rupture

Speech parts

1. rupture - Noun

2. rupture - Verb

Meaning

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.

Breach of peace or concord between individuals; open hostility or war between nations; interruption of friendly relations; as, the parties came to a rupture.

Hernia. See Hernia.

A bursting open, as of a steam boiler, in a less sudden manner than by explosion. See Explosion.

To part by violence; to break; to burst; as, to rupture a blood vessel.

To produce a hernia in.

To suffer a breach or disruption.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

break breach burst disruption tear snap fracture rend rift split separation crack bust breakage sever
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Antonyms

amour nexus close party ardor agreement
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Hypernyms

separate break injury separation breaking harm

Hyponyms

rend rive pull schism rip shred

Phrases with the word

bone rupture predetermined rupture line specified rupture line

Derivatives

ruptured rupturing

Examples

they hoped to avoid a break in relations Source: Internet

The rope snapped Source: Internet

tear the paper Source: Internet

A gastric rupture is when there is a sudden rupture of the stomach lining that can be fatal. Source: Internet

All of these produce an instantaneous increase in burn surface area and a corresponding increase in exhaust gas and pressure, which may rupture the casing. Source: Internet

After the abort decision, the helium pressure continued to rise and Mission Control predicted the time that the burst disc would rupture. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

ruptive ruptuary rupturable rupture of membranes ruptured ruptured duck