rupture

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1. 1.Breach of peace or concord between individuals; open hostility or war between nations; interruption of friendly relations; as, the parties came to a rupture. He knew that policy would desincline Napoleon from a rupture with his family. E. Everett.
2. 2.(Med.) Hernia. See Hernia.
3. 3.A bursting open, as of a steam boiler, in a less sudden manner than by explosion. See Explosion. Modulus of rupture. (Engin.) See under Modulus. See Fracture.
4. 4.To part by violence; to break; to burst; as, to rupture a blood vessel.
5. 5.To produce a hernia in.
6. 6.To suffer a breach or disruption.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is a bursting open, as of a steam boiler, in a less sudden manner than by explosion. See Explosion. Modulus of rupture. (Engin.) See under Modulus. See Fracture called?
• What is to part by violence; to break; to burst; as, to rupture a blood vessel called?