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fracture

/ fracture /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of cracking something
Derived:
crack break
noun Sense 2
"it was a nasty fracture"
"the break seems to have been caused by a fall"
Type of:
injury hurt harm
Derived:
crack check break
verb Sense 3
fracture a bone of
"I broke my foot while playing hockey"
Type of:
injure wound
Derived:
break crack cracking
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
break (a bone)
"She broke her clavicle"
Kinds of:
refracture
Derived:
crack cracking break
Verb group:
break
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
"The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe"
Derived:
break
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 6
"This writer really fractures the language"
Type of:
pervert misuse abuse
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 7
"The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle"
Type of:
break
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 8
"fracture the balance of power"
Type of:
destroy destruct
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 9
"they built it right over a geological fault"
Type of:
crack cleft crevice
Domain:
geology
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
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Times Searched
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