A frayed rope will pull apart under tension.
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Pull apart
Synonyms for "pull apart" (46 found)
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15 entriesbearing pullerbreak apartclaim evaluationevidence reviewfamily riftfragmentationfriendship driftgear pullerlogic checkpry apartseparatorsplittersplittingtear aparttearing
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11 entriescareful examinationcomponent analysishands-on activityphysical disassemblypull apart demonstrationpull apart fiberspull apart jointspull apart testpull-apart toolstepwise disassemblystructural separation
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The drunken brawlers had to be pulled apart.
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When his watch stopped working, he pulled it apart to work out what was wrong with it.
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Starting with a couple of inconsistencies, the detective began to pull apart his alibi.
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