fall apart   (TTS Sound)

The verb fall apart has 4 senses

• fall apart, go to pieces -- (lose one's emotional or mental composure; "She fell apart when her only child died")


• break, wear, wear out, bust, fall apart -- (go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely")


• crumble, fall apart -- (break or fall apart into fragments; "The cookies crumbled"; "The Sphinx is crumbling")


• break, separate, split up, fall apart, come apart -- (become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart")