fracture
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fracture Definition
(n)
breaking
of
hard
tissue
such
as
bone
; "
it
was
a
nasty
fracture
"; "
the
break
seems
to
have
been
caused
by
a
fall
"
(n) (
geology
)
a
crack
in
the
earth
''
s
crust
resulting
from
the
displacement
of
one
side
with
respect
to
the
other
; "
they
built
it
right
over
a
geological
fault
"
(n)
the
act
of
cracking
something
(v)
violate
or
abuse
; "
This
writer
really
fractures
the
language
"
(v)
interrupt
,
break
,
or
destroy
; "
fracture
the
balance
of
power
"
(v)
break
into
pieces
; "
The
pothole
fractured
a
bolt
on
the
axle
"
(v)
become
fractured
; "
The
tibia
fractured
from
the
blow
of
the
iron
pipe
"
(v)
break
(
a
bone
); "
She
broke
her
clavicle
"
(v)
fracture
a
bone
of
; "
I
broke
my
foot
while
playing
hockey
"
fracture Synonyms
break
crack
cracking
fault
fracture
geological fault
shift
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