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English verb: break off | |||
| 1. | break off (change) interrupt before its natural or planned end | ||
| Samples | We had to cut short our vacation. | ||
| Synonyms | break short, cut short | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | break, interrupt | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | hang up | ||
| 2. | break off (change) prevent completion | ||
| Samples | Stop the project. Break off the negotiations. | ||
| Synonyms | break, discontinue, stop | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | end, terminate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bog, bog down, break up, cut off, disrupt, fracture, interrupt | ||
| 3. | break off (contact) break off (a piece from a whole) | ||
| Samples | Her tooth chipped. | ||
| Synonyms | break away, chip, chip off, come off | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | divide, part, separate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | exfoliate, flake, flake off, peel, peel off | ||
| 4. | break off (contact) break a piece from a whole | ||
| Samples | Break a branch from a tree. | ||
| Synonyms | break, snap off | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | detach | ||
| 5. | break off (contact) break a small piece off from | ||
| Samples | Chip the glass. Chip a tooth. | ||
| Synonyms | chip, cut off, knap | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cut | ||
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