Definition of interupt
1. interrupt [ v ] make a break in
Examples:
"We interrupt the program for the following messages"
(Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)
If , in preparing that shot for the inevitable showing to your friends , you interrupt the sequence to paste in a_few frames of the child 's grandmother watching this event , you have begun to be an artist in film ; you are employing the basic technique of film ; you are cutting .
(Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)
The slow tapping of a cane on the stone steps coming up to the tower interrupted his reverie .
(E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)
Time elapsed but the doctor was obviously unconscious of its passage until an unwelcome knock on the door interrupted the processes of nature .
Synonyms interrupt cut_off disrupt break_up Related Terms break pause stop cut interject take_off chime_in jam heckle burst_in_on put_away break punctuate gap2. interrupt [ v ] destroy the peace or tranquility of
Examples:
"Don't interrupt me when I'm reading"
(Allen R. Bosworth, The Crows of Edwina Hill....)
Tommy interrupted furiously .
Synonyms interrupt disturb Related Terms act3. interrupt [ v ] interfere in someone else's activity
Examples:
"Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone"
(Harry Olesker, Impact....)
Conrad interrupted .
Synonyms interrupt disrupt Related Terms chime_in cut_short cut_in gap4. interrupt [ v ] terminate
Examples:
"She interrupted her pregnancy"
"break a lucky streak"
"break the cycle of poverty"
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