fracture, v.
(fractured, fractures, fracturing)
freq. cnt. 1
(fractured, fractures, fracturing)
freq. cnt. 1
violate or abuse
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
fracture
sample sentences
"This writer really fractures the language"verb frames
Somebody ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym
fracture a bone of
<verb.body>
break fracture
sample sentences
"I broke my foot while playing hockey"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingDid he %s his foot?
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingDid he %s his foot?
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
break (a bone)
<verb.body>
fracture
sample sentences
"She broke her clavicle"verb frames
Somebody ----s something
become fractured
<verb.body>
fracture
sample sentences
"The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe"verb frames
Something ----sThe wooden sticks %s
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
break into pieces
<verb.change>
fracture
sample sentences
"The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym
interrupt, break, or destroy
<verb.creation>
fracture
sample sentences
"fracture the balance of power"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym