rupture

rupture is a 7-letter English word with 11 senses as noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 12 · 11 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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. noun. 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. noun. Hernia. See Hernia.
4. noun. A bursting open, as of a steam boiler, in a less sudden manner than by explosion. See Explosion.
5. transitive verb. To part by violence; to break; to burst; as, to rupture a blood vessel.
6. transitive verb. To produce a hernia in.
7. intransitive verb. To suffer a breach or disruption.
8. noun. the act of making a sudden noisy break
9. noun. a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)

   "they hoped to avoid a break in relations"

   Synonyms: breach, break, rift, severance

10. noun. state of being torn or burst open
11. verb. separate or cause to separate abruptly

    "The rope snapped"

    "tear the paper"

    Synonyms: bust, snap, tear

Synonyms

breach, break, rift, severance, bust, snap, tear

Common word forms

ruptured, ruptures, rupturing

Words from these letters

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