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verb
- 1. (especially of a pipe or container, or bodily part such as an organ or membrane) break or burst suddenly: "if the main artery ruptures he could die" Similar
- 2. breach or disturb (a harmonious feeling or situation): "once trust and confidence has been ruptured it can be difficult to regain" Similar
noun
- 1. an instance of breaking or bursting suddenly and completely: "a small hairline crack could develop into a rupture"
- 2. a breach of a harmonious relationship: "the rupture with his father would never be healed" Similar
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RUPTURE definition: 1. to (cause something to) explode, break, or tear: 2. If you rupture yourself, you break apart…. Learn more.
A rupture is a break or tear in something that pulls it apart. A rupture can be a literal break, like the one that happens in, say, a gas line, or it can be more figurative, as in a friendship or a business deal.
1. a. : to part by violence : break, burst. b. : to create or induce a breach of. 2. : to produce a rupture in. intransitive verb. : to have or undergo a rupture. Examples of rupture in a Sentence.
noun. the act of breaking or bursting: The flood led to the rupture of the dam. the state of being broken or burst: a rupture in the earth's surface. Synonyms: burst, split, break, fracture. Antonyms: union, seam. a breach of harmonious, friendly, or peaceful relations. Pathology. hernia, especially abdominal hernia. verb (used with object)
RUPTURE meaning: 1. to (cause something to) explode, break, or tear: 2. If you rupture yourself, you break apart…. Learn more.
A rupture is a severe injury in which an internal part of your body tears or bursts open, especially the part between the bowels and the abdomen. The abdominal infection was caused by a rupture of his stomach.
1. An instance of breaking open or bursting: a rupture in the fuel line. 2. A break in friendly relations. 3. Medicine. a. A hernia, especially of the groin or intestines. b. A tear in an organ or tissue: rupture of an appendix; ligament rupture. v. rup·tured, rup·tur·ing, rup·tures. v.tr.
Rupture Definition. rŭpchər. ruptured, ruptures, rupturing. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Verb. Filter. noun. ruptures. The act of breaking apart or bursting, or the state of being broken apart or burst; breach. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
the act of breaking or bursting: The flood led to the rupture of the dam. the state of being broken or burst: a rupture in the earth's surface. a breach of harmonious, friendly, or peaceful relations.
rupture. verb [ I, T ] uk / ˈrʌptʃə r/ us. If you rupture something, you break or tear it, and if something ruptures, it breaks or tears: He fell and ruptured a ligament in his knee. a ruptured pipeline.
