lose it, break down, snap - lose control of one's emotions; "When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely"; "When her baby died, she snapped"

delapidate, decay, crumble - fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay"

fray, frazzle - wear away by rubbing; "The friction frayed the sleeve"

bust, break - ruin completely; "He busted my radio!"

disintegrate - break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity; "The material disintegrated"; "the group disintegrated after the leader died"

change integrity - change in physical make-up

burst, break open, split - break open or apart suddenly; "The bubble burst"

puncture - be pierced or punctured; "The tire punctured"

bust, burst - break open or apart suddenly and forcefully; "The dam burst"

smash - break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow; "The window smashed"

ladder, run - come unraveled or undone as if by snagging; "Her nylons were running"

break - destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments; "He broke the glass plate"; "She broke the match"

snap, crack - break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension; "The rope snapped"

fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize, break up - break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented"

crush - become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure; "The plastic bottle crushed against the wall"