Clues for the word "RUPTURE"

We've had 9 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 18 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Family Time crossword on March 09, 2025.

Definition of rupture

n. - The act of breaking apart, or separating; the state of being broken asunder; as, the rupture of the skin; the rupture of a vessel or fiber; the rupture of a lutestring.
n. - Breach of peace or concord between individuals; open hostility or war between nations; interruption of friendly relations; as, the parties came to a rupture.
n. - Hernia. See Hernia.
n. - A bursting open, as of a steam boiler, in a less sudden manner than by explosion. See Explosion.
v. t. - To part by violence; to break; to burst; as, to rupture a blood vessel.
v. t. - To produce a hernia in.
v. i. - To suffer a breach or disruption.