# break open

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see break, open.
2. To make a breakthrough on a mystery or problem; to cause a breakthrough to be made.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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