fall apart

v 1: lose one's emotional or mental composure [syn: {go to pieces}]

2: go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears

wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"

[syn: {break}, {wear}, {wear out}, {bust}]

3: pass into a solution; "disslove sugar in coffee" [syn: {dissolve}]

4: break or fall apart into fragments; "The cookies crumbled";

"The Sphinx is crumbling" [syn: {crumble}]

5: become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine

broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" [syn: {break},

{separate}, {split up}, {come apart}]