v. form into slivers; "sliver wood"

v. break up into splinters or slivers; "The wood splintered"

v. divide into slivers or splinters

v. be pierced or punctured; "The tire punctured"

v. cause to break into many pieces; "shatter the plate"

v. become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated"

v. hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke

v. break (a bone); "She broke her clavicle"

v. stop operating; "My computer crashed last night"; "The system goes down at least once a week"