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- pronunciation:
- ruhp
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- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act or process of bursting, or the condition of being burst open or broken off.
- synonyms:
- breach, break, burst, fracture
- similar words:
- split
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| definition 2: |
a tear in bodily tissue, esp. a bursting out of an organ, as with a hernia or appendix.
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| definition 3: |
a breach in friendly social, family, or international relations.
- synonyms:
- breach, break, falling-out, rift, split
- similar words:
- chasm, rent
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| related words: |
breach, break, cleft, crack, flaw, outbreak |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
ruptures, rupturing, ruptured |
| definition 1: |
to burst (something); break or tear open.
- synonyms:
- break, burst, bust
- similar words:
- crack, fissure, fracture, split, sunder, tear
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| definition 2: |
to break off (a friendship or other close relation).
- synonyms:
- break, dissolve, sever
- similar words:
- separate, split
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| related words: |
alienate, bilge, blow, sever, violate |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to burst or break open; undergo a rupture.
- synonyms:
- break, burst, bust
- similar words:
- crack, fissure, fracture, split, sunder, tear
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| related words: |
cleave, open, rip, spring |
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| derivation: |
rupturable (adj.) |
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