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pull apart

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Hold a tuft of cotton fibers tightly between the fingers and thumb of each hand and pull apart with a jerk.

Sheet steel can be welded to cast iron, but will pull apart, tearing out particles of the iron.

Pull the cotton apart, then twist some of it and pull apart; in turn break the branch, the cornstalk and the straw.

The cotton does not pull apart readily nor do the others break easily; this is because they all contain long, tough fibres.

This makes a very secure fastening and, unless the neck of the catch is too slender, it will neither break nor pull apart.

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On this page you'll find 173 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to pull apart, such as: admonish, berate, castigate, chastise, chide, and denounce.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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