Sth I Engine Meaning Separate Pieces Made Synonym

Meaning: If you take apart something, you separate it into the pieces it's made of.

• take sth apart I took my bicycle apart so that I could clean each part.
  
  
• take apart sth Mike took apart the engine, but he couldn't put it back together again.
  
  

Nouns often used as objects with take apart: bicycle, engine, motor, appliance, toaster, fan