'Rupturing' definitions:

Definition of 'Rupturing'

From: GCIDE
  • Rupture \Rup"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ruptured; p. pr. & vb. n. Rupturing.]
  • 1. To part by violence; to break; to burst; as, to rupture a blood vessel. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To produce a hernia in. [1913 Webster]