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fractured

3 definitions • 4 examples
1
past simple and past participle of
2
If something hard, such as a bone, fractures, or is fractured, it breaks or cracks:

Examples:

fracture someone's skull She fractured her skull in the accident.
Two of her ribs fractured when she was thrown from her horse.
A fractured pipe at a steelworks has leaked 20 tons of oil into the Severn estuary.
3
to divide an organization or society, or (of an organization or society) to be divided:

Examples:

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