Fracture

1. To cause a fracture or fractures in; to break; to burst asunder; to crack; to separate the continuous parts of; as, to fracture a bone; to fracture the skull.
2. The texture of a freshly broken surface; as, a compact fracture; an even, hackly, or conchoidal fracture.
3. The act of breaking or snapping asunder; rupture; breach.
4. The breaking of a bone.