fracture

(noun) breaking of hard tissue such as bone. Synonyms: break. Examples: "It was a nasty fracture." "The break seems to have been caused by a fall."

(noun) (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other. Synonyms: fault, faulting, geological fault, shift, break. Examples: "They built it right over a geological fault." "He studied the faulting of the earth's crust."

(noun) the act of cracking something. Synonyms: crack, cracking.

(verb) violate or abuse. Examples: "This writer really fractures the language."

(verb) interrupt, break, or destroy. Examples: "Fracture the balance of power."

(verb) break into pieces. Examples: "The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle."

(verb) become fractured. Examples: "The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe."

(verb) break (a bone). Examples: "She broke her clavicle."

(verb) fracture a bone of. Synonyms: break. Examples: "I broke my foot while playing hockey."