pull apart

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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, apart.
To become separated as a result of pulling. (intransitive) · A frayed rope will pull apart under tension.
To separate (people or animals that are fighting). (transitive) · The drunken brawlers had to be pulled apart.
To disassemble, dismantle, take apart (a machine or other mechanical device). (transitive) · When his watch stopped working, he pulled it apart to work out what was wrong with it.
To investigate rigorously the basis of (an idea or theory). (figuratively, transitive) · Starting with a couple of inconsistencies, the detective began to pull apart his alibi.
To criticise harshly and in detail. (figuratively, transitive) · The professor pulled her essay apart in front of the entire class.

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