Fracture — synonyms, definition

1. fracture (Noun)

breach break breaking broken bone bursting chasm cleavage cleft coma concussion crack cracking crevice disjunction disruption division fault faulting fissure flaw • • •

fracture (Noun) — Breaking of hard tissue such as bone. ex. "it was a nasty fracture"

fracture (Noun) — (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other. ex. "they built it right over a geological fracture"

fracture (Noun) — The act of cracking something.

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2. fracture (Verb)

batter blow up breach break break up burst cleave crack crash crumble crush dash demolish discharge disrupt erupt explode go off rent rupture • • •

fracture (Verb) — Violate or abuse. ex. "This writer really fractures the language"

fracture (Verb) — Interrupt, break, or destroy. ex. "fracture the balance of power"

fracture (Verb) — Break into pieces. ex. "The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle"

fracture (Verb) — Become fractured. ex. "The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe"

fracture (Verb) — Break (a bone).

fracture (Verb) — Fracture a bone of. ex. "I fractured my foot while playing hockey"

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