Clavicle fractures happen in three situations where stress is enough to break the bone: 1  a person suffers a blow to the shoulder. 2  someone falls onto an outstretched arm. 3  the clavicle is hit directly (as in a collision)
Dictionary entry overview: What does pail mean? â¢ PAIL (noun) The noun PAIL has 2 senses: 1. a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top 2. the quantity contained in a pail Familiarity information: PAIL used as a noun is rare.
broil 1. 1. to cook by direct heat, as on a gridiron or in a broiler; grill. 2. to make very hot; scorch. 3. to be subjected to great heat; become broiled. 4. to burn with impatience, annoyance, etc. 5. the act of broiling or the state of being broiled. 6. something broiled, esp. meat.. broil-cook under a broiler; broil fish. oven broil. cookery, cooking, preparation-the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; cooking can be a great art; people are needed who have experience in cookery; he left the preparation of meals to his wife.