"ruptures" in the noun sense
1. rupture
state of being torn or burst open
2. rupture, breach, break, severance, rift, falling out
a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions
"they hoped to avoid a break in relations"
3. rupture
the act of making a sudden noisy break
"ruptures" in the verb sense
1. tear, rupture, snap, bust
separate or cause to separate abruptly
"The rope snapped"
"tear the paper"
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