bone breaking

Shattering rigid framework

Bone breaking refers to the act of fracturing bones, whether through accident, violence, or medical procedure.

The term also names a style of street dance featuring extreme joint manipulation that creates the illusion of broken or dislocated limbs: His bone breaking moves made it look like his arms had no skeleton.

As an adjective, bone-breaking describes intense physical labor or brutal impact: bone-breaking work in the mines.

Related

crush · stress fracture · marrow · calcium · cast · pain · agony · compound · compound fracture · hairline · orthopedic · mend · heal · physical therapy · brittle · skeleton · joint · cartilage

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Opposites
injury severity

bone breakingscratch

Superficial wound or mark

uninjured · unharmed · scrape · contusion · intact

structural integrity

bone breakingbone healing

Recovery of fractured skeleton

knitting · bone formation · bone setting · setting · ossification

physical force outcome

bone breakingcushioning

Softening force or fall

protecting · gentle touch · soft landing · padding · shielding

Family

bone, breaking, bones, boned, boning, boneless, break, breaks, broken

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13