rupture
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Sense: n.
Synonyms:
breach Collocations, separation, crack Collocations, break Collocations, fracture, tear Collocations, alienation, breach of friendship, chasm, chink, disaffection, disruption Collocations, divorcement, estrangement, falling-out, fissure, parting, rent Collocations, rift Collocations, rip Collocations, schism, severance Collocations, split Collocations, split-up, sundering
Sense: v.
Synonyms:
crack Collocations, tear Collocations, burst Collocations, break Collocations, break up, bust Collocations, come apart, come unstuck, divide Collocations, fall to pieces, fall out, gap Collocations, give way, open Collocations, rend, rip Collocations, split Collocations, split open, spring a leak