1.breaking of hard tissue such as bone;
it was a nasty fracture
2.(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other;
they built it right over a geological fault
3.the act of cracking something
1.violate or abuse;
This writer really fractures the language
2.interrupt, break, or destroy;
fracture the balance of power
3.break into pieces;
The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle
4.become fractured;
The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe
5.break (a bone);
She broke her clavicle
6.fracture a bone of;
I broke my foot while playing hockey