fracture — ozdic

Collocations

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1

(noun.)

ADJ

fatigue, stress

The athlete developed a fatigue fracture in her shin bone after months of intense training.

hairline | compound, depressed, double, multiple, simple, spiral | hip, leg, skull, spinal, etc.

VERB + FRACTURE

suffer, sustain

Definitions

noun

1

An instance of breaking, a place where something has broken.

2

A break in bone or cartilage.

3

A fault or crack in a rock.

verb

1

To break, or cause something to break.

2

To amuse (a person) greatly; to split someone's sides.

“You fracture me, Frankie,” Patsy said. “You should take that act on the road. Howsabout now?” This is the way it would go whenever I showed up at Patsy's, a dual of digs and wisecracks with the disapproving groans of those within earshot.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of cracking something

noun — (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the di

fault
faulting
shift
break

noun — breaking of hard tissue such as bone

break

verb — fracture a bone of

break

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

“You fracture me, Frankie,” Patsy said. “You should take that act on the road. Howsabout now?” This is the way it would go whenever I showed up at Patsy's, a dual of digs and wisecracks with the disap

Wiktionary

02

The pain from the compound fracture was almost intolerable.

Tatoeba · #319862

03

The pain of the compound fracture was almost unbearable.

Tatoeba · #1009163

04

The fracture wasn't as serious as we thought.

Tatoeba · #2253233

05

How did you fracture your shoulder?

Tatoeba · #5850761

06

Sami had a skull fracture.

Tatoeba · #6375866

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, fracture is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.