opbreken

Definitions of opbreken
  1. verb
    go away from a place
    synonyms: afnokken, aftaaien, begeven, gaan, heengaan, moven, nokken, opdonderen, opduvelen, opflikkeren, ophoepelen, opkramen, opkrassen, oplazeren, opmieteren, oprotten, oprukken, opsodemieteren, opstappen, optrekken, vertrekken, verwijderen, weggaan, wegwezen
    uitgaan, uitvoegen
    move out of or depart from
    verlaten
    remove oneself from an association with or participation in
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    aanbelanden, aankomen, aanlanden, arriveren, belanden, komen, terechtkomen, vallen
    reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
    kunnen, mogen
    reach and board
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    uitgaan, uitlopen
    leave the house to go somewhere
    weglopen
    leave abruptly, often in protest or anger
    heenrennen, weghollen, wegrennen, wegstormen
    leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
    beiden, dralen, dreutelen, lijmen, lijntrekken, neutelen, talmen, teuten, treuzelen, tutten
    leave slowly and hesitantly
    afreizen, aftrekken
    leave
    heentrekken, uitkrijgen, uittrekken, wegtrekken
    move out or away
    heenrennen, weghollen, wegrennen, wegstormen
    flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
    wegfrommelen, wegsluipen
    leave furtively and stealthily
    ontruimen
    leave behind empty; move out of
    opstijgen
    depart from the ground
    ontvlieden, ontvluchten, spankeren, vlieden, vluchten, weglopen, wegvluchten
    run away quickly
  2. verb
    take apart into its constituent pieces
    synonyms: afbreken, demonteren, neerhalen, slechten, slopen, uiteennemen, verbreken
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    assemblage, assembleren, componeren, construeren, installatie, montage, monteren, opbouwen, samenstellen
    create by putting components or members together
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    verdelgen
    do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
  3. verb
    tear down so as to make flat with the ground
    synonyms: afbreken, afhangen, neerhalen, omvertrekken, slechten, slopen, wegbreken
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    oprichten, opslaan, optrekken
    construct, build, or erect
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    verdelgen
    do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
  4. verb
    separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
    synonyms: fragmenteren, ontbinden
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    splitsen
    divide into components or constituents
  5. verb
    break or cause to break into pieces
    synonyms: afbrokkelen, fijnmaken, fragmenteren, versnipperen
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    fijnmalen, prakken
    reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
    fijnmaken, verbrijzelen, versplinteren
    break into small pieces
    malen, raspen
    make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together
    malen, uitfrezen, vermalen
    grind with a mill
    afsabbelen, fijnkauwen, kauwen, lurken, malen
    chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
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    begeven, bezwijken, breken, kapotgaan, sneuvelen, stukgaan
    become separated into pieces or fragments
  6. verb
    break up
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    losmaken
    make less dense
  7. verb
    find by digging in the ground
    synonyms: opdelven, opdiepen, opduiken, opgraven, opvissen, uitspitten
    opduiken
    discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
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    rooien, uitdoen
    dig up
    blootleggen, uitgraven
    dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies
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    loskrijgen, losmaken
    come into possession of
  8. verb
    attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
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    boren
    cut or make a way through
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