Break open has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
open with force
"He broke open the picnic basket"
2
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
"The bubble burst"
3
erupt or intensify suddenly
"Unrest erupted in the country"
"Tempers flared at the meeting"
"The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"
4
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see break, open.
Example Sentences
"He broke open the picnic basket"
verb
"The bubble burst"
verb
"Unrest erupted in the country"
verb
"Tempers flared at the meeting"
verb
"The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"
verb
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)