rupture

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Singular
rupture

Plural
ruptures

rupture (plural ruptures)

  1. A burst, split, or break.
  2. A social breach or break, between individuals or groups.
  3. (medicine) A break or tear in soft tissue, such as a muscle.
  4. (engineering) A failure mode in which a tough ductile material pulls apart rather than cracking.

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Infinitive
to rupture

Third person singular
ruptures

Simple past
ruptured

Past participle
ruptured

Present participle
rupturing

to rupture (third-person singular simple present ruptures, present participle rupturing, simple past and past participle ruptured)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To burst, break through, or split, as under pressure.

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