Rupture
noun
A break or crack in something.
There was a rupture in the water pipe, which led to a big leak.
Often appears as...
- rupture of the pipe
- rupture in the wall
noun
An injury in which an organ of the body tears or breaks open.
He suffered a rupture of his appendix, which required immediate surgery.
Often appears as...
- rupture of the appendix
- rupture of the kidney
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To experience a break or disruption.
Negotiations have ruptured over disagreements on key issues.
Often appears as...
- rupture an agreement
- rupture negotiations
verb
To cause something to break open or apart.
The impact of the collision ruptured the car's fuel tank.
Often appears as...
- rupture a tank
- rupture a pipe
noun
A break or crack in something.
There was a rupture in the water pipe, which led to a big leak.
Often appears as...
- rupture of the pipe
- rupture in the wall
noun
An injury in which an organ of the body tears or breaks open.
He suffered a rupture of his appendix, which required immediate surgery.
Often appears as...
- rupture of the appendix
- rupture of the kidney
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To experience a break or disruption.
Negotiations have ruptured over disagreements on key issues.
Often appears as...
- rupture an agreement
- rupture negotiations
verb
To cause something to break open or apart.
The impact of the collision ruptured the car's fuel tank.
Often appears as...
- rupture a tank
- rupture a pipe
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Literal Break
Used to describe physical damage, especially on non-living things like structures.
The earthquake caused a rupture in the bridge.
Pro Tip 2/2Cause of Problems
Implies a sudden problem that needs repair or will cause further issues.
The rupture in the gas line prompted an urgent evacuation.
Pro Tip 1/2Literal Break
Used to describe physical damage, especially on non-living things like structures.
The earthquake caused a rupture in the bridge.
Pro Tip 2/2Cause of Problems
Implies a sudden problem that needs repair or will cause further issues.
The rupture in the gas line prompted an urgent evacuation.
Pro Tip 1/2Literal Break
Used to describe physical damage, especially on non-living things like structures.
The earthquake caused a rupture in the bridge.
Pro Tip 2/2Cause of Problems
Implies a sudden problem that needs repair or will cause further issues.
The rupture in the gas line prompted an urgent evacuation.
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Is it bad to hold your...
but in very rare cases, such as when as a person can't sense the need to urinate, the pouch can rupture painfully requiring surgery to fix. But under normal circumstances, your decision to urinate stops the brain's signal to the external urethral sphincter, causing it to relax and the bladder to empty. The external urethral sphincter is one of the muscles of the pelvic floor,
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Alpaca Fleece to Help in...
residents are pinning hopes on what may be a unique defense against millions of gallons of oil that is spewed from a ruptured deep-sea drill site so get up with hair skip a few days of shampooing and human hair can get oily the link between hair and oil has led salons and
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Abha Dawesar: Life in...
in many parts of the world, between the lack of infrastructure and the spread of technology, isn't somehow bridged, there will be ruptures between the digital and the real. For us as individuals who live in the digital now and spend most of our waking moments in it,
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Why do you get a fever...
their host’s replicative machinery to reproduce. It also protects surrounding cells from damage since some viruses spread by rupturing their host cells, which can lead to large-scale destruction, the build-up of detritus, and potentially even organ damage.
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How blood pressure works...
eventually building up to form a plaque that stiffens and thickens the inner arterial wall. This condition is called atherosclerosis, and it can have dangerous consequences. If the plaque ruptures, a blood clot forms on top of the tear,
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Finding the transformativ...
more time taking them than looking at them and what was once something that was passed from father to son like Generic genetic heritage you know the photo album has become completely obsolete some really amazing ruptured
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Around the World on Sun...
with the weight of a car-- the only airplane today which can fly almost forever. BERTRAND PICCARD, And these technologies can be used everywhere, not just in our airplane. And this moment of rupture, where
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Elephant Mating,...
Deep inside, hormones in her blood have been stimulating her ovaries, producing an egg. When it reaches maturity, her ovary wall ruptures, and the single egg is guided into her reproductive tract.
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Safari Live - Day 276 PIPE...
doing a spot of birding and he's found something delightful to show you well from one maybe rupture to another after but I'm sure at one point we are going to establish quit but the t's and
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Roger Ebert: Remaking my...
A doctor from Brazil said he had never seen anyone survive a carotid artery rupture. And before I left the hospital, after a year of being hospitalized, I had seven ruptures
Video examples
Is it bad to hold your...
but in very rare cases, such as when as a person can't sense the need to urinate, the pouch can rupture painfully requiring surgery to fix. But under normal circumstances, your decision to urinate stops the brain's signal to the external urethral sphincter, causing it to relax and the bladder to empty. The external urethral sphincter is one of the muscles of the pelvic floor,
Video examples
Alpaca Fleece to Help in...
residents are pinning hopes on what may be a unique defense against millions of gallons of oil that is spewed from a ruptured deep-sea drill site so get up with hair skip a few days of shampooing and human hair can get oily the link between hair and oil has led salons and
Video examples
Abha Dawesar: Life in...
in many parts of the world, between the lack of infrastructure and the spread of technology, isn't somehow bridged, there will be ruptures between the digital and the real. For us as individuals who live in the digital now and spend most of our waking moments in it,
Video examples
Why do you get a fever...
their host’s replicative machinery to reproduce. It also protects surrounding cells from damage since some viruses spread by rupturing their host cells, which can lead to large-scale destruction, the build-up of detritus, and potentially even organ damage.
Video examples
How blood pressure works...
eventually building up to form a plaque that stiffens and thickens the inner arterial wall. This condition is called atherosclerosis, and it can have dangerous consequences. If the plaque ruptures, a blood clot forms on top of the tear,
Video examples
Finding the transformativ...
more time taking them than looking at them and what was once something that was passed from father to son like Generic genetic heritage you know the photo album has become completely obsolete some really amazing ruptured
Video examples
Around the World on Sun...
with the weight of a car-- the only airplane today which can fly almost forever. BERTRAND PICCARD, And these technologies can be used everywhere, not just in our airplane. And this moment of rupture, where
Video examples
Elephant Mating,...
Deep inside, hormones in her blood have been stimulating her ovaries, producing an egg. When it reaches maturity, her ovary wall ruptures, and the single egg is guided into her reproductive tract.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 276 PIPE...
doing a spot of birding and he's found something delightful to show you well from one maybe rupture to another after but I'm sure at one point we are going to establish quit but the t's and
Video examples
Roger Ebert: Remaking my...
A doctor from Brazil said he had never seen anyone survive a carotid artery rupture. And before I left the hospital, after a year of being hospitalized, I had seven ruptures
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Joseph Parker
New Zealander Athlete
I dropped Nascimento in the first round, but he came back, and I had to dig really deep because he was gaining the whole time. He ruptured my left ear drum with a right hand in the fifth round, which caused a few hearing problems, but I was able to overcome it.
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Shoshana Zuboff
American Educator
Awareness requires a rupture with the world we take for granted; then old categories of experience are called into question and revised.
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J Dilla
American Musician
What happened was that the doctor told me that I'd ruptured my kidney from being too busy and being stressed out and not eating right.
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Lee Westwood
English Athlete
I ruptured my plantaris muscle. It runs through the calf and goes down the side of your achilles and stretches right to the heel.
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Uzodinma Iweala
American Author
Kidnapping causes a long-term rupture in the psyche of those kidnapped and of those who wait for their return. It doesn't end.
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Richard M. DeVos
American Businessman
Money cannot buy peace of mind. It cannot heal ruptured relationships, or build meaning into a life that has none.
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Naomi Klein
Canadian Journalist
Shocking' is like a bolt from the blue. It is something external that ruptures your world.
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Richard Greenberg
American Playwright
The idea of a rupture between acts occurs in a number of my plays.
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Ira Sachs
American Director
Being an artist is in part an act of rupture.
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Serge Ibaka
Congolese Athlete
There was a complete rupture in my left calf.
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Joseph Parker
New Zealander Athlete
I dropped Nascimento in the first round, but he came back, and I had to dig really deep because he was gaining the whole time. He ruptured my left ear drum with a right hand in the fifth round, which caused a few hearing problems, but I was able to overcome it.
Quote examples
Shoshana Zuboff
American Educator
Awareness requires a rupture with the world we take for granted; then old categories of experience are called into question and revised.
Quote examples
J Dilla
American Musician
What happened was that the doctor told me that I'd ruptured my kidney from being too busy and being stressed out and not eating right.
Quote examples
Lee Westwood
English Athlete
I ruptured my plantaris muscle. It runs through the calf and goes down the side of your achilles and stretches right to the heel.
Quote examples
Uzodinma Iweala
American Author
Kidnapping causes a long-term rupture in the psyche of those kidnapped and of those who wait for their return. It doesn't end.
Quote examples
Richard M. DeVos
American Businessman
Money cannot buy peace of mind. It cannot heal ruptured relationships, or build meaning into a life that has none.
Quote examples
Naomi Klein
Canadian Journalist
Shocking' is like a bolt from the blue. It is something external that ruptures your world.
Quote examples
Richard Greenberg
American Playwright
The idea of a rupture between acts occurs in a number of my plays.
Quote examples
Ira Sachs
American Director
Being an artist is in part an act of rupture.
Quote examples
Serge Ibaka
Congolese Athlete
There was a complete rupture in my left calf.
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