break down

Definitions

General English

• phrasal verb to become upset and start crying
• phrasal verb to separate a substance into small parts, or to become separated

Accounting

• phrasal verb to stop working because of mechanical failure
• phrasal verb to show all the items in a total list of costs or expenditure

Information & Library Science

• verb to separate something into smaller parts so that it is easier to deal with

Medical

• verb to experience a sudden physical or psychological illness
• verb to split or cause to split into smaller chemical components, as in the digestion of food

Military

• verb to suffer from a physical and mental collapse as a result of stress

Politics

• verb to show the details section by section

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Contexts for “break down”

9 definitions in context
• General English
• Accounting
• Information & Library Science
• Medical
• Military
• Politics