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How to sign: separate into parts or portions
"divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I";
Similiar / Same: divide, dissever, carve up, split up, separate
Categories: change integrity
Within this category: Balkanize, canton, format, lot, paragraph, parcel, sectionalize, sliver, subdivide, triangulate, unitize
How to sign: extending the legs at right angles to the trunks (one in front and the other in back)
Categories: acrobatic feat, acrobatic stunt
How to sign: break open or apart suddenly
"The bubble burst";
Similiar / Same: burst, break open
Categories: break, come apart, fall apart, separate, split up
