Found 2 items, similar to Rupturing.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: rupture rupture n 1: state of being torn or burst open 2: a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); “they hoped to avoid a break in relations” [syn: breach, break, severance, rift, falling out] 3: the act of making a sudden noisy break v : separate or cause to separate abruptly; “The rope snapped”; “tear the paper” [syn: tear, snap, bust]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Rupturing Rupture \Rup"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ruptured; p. pr. & vb. n. Rupturing.] 1. To part by violence; to break; to burst; as, to rupture a blood vessel. [1913 Webster] 2. To produce a hernia in. [1913 Webster]