fracture

/frˈæktʃɝ/

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Noun
breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall"
Noun
(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"; "he studied the faulting of the earth''s crust"
Noun
the act of cracking something
Verb
violate or abuse; "This writer really fractures the language"
Verb
interrupt, break, or destroy; "fracture the balance of power"
Verb
break into pieces; "The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle"
Verb
become fractured; "The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe"
Verb
break (a bone); "She broke her clavicle"
Verb
fracture a bone of; "I broke my foot while playing hockey"
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