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ruptured definition and meaning

n. The act of breaking apart, or separating; the state of being broken asunder; as, the rupture of the skin; the rupture of a vessel or fiber; the rupture of a lutestring.
n. Breach of peace or concord between individuals; open hostility or war between nations; interruption of friendly relations; as, the parties came to a rupture.
n. Hernia. See Hernia.
n. A bursting open, as of a steam boiler, in a less sudden manner than by explosion. See Explosion.
v. t. To part by violence; to break; to burst; as, to rupture a blood vessel.
v. t. To produce a hernia in.
v. i. To suffer a breach or disruption.
imp. & p. p. of Rupture
a. Having a rupture, or hernia.

Crossword clues for ruptured

- Breach
- Break or burst suddenly
- Burst or break suddenly