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"it was a nasty fracture"nounbreaking of hard tissue such as bone
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verbfracture a bone of
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noun(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
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nounthe act of cracking something
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"The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe"verbbecome fracturedtype of:
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verbbreak (a bone)
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"The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle"verbbreak into piecestype of:
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"fracture the balance of power"verbinterrupt, break, or destroy
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"This writer really fractures the language"verbviolate or abuse
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stop hurt break fault destroy breaking harm crack wound shift pervert abuse injury trauma cracking destruct injure misuse cleft crevice fissure discontinue breakage faulting open fracture stress fracture capillary fracture closed fracture comminuted fracture complete fracture compound fracture compression fracture depressed fracture displaced fracture fatigue fracture hairline fracture impacted fracture incomplete fracture simple fracture geological fault scissure inclined fault strike-slip fault break off refracture