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What does rupture mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word rupture? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. A burst, split, or break.
  2. A social breach or break, between individuals or groups.
  3. (medicine) A break or tear in soft tissue, such as a muscle.
  4. (engineering) A failure mode in which a tough ductile material pulls apart rather than cracking.
Verb
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To burst, break through, or split, as under pressure.
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