arrebentar — meaning in English

English meaning

• burst verb To break open suddenly, often from internal pressure.
• clobber verb To hit or defeat someone or something forcefully and decisively.
• crack verb To break, split, or form a line of damage without falling completely apart.
• crash noun A violent collision, especially involving a vehicle.

Senses

arrebentar is used for these senses in English:

• burst (transitive) To cause to break from internal pressure.
• clobber (transitive, slang) To hit or bash severely; to seriously harm or damage.
• crack (intransitive) To break apart under force, stress, or pressure.
• crash (computing, hardware, software, intransitive) To terminate or halt execution due to an exception.

burst — full definition

1. verb To break open suddenly, often from internal pressure.
2. verb To move suddenly and forcefully, especially entering or exiting.
3. noun A sudden, brief outbreak or surge of something.

clobber — full definition

1. verb To hit or defeat someone or something forcefully and decisively.
2. verb To overwrite data unintentionally, especially in computing.
3. noun British informal term for clothing or belongings.

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