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rupture
noun(rup-ture)
breach of peace or concord; specifically : open hostility or war between nations
rupture
noun(rup-ture)
the tearing apart of a tissue
rupture
noun(rup-ture)
hernia
rupture
verb(rup-ture)
to part by violence : break, burst
rupture
verb(rup-ture)
to create or induce a breach of
rupture
verb(rup-ture)
to produce a rupture in
rupture
noun(rup-ture)
a protrusion of an organ or part (such as the intestine) through connective tissue or through a wall of the cavity (as of the abdomen) in which it is normally enclosed —called also rupture
rupture
idiom(rup-ture)
to give oneself a hernia

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