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▸ noun: A social breach or break, between individuals or groups.
▸ noun: (medicine) A break or tear in soft tissue, such as a muscle.
▸ noun: (engineering) A failure mode in which a tough ductile material pulls apart rather than cracking.
▸ verb: (transitive, intransitive) To burst, break through, or split, as under pressure.
▸ verb: (botany, intransitive) To dehisce irregularly.
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