All break down synonyms

verb break down

• analyze — to separate (a thing, idea, etc.) into its parts so as to find out their nature, proportion, function, interrelationship, etc.
• ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
• cry — When you cry, tears come from your eyes, usually because you are unhappy or hurt.
• break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
• rot — to undergo decomposition; decay.
• go under — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
• demolish — To demolish something such as a building means to destroy it completely.
• wither — to shrivel; fade; decay: The grapes had withered on the vine.
• fall apart — physically: into pieces
• categorize — If you categorize people or things, you divide them into sets or you say which set they belong to.
• intelligible — capable of being understood; comprehensible; clear: an intelligible response.
• lose one's cool — (Idiomatic) To become upset or disconcerted; to lose one's temper.
• clarify — To clarify something means to make it easier to understand, usually by explaining it in more detail.
• dissipate — to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel.
• quit — to stop, cease, or discontinue: She quit what she was doing to help me paint the house.
• bow — When you bow to someone, you briefly bend your body towards them as a formal way of greeting them or showing respect.
• defer — If you defer an event or action, you arrange for it to happen at a later date, rather than immediately or at the previously planned time.
• capitulate — If you capitulate, you stop resisting and do what someone else wants you to do.
• give in — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
• crush — To crush something means to press it very hard so that its shape is destroyed or so that it breaks into pieces.
• buckle — A buckle is a piece of metal or plastic attached to one end of a belt or strap, which is used to fasten it.
• cut — If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
• scrunch — to crunch, crush, or crumple.
• tear — the act of tearing.
• isolate — to set or place apart; detach or separate so as to be alone.
• partition — a division into or distribution in portions or shares.
• subdivide — to divide (that which has already been divided) into smaller parts; divide again after a first division.
• cross — If you cross something such as a room, a road, or an area of land or water, you move or travel to the other side of it. If you cross to a place, you move or travel over a room, road, or area of land or water in order to reach that place.
• split — to divide or separate from end to end or into layers: to split a log in two.
• carve — If you carve an object, you make it by cutting it out of a substance such as wood or stone. If you carve something such as wood or stone into an object, you make the object by cutting it out.
• sully — to soil, stain, or tarnish.
• harm — a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.
• pollute — to make foul or unclean, especially with harmful chemical or waste products; dirty: to pollute the air with smoke.
• tarnish — to dull the luster of (a metallic surface), especially by oxidation; discolor.
• infect — to affect or contaminate (a person, organ, wound, etc.) with disease-producing germs.
• muddy — abounding in or covered with mud.
• poison — a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
• moan — a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
• hurt — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
• sob — to weep with a convulsive catching of the breath.
• blight — You can refer to something as a blight when it causes great difficulties, and damages or spoils other things.
• groan — a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief: the groans of dying soldiers.
• discredit — to injure the credit or reputation of; defame: an effort to discredit honest politicians.
• wail — to utter a prolonged, inarticulate, mournful cry, usually high-pitched or clear-sounding, as in grief or suffering: to wail with pain.
• smear — to spread or daub (an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance) on or over something: to smear butter on bread.
• sigh — to let out one's breath audibly, as from sorrow, weariness, or relief.
• cloud — A cloud is a mass of water vapour that floats in the sky. Clouds are usually white or grey in colour.
• grieve — to feel grief or great sorrow: She has grieved over his death for nearly three years.
• besmirch — If you besmirch someone or their reputation, you say that they are a bad person or that they have done something wrong, usually when this is not true.
• weep — to express grief, sorrow, or any overpowering emotion by shedding tears; shed tears; cry: to weep for joy; to weep with rage.