Rupture: alternatives and connections

To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…

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The act of breaking; a break; a breaking; also, articles broken.

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of Break

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the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations)

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The act of detaching or separating, or the state of being detached.

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To destroy the union of; to divide; to part; to sever; to disjoin; to sunder; to separate; as, to disunite particles of matter.

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To part asunder (a whole); to sever into two or more parts or pieces; to sunder; to separate into parts.

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Injury; hurt; damage; detriment; misfortune.

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A band on a trip-hammer helve, bearing the trunnions.

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Any damage or violation of, the person, character, feelings, rights, property, or interests of an individual; that which injures, or occasions wrong,…

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One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything is divided, or regarded as divided; something less than a whole; a number, quantity, mass,…

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To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to part in any manner.

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The act of separating, or the state of being separated, or separate.

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Serious emotional harm caused by a distressing event.

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A protrusion, consisting of an organ or part which has escaped from its natural cavity, and projects through some natural or accidental opening in th…

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Division or separation; specifically (Eccl.), permanent division or separation in the Christian church; breach of unity among people of the same reli…

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To tear; to rend; to separate by tearing; to mangle; as, to lacerate the flesh. Hence: To afflict; to torture; as, to lacerate the heart.

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To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly.

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To separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to tear asunder; to split; to burst; as, powder rends a rock in blasting; lightning rends an oa…

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A wicker fish basket.

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To rend asunder by force; to split; to cleave; as, to rive timber for rails or shingles.

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A long, narrow piece cut or torn off; a strip.

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The act of breaking, in a figurative sense.

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To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…

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A piece of sculpture representing the upper part of the human figure, including the head, shoulders, and breast.

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p. p. of Rive.

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The act of severing, or the state of being severed; partition; separation.

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To break at once; to break short, as substances that are brittle.

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A drop of the limpid, saline fluid secreted, normally in small amount, by the lachrymal gland, and diffused between the eye and the eyelids to moiste…

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