(of  a man) to sit with one's legs far apart, taking up too much space on a seat shared with other people: guys who manspread on the subway.
Fractures. A fracture is a break in a bone. There are many different types of fracture and contrary to popular belief, there is no difference between a 'break' and a 'fracture'. fracture is a break in a bone. There are many different types of fracture and contrary to popular belief, there is no difference between a 'break' and a 'fracture'.
When a bone breaks it is called a fracture (say: FRAK-chur). There's more than one way to break or fracture a bone. A break can be anything from a hairline fracture (a thin break in the bone) to the bone that's snapped in two pieces like a broken tree branch. Doctors describe fractures in the following ways: A complete fracture is when the bone has broken into two pieces.