pull apart

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pull apart

verb pulls apart · pulling apart · pulled apart

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

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verb to separate two people or animals that are fighting

Deutsch	trennen
Русский	разнима́ть raznimátʹ, разня́ть raznjátʹ

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@misc{pull_apart_2026,
  title = {pull apart},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pull%20apart},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}