
derrumbar vtr (hacer caer) to knock, pull down
' derrumbar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abatir
* * *♦ vt1. [puente, edificio] to demolish;[muro, pared] to knock down;las fuertes nevadas derrumbaron muchos árboles the heavy snowfalls brought down many trees2. [moralmente] to destroy, to devastate* * *v/t knock down* * *derrumbar vt1) demoler, derribar: to demolish, to knock down2) despeñar: to cast down, to topple* * *derrumbar vb to demolish / to knock down -
20 desmoronarse
1 to crumble, collapse, fall to pieces2 (venir a menos) to crumble, collapse3 figurado (decaer el ánimo) to lose heart, fall apart* * *VPR1) (=derrumbarse) [montaña, casa] to crumble; [ladrillos] to fall, come down2) (=decaer) to decay* * *verbo pronominala) muro/edificio to collapse; imperio/sociedad to crumble, collapseb) fe/moral to crumble* * *(v.) = collapse, crumble, fall + apart, fall to + pieces, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seamsEx. There is no danger that the scheme will collapse for lack of central organization.Ex. Clearly the old barriers between disciplines, which began to crumble in the problem-orientated era, have now effectively disappeared, which presents further difficulties in the transmission of information.Ex. Most of the packaging for cassettes provided by commercial vendors that are known nationwide is lousy, falls apart, looks bad, and so on.Ex. One must accept that it is impossible to satisfy all people all the time; this author has seen several prison librarians fall to pieces, while the librarian was drowning in details.Ex. The emergency services were frantically racing against the clock to try and hold together their city which was coming apart at the seams.Ex. Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.* * *verbo pronominala) muro/edificio to collapse; imperio/sociedad to crumble, collapseb) fe/moral to crumble* * *(v.) = collapse, crumble, fall + apart, fall to + pieces, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seamsEx: There is no danger that the scheme will collapse for lack of central organization.
Ex: Clearly the old barriers between disciplines, which began to crumble in the problem-orientated era, have now effectively disappeared, which presents further difficulties in the transmission of information.Ex: Most of the packaging for cassettes provided by commercial vendors that are known nationwide is lousy, falls apart, looks bad, and so on.Ex: One must accept that it is impossible to satisfy all people all the time; this author has seen several prison librarians fall to pieces, while the librarian was drowning in details.Ex: The emergency services were frantically racing against the clock to try and hold together their city which was coming apart at the seams.Ex: Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.* * *
desmoronarse ( conjugate desmoronarse) verbo pronominal
[imperio/sociedad] to crumble, collapse
[ persona] to go to pieces
■desmoronarse verbo reflexivo to crumble, fall to pieces
' desmoronarse' also found in these entries:
English:
crumble
- break
- collapse
* * *vpr1. [edificio, roca] to crumble, to fall to pieces2. [ideales] to crumble, to fall to pieces;[persona] to go to pieces;se desmoronaba mentalmente she was going to pieces mentally;se desmoronó a 100 metros de la llegada he collapsed 100 metres from the finishing line3. [imperio, estado] to collapse, to fall apart* * *v/r tb figcollapse* * *vr: to crumble, to deteriorate, to fall apart* * *desmoronarse vb to crumble
См. также в других словарях:
crumble — 1 verb 1 (I, T) also crumble away to break apart into little pieces, or make something do this: Billy crumbled the bread in his fingers. 2 (I) if a building crumbles, it is old and starting to fall down: Britain s crumbling schools 3 (I) also… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
crumble — I. verb (crumbled; crumbling) Etymology: alteration of Middle English kremelen, frequentative of Old English gecrymian to crumble, from cruma Date: 1547 transitive verb to break into small pieces intransitive verb 1. to fall into small pieces ; … New Collegiate Dictionary
crumble — Synonyms and related words: abate, ablate, abrade, atomize, bate, be eaten away, beat, bite the dust, bray, break, break down, break up, brecciate, canker, cave in, collapse, come apart, come to dust, come unstuck, comminute, conk out, consume,… … Moby Thesaurus
crumble — v 1. fragment, break up, crumb, crack, splinter, shred, fritter; crush, break, shiver, powder, pulverize, triturate, comminute. 2. disintegrate, fall to pieces, fall apart, break down; collapse, tumble down, give way, break up, go to wrack and… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
crumble — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. disintegrate, break up, fall to pieces; decay, degenerate. See destruction, deterioration, powderiness, weakness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. fall apart, disintegrate, break up; see break 3 , decay ,… … English dictionary for students
crumble — verb the old barn is slowly crumbling Syn: disintegrate, fall apart, fall to pieces, fall down, break up, collapse, fragment; decay, fall into decay, deteriorate, degenerate, go to rack and ruin, decompose, rot, molder, perish … Thesaurus of popular words
break down — verb 1. make ineffective (Freq. 3) Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination • Syn: ↑crush • Derivationally related forms: ↑breakdown • Hypernyms: ↑change, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
powder down — noun : modified down feathers in some birds (as herons, parrots, tinamous, frogmouths) that grow continuously and disintegrate at the ends * * * modified down feathers that continually crumble at the tips, producing a fine powder that forms a… … Useful english dictionary
break down — Synonyms and related words: afflict, aggrieve, alphabetize, analyze, anatomize, anguish, arrange, assay, assort, bawl, beat down, bend, blow, blow down, blubber, boohoo, break, break up, bring down, bring low, bring to tears, bring to terms,… … Moby Thesaurus
break down — 1) his van broke down See break 1. 4) 2) pay negotiations broke down Syn: fail, collapse, founder, fall through, disintegrate; informal fizzle out 3) Vicky broke down, sobbing loudly Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
break down — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To analyze] Syn. examine, investigate, dissect; see analyze 1 . 2. [To overcome] Syn. surmount, overwhelm, conquer; see defeat 1 , 2 . 3. [To malfunction] Syn. fail, stop, malfunction, go out of order, falter, misfire, give… … English dictionary for students