 ruptured |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] suddenly and violently broken open especially from internal pressure | |
| Synonyms: | busted burst | |
| Examples: | "a burst balloon" "burst pipes" "burst seams" "a ruptured appendix" (`busted' is an informal term for `burst' as in "a busted balloon") |
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| Related terms: | colloquialism damaged | |
| Similar spelling: |
rupture rupturewort repture rapture |
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