noun
    
    plural -tures
    
    [count] :the result of breaking something :a crack or break
    
    
    
    
    
    verb
    
    -tures; -tured; -turing
    
    [+ obj] to cause a crack or break in (something hard, such as a bone)
    
    
    
    [no obj] of something hard :to crack or break
    
    
    
    to damage or destroy (something) or to be damaged or destroyed in a sudden or violent way [+ obj]