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- DictionaryRup·ture/ˈrəp(t)SHər/
verb
- 1. (especially of a pipe, a vessel, or a bodily part such as an organ or membrane) break or burst suddenly: "if the main artery ruptures he could die"
- 2. breach or disturb (a harmonious feeling or situation): "once trust has been ruptured it can be difficult to regain"
noun
- 1. an instance of breaking or bursting suddenly and completely: "a small hairline crack could develop into a rupture"
- 2. a breach of a harmonious relationship: "the rupture with his father would never be healed"
us / ˈrʌp.tʃɚ / uk / ˈrʌp.tʃə r/. an occasion when something explodes, breaks, or tears: a rupture of the pipeline. figurative a rupture (= an end to a friendly relationship) between the families. a medical condition in which the wall of muscle holding the stomach and bowels in place inside the body is broken apart:
3 days ago · 1. countable noun. A rupture is a severe injury in which an internal part of your body tears or bursts open, especially the part between the bowels and the abdomen . 2. verb. If a person or animal ruptures a part of their body or if it ruptures, it tears or bursts open. His stomach might rupture from all the acid.
A rupture is a break or tear in something that pulls it apart. A rupture can be a literal break, like the one that happens in, say, a gas line, or it can be more figurative, as in a friendship or a business deal.
the act of breaking or bursting: The flood led to the rupture of the dam. the state of being broken or burst: a rupture in the earth's surface. a breach of harmonious, friendly, or peaceful relations.
verb. /ˈrʌptʃə (r)/ /ˈrʌptʃər/ Verb Forms. [transitive, intransitive] rupture (something/yourself) (medical) to burst or break apart something inside the body; to be broken or burst apart. a ruptured appendix. He ruptured himself (= got a hernia) trying to lift the piano.
Check pronunciation: rupture. Definition of rupture noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Jan 11, 2024 · rupture ( countable and uncountable, plural ruptures) A burst, split, or break . A social breach or break, between individuals or groups. ( medicine) A break or tear in soft tissue, such as a muscle. ( engineering) A failure mode in which a tough ductile material pulls apart rather than cracking.
