RhymeZone: fracture definitions

Definitions of fracture:

noun: the act of cracking something
noun: breaking of hard tissue such as bone
Example: "It was a nasty fracture"
noun: (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
verb: break into pieces
Example: "The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle"
verb: fracture a bone of
verb: break (a bone)
verb: become fractured
Example: "The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe"
verb: interrupt, break, or destroy
Example: "Fracture the balance of power"
verb: violate or abuse
Example: "This writer really fractures the language"