[noun] breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall" Synonyms:break
[noun] (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right over a geological fault" Synonyms:fault, geological fault, shift, break
[noun] the act of cracking something Synonyms:crack, cracking
[verb] violate or abuse; "This writer really fractures the language"
[verb] interrupt, break, or destroy; "fracture the balance of power"
[verb] break into pieces; "The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle"
[verb] become fractured; "The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe"
[verb] break (a bone); "She broke her clavicle"
[verb] fracture a bone of; "I broke my foot while playing hockey" Synonyms:break
