Definisi : vt 1. (act.) menyebabkab [sst] berkecai; (pass.) berkecai, bersepai: the explosion ~ed the boulder, letupan itu menyebabkan batu besar berkecai; 2. (fig.) memecah-mecahkan: the Austro-Hungarian Empire was ~ed after the First World War, Empayar Austro-Hungary dipecah-pecahkan selepas Perang Dunia Pertama. (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : vi 1. berkecai, bersepai: the glass window ~ed under the impact, tingkap kaca itu berkecai akibat hentaman; 2. (fig.) berpecah-belah: there was a threat that the entire Soviet Union would ~ into separate republics, ada ancaman bahawa Soviet Union akan berpecah-belah menjadi republik-republik yg terpisah; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : n 1. piece broken off, serpihan, pecahan: ~s of rock, serpihan-serpihan batu; the plate lay in ~s on the floor, serpihan-serpihan pinggan itu bertaburan di lantai; 2. incomplete part, cebisan; (of literary work) cebisan, fragmen: I overheard ~s of their conversation, saya terdengar cebisan-cebisan perbualan mereka; ~s of a novel, cebisan-cebisan novel; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)