Definition of Rupture

1. Verb. Separate or cause to separate abruptly. "They rupture the sheets"; "Tear the paper"

Exact synonyms: Bust, Snap, Tear
Generic synonyms: Disunite, Divide, Part, Separate
Specialized synonyms: Lacerate, Pull, Rend, Rip, Rive, Rip Up, Shred, Tear Up
Derivative terms: Snap, Tear, Tear
Also: Tear Apart, Tear Down, Tear Up

2. Noun. State of being torn or burst open.

3. Noun. A personal or social separation (as between opposing factions). "They hoped to avoid a break in relations"
Exact synonyms: Breach, Break, Falling Out, Rift, Severance
Specialized synonyms: Schism
Generic synonyms: Breakup, Detachment, Separation
Derivative terms: Break, Sever

4. Noun. The act of making a sudden noisy break.
Generic synonyms: Break, Breakage, Breaking

Definition of Rupture

1. n. 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. v. t. To part by violence; to break; to burst; as, to rupture a blood vessel.

3. v. i. To suffer a breach or disruption.

Definition of Rupture

1. Noun. A burst, split, or break. ¹

2. Noun. A social breach or break, between individuals or groups. ¹

3. Noun. (medicine) A break or tear in soft tissue, such as a muscle. ¹

4. Noun. (engineering) A failure mode in which a tough ductile material pulls apart rather than cracking. ¹

5. Verb. (transitive intransitive) To burst, break through, or split, as under pressure. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Rupture

1. to burst [v -TURED, -TURING, -TURES] - See also: burst

Medical Definition of Rupture

1. 1. Forcible tearing or disruption of tissue. 2. A hernia. (17 Dec 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rupture

rupial syphilid
rupias
rupicola
rupicolas
rupicoline
rupicolous
rupicolous plant
rupioid
ruplizumab
rupophobia
ruption
ruptions
ruptive
ruptuaries
ruptuary
rupture (current term)
rupture of membranes
ruptured
ruptured aneurysm
ruptured appendix
ruptured disk
ruptured intervertebral disc
ruptured spleen
ruptures
rupturewort
ruptureworts
rupturing
rural
rural area

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