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Definition of Break off
1. Verb. Interrupt before its natural or planned end. "We had to cut short our vacation"
Exact synonyms: Break Short, Cut Short
Specialized synonyms: Hang Up
Generic synonyms: Break, Interrupt
Specialized synonyms: Hang Up
Generic synonyms: Break, Interrupt
2. Verb. Prevent completion. "Break off the negotiations"
Exact synonyms: Break, Discontinue, Stop
Specialized synonyms: Fracture, Bog, Bog Down, Break Up, Cut Off, Disrupt, Interrupt
Generic synonyms: End, Terminate
Derivative terms: Discontinuation, Stop
Specialized synonyms: Fracture, Bog, Bog Down, Break Up, Cut Off, Disrupt, Interrupt
Generic synonyms: End, Terminate
Derivative terms: Discontinuation, Stop
3. Verb. Break off (a piece from a whole). "These glasses break off easily"; "Her tooth chipped"
Exact synonyms: Break Away, Chip, Chip Off, Come Off
Specialized synonyms: Flake, Flake Off, Peel, Peel Off, Exfoliate
Generic synonyms: Divide, Part, Separate
Derivative terms: Chip, Chip, Chipping
Specialized synonyms: Flake, Flake Off, Peel, Peel Off, Exfoliate
Generic synonyms: Divide, Part, Separate
Derivative terms: Chip, Chip, Chipping
4. Verb. Break a piece from a whole. "Break a branch from a tree"
Exact synonyms: Break, Snap Off
Generic synonyms: Detach
Derivative terms: Breakable, Breakage, Breaker
Generic synonyms: Detach
Derivative terms: Breakable, Breakage, Breaker
5. Verb. Break a small piece off from. "They break off the glass tubes"; "Chip a tooth"
Exact synonyms: Chip, Cut Off, Knap
Generic synonyms: Cut
Derivative terms: Chip, Chip, Chipping
Also: Chip At
Generic synonyms: Cut
Derivative terms: Chip, Chip, Chipping
Also: Chip At
Definition of Break off
1. Verb. To end abruptly, either temporarily or permanently. ¹
2. Verb. To remove a piece from a whole by breaking or snapping ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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