pull-apart
noun1
A kind of sweet or savory food made with baked dough.
pull apart
verbalso spelled pull-apart1
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, apart.
2
To become separated as a result of pulling.
- A frayed rope will pull apart under tension.
3
To separate (people or animals that are fighting).
- The drunken brawlers had to be pulled apart.
4
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.
5
Figuratively To investigate rigorously the basis of (an idea or theory).
- Starting with a couple of inconsistencies, the detective began to pull apart his alibi.
6
Figuratively To criticise harshly and in detail.
- The professor pulled her essay apart in front of the entire class.
- Coordinate terms
- strip down