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    fracture

    fracture - Dictionary definition and meaning for word fracture

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