| Definitions of 'rupture' |
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1. (noun) rupture
state of being torn or burst open
2. (noun) rupture, breach, break, severance, rift, falling out
a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
"they hoped to avoid a break in relations"
3. (verb) rupture
the act of making a sudden noisy break
4. (verb) tear, rupture, snap, bust
separate or cause to separate abruptly
"The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"
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| Definitions of 'rupture' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
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1. (noun) rupture
the act of breaking apart, or separating; the state of being broken asunder; as, the rupture of the skin; the rupture of a vessel or fiber; the rupture of a lutestring
2. (noun) rupture
breach of peace or concord between individuals; open hostility or war between nations; interruption of friendly relations; as, the parties came to a rupture
3. (noun) rupture
hernia. See Hernia
4. (noun) rupture
a bursting open, as of a steam boiler, in a less sudden manner than by explosion. See Explosion
5. (verb) rupture
to part by violence; to break; to burst; as, to rupture a blood vessel
6. (verb) rupture
to produce a hernia in
7. (verb) rupture
to suffer a breach or disruption
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