Definition of 'fracture'

Noun

1. breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall"
      Synonyms: break
2. (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"
      Synonyms: fault faulting geological fault shift break
3. the act of cracking something
      Synonyms: crack cracking

Verb

1. violate or abuse; "This writer really fractures the language"
2. interrupt, break, or destroy; "fracture the balance of power"
3. break into pieces; "The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle"
4. become fractured; "The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe"
5. break (a bone); "She broke her clavicle"
6. fracture a bone of; "I broke my foot while playing hockey"
      Synonyms: break

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