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Definition of interupt

"Interupt" is probably misspelled. Trying interrupt instead Definition of interrupt

1. interrupt [ v ] make a break in
Examples: "We interrupt the program for the following messages"

Used in print:

(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 gap

2. interrupt [ v ] destroy the peace or tranquility of
Examples: "Don't interrupt me when I'm reading"

Used in print:

(Allen R. Bosworth, The Crows of Edwina Hill....)

Tommy interrupted furiously .

Synonyms interrupt disturb Related Terms act

3. interrupt [ v ] interfere in someone else's activity
Examples: "Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone"

Used in print:

(Harry Olesker, Impact....)

Conrad interrupted .

Synonyms interrupt disrupt Related Terms chime_in cut_short cut_in gap

4. interrupt [ v ] terminate
Examples: "She interrupted her pregnancy" "break a lucky streak" "break the cycle of poverty"

Synonyms break interrupt Related Terms end end break cut_short freeze

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