What is the meaning of break open?

verb

  • Open with force.
    • usage: "He broke open the picnic basket"
  • Come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure.
    • usage: "The bubble burst"
  • Erupt or intensify suddenly.
    • usage: "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"
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