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English to English noun
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breaking of hard tissue such as bone |  | Example: it was a nasty fracture
the break seems to have been caused by a fall
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(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other | | Example: they built it right over a geological fault
he studied the faulting of the earth's crust
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the act of cracking something | | source: wordnet30
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The act of breaking or snapping asunder; rupture; breach. | | source: webster1913 verb
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violate or abuse | | Example: This writer really fractures the language
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interrupt, break, or destroy | | Example: fracture the balance of power
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break into pieces | | Example: The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle
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become fractured | | Example: The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe
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break (a bone) | | Example: She broke her clavicle
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fracture a bone of | | Example: I broke my foot while playing hockey
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To cause a fracture or fractures in; to break; to burst asunder; to crack; to separate the continuous parts of; as, to fracture a bone; to fracture the skull. | | source: webster1913
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