pull apart

Short definition from Wiktionary

Verb

1. 1
   Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, apart.
2. 2
   To become separated as a result of pulling.
3. 3
   To separate (people or animals that are fighting).
4. 4
   To disassemble, dismantle, take apart (a machine or other mechanical device).
5. 5
   To investigate rigorously the basis of (an idea or theory).
6. 6
   To criticise harshly and in detail.

Noun

1. 1
   A kind of sweet or savory food made with baked dough.
2. 2
   A structural basin where two overlapping faults or a fault bend create(s) an area of crustal extension undergoing tension, which causes the basin to sink down.