To break down Meaning, Definition & Usage

Definitions
  1. . (a) To crush; to overwhelm; as, to break down one's strength; to break down opposition. (b) To remove, or open a way through, by breaking; as, to break down a door or wall.
  2. . (a) To come down by breaking; as, the coach broke down. (b) To fail in any undertaking.
    He had broken down almost at the outset. Thackeray.
Definitions
  1. . (a) To come down by breaking; as, the coach broke down. (b) To fail in any undertaking.
    He had broken down almost at the outset. Thackeray.

Webster 1913