meaning of rupture3

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


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