meaning of rupture
1. The act of breaking apart, or separating; the state of being broken asunder; as, the rupture of the skin; the rupture of a vessel or fiber; the rupture of a lutestring.
2. Breach of peace or concord between individuals; open hostility or war between nations; interruption of friendly relations; as, the parties came to a rupture.
3. Hernia. See Hernia.
4. A bursting open, as of a steam boiler, in a less sudden manner than by explosion. See Explosion.
5. To part by violence; to break; to burst; as, to rupture a blood vessel.
6. To produce a hernia in.
7. To suffer a breach or disruption.
8. the act of making a sudden noisy break
Related Words
rupture | ruptured | ruptured intervertebral disc | rupturewort |
