take apart (English, verb)
expansion: take apart (third-person singular simple present takes apart, present participle taking apart, simple past took apart, past participle taken apart)
Senses:
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, apart.
To dismantle something into its component pieces.
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, apart.
To move someone away from others to be able to talk to, or give them something in private.
glosses: To soundly defeat someone, or a (sport) team.
tags: informal
glosses: to criticise someone
Forms:
form: takes apart
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: taking apart
tags: participle
present
form: took apart
tags: past
form: taken apart
tags: participle
past