| noun | breaking of hard tissue such as bone “it was a nasty fracture” |
| noun | (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other “they built it right over a geological fault” |
| noun | the act of cracking something |
| verb | violate or abuse “This writer really fractures the language” |
| verb | interrupt, break, or destroy “fracture the balance of power” |
| verb | break into pieces “The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle” |
| verb | become fractured “The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe” |
| verb | break (a bone) “She broke her clavicle” |
| verb | fracture a bone of “I broke my foot while playing hockey” |
| fracture | verb | fracture a bone of |
| break | verb | become fractured; break or crack on the surface only |
| crack | verb | hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise |
| fracture | noun | the act of cracking something |
| break | noun | breaking of hard tissue such as bone |