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broke rigor

broke rigor is the simple past of break rigor.

Meaning of break rigor

Verb

break rigor (third-person singular simple present breaks rigor, present participle breaking rigor, simple past broke rigor, past participle broken rigor)

  1. (mortuary technology) To manipulate a corpse in which rigor mortis has set in, (by massage, flexing joints, or brute force) in order to change the position of the body.
    • They must have pushed pretty hard to break rigor in the shoulder.1992, Catherine Lewis, Judith Guerin, Not in Single Spies, page 85
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see break, rigor.
    • Compassionate mercy breaks rigor; but mercy is so good that sometimes it takes away initiative, and doesn't allow anyone to do anything.1977, Parabola - Volume 2, page 90

Questions about broke rigor

What is broke rigor the simple past of?
Broke rigor is the simple past of break rigor.

Words near broke rigor in the dictionary

  1. broke one's stride
  2. broke one's word
  3. broke open
  4. broke out
  5. broke ranks
  6. broke rigor
  7. broke shins
  8. broke someone's back
  9. broke someone's balls
  10. broke someone's face
  11. broke someone's heart

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