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noun | verb rupturerupture1 /ˈrʌptʃɚ/ noun ETYMOLOGYrupture1Origin: 1400-1500 Old French Latin ruptura, from rumpere to break 1[countable, uncountable] an occasion when something suddenly breaks apart or bursts: A pipeline rupture halted supplies of natural gas.2[countable] a situation in which two countries or groups of people suddenly disagree and often end their relationship with each other SYN breach: rupture between the rupture of relations between the two countriesrupture with a rupture with his family3[countable] a sudden harmful change in a situation: a major rupture in the social system Children experience a parent’s death as a rupture in their lives. noun | verb rupturerupture2 verb VERB TABLErupture |
| Present | I, you, we, they | rupture | | he, she, it | ruptures | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | ruptured | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have ruptured | | he, she, it | has ruptured | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had ruptured | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will rupture | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have ruptured |
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| Present | I | am rupturing | | he, she, it | is rupturing | | you, we, they | are rupturing | | Past | I, he, she, it | was rupturing | | you, we, they | were rupturing | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been rupturing | | he, she, it | has been rupturing | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been rupturing | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be rupturing | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been rupturing |
THESAURUSinto pieces► break if something breaks or you break it, it separates into two or more pieces, for example because it has been hit, dropped, or bent: Somebody broke the window and the car alarm went off. Careful, those glasses break easily. ► smash used when a plate, glass, etc. breaks or is broken with a lot of force: Angry crowds smashed windows downtown. The plate smashed when it hit the floor. ► shatter used when a plate, glass, etc. breaks into a lot of small pieces: The bomb blast shattered the windows of cars and buildings. The mirror fell and shattered. ► crack used when something begins to break in a way that makes a line on the surface: The glass was cracked, and water was leaking out. ► split used when something breaks along a straight line: She swung the axe and split the log right down the middle. ► tear used when paper or cloth separates into pieces: Tear the cloth into three long strips. My jeans tore when I climbed over the fence. ► snap used about something hard and thin that breaks into two pieces, making a loud noise: A stick snapped under her feet. ► burst used when a pipe with liquid inside it breaks: One of the pipes in the basement had burst. ► rupture used when a container, wall, pipe, etc. breaks so that what it is holding comes out: The airplane’s fuel tank ruptured when it crashed. ► pop used when a bubble or balloon breaks: A single balloon floated up into a tree and popped. ► fracture used when a bone in your body cracks or breaks: She fractured her leg in a skiing accident. 1[intransitive, transitive] to break or burst, or make something break or burst: A blood vessel in his brain had ruptured.► see thesaurus at break12[transitive] to damage good relations between people or a peaceful situation: The noise of a motorcycle ruptured the peace of the afternoon. |