break_off | ||
1. | [ verb ] interrupt before its natural or planned end | |
Synonyms: | cut_short break_short | |
Examples: | "We had to cut short our vacation" |
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Related terms: | interrupt hang_up | |
2. | [ verb ] prevent completion | |
Synonyms: | break stop discontinue | |
Examples: | "stop the project" "break the silence" |
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Related terms: | end end interrupt leave_off bog_down fracture stop | |
3. | [ verb ] break off; of a piece from a whole | |
Synonyms: | chip break_away come_off chip_off | |
Examples: | "Her tooth chipped" |
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Related terms: | separate peel_off exfoliate bit | |
4. | [ verb ] break a piece from a whole | |
Synonyms: | snap_off break | |
Examples: | "break a branch from a tree" |
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Related terms: | detach breakage | |
5. | [ verb ] break a small piece off from | |
Synonyms: | knap cut_off chip | |
Examples: | "chip the glass" "chip a tooth" |
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Related terms: | cut carve bit | |
Similar spelling: |
break_of_day brush_off break_open break_up breakfast Breakfield break_even breakup break_bread break_apart |