break
verb [T] (INTERRUPT) /breɪk/ (broke, broken)Definition
B1 to interrupt or to stop something for a short period: We usually break for lunch at 12.30. I needed something to break the monotony of my typing job. The phone rang, breaking my concentration.UK They decided to break their journey in Singapore.Cancelling and interrupting
(Definition of break verb (INTERRUPT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (in) midstream idiom
- adjourn to somewhere phrasal verb
- adjourn verb
- arrest verb (STOP)
- call sth off phrasal verb
- cancel verb
- cancellation noun
- cut verb (STOP)
- disturb verb (INTERRUPT)
- diversion noun (TAKING ATTENTION)
- halt noun
- interrupt verb (STOP SPEAKING)
- kick sth into touch idiom
- mothball verb
- nullify verb
- off adjective (STOPPED)
- rain sth off phrasal verb
- shut sth off phrasal verb (SUPPLY)
- stop verb (FINISH)
- time noun (PERIOD)
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