fracture Meaning and Definition

1. n. the act of cracking something

2. n. (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

3. n. breaking of hard tissue such as bone

4. v. fracture a bone of

5. v. break (a bone)

6. v. become fractured

7. v. violate or abuse

8. v. break into pieces

9. v. interrupt, break, or destroy