ABSTRACT

n. 1. the act of breaking or bursting … 2. the state of being broken or burst … 3. a breach of harmonious, friendly, or peaceful relations … 4. Pathol. Hernia, esp. abdominal hernia. – v.t. 5. to break or burst … 6. to cause a breach of … 7. Pathol., to affect with hernia. – v.i. 8. to suffer a break or rupture.