rupture

noun

An instance of breaking open or bursting.

noun

A break in friendly relations.

noun

A hernia, especially of the groin or intestines.

noun

A tear in an organ or tissue.

intransitive verb

To cause to undergo or suffer a rupture.

intransitive verb

To undergo or suffer a rupture.

To break; burst; part by violence: as, to rupture a blood-vessel.

To affect with or cause to suffer from rupture or hernia.

To cause a break or severance of: as, to rupture friendly relations.