| Front | rupture |
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| Back | rup•ture noun, verb BrE /ˈrʌptʃə(r)/ NAmE /ˈrʌptʃər/ noun word origin [countable, uncountable] 1 (medical) an injury in which sth inside the body breaks apart or bursts the rupture of a blood vessel 2 a situation when sth breaks or bursts ruptures of oil and water pipelines 3 (informal) a hernia of the abdomen I nearly gave myself a rupture lifting that pile of books. 4 (formal) the ending of agreement or of good relations between people, countries, etc a rupture in relations between the two countries Nothing could heal the rupture with his father. verb verb forms word origin example bank 1 [transitive, intransitive] ~ (sth/yourself) (medical) to burst or break apart sth inside the body; to be broken or burst apart a ruptured appendix He ruptured himself (= got a hernia ) trying to lift the piano. 2 [transitive, intransitive] ~ (sth) (formal) to make sth such as a container or a pipe break or burst; to be broken or burst The impact ruptured both fuel tanks. A pipe ruptured, leaking water all over the house. 3 [transitive] ~ sth (formal) to make an agreement or good relations between people or countries end the risk of rupturing North-South relations |
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