Break Off (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Interrupt before its natural or planned end; "We had to cut short our vacation".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Break Short
• Cut Short

Hypernyms

• Break
• Interrupt

Hyponyms

• Hang Up

Meaning ²

Break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

• Chip
• Chip Off
• Come Off
• Break Away

Hypernyms

• Separate
• Part
• Divide

Hyponyms

• Exfoliate
• Peel
• Flake
• Flake Off
• Peel Off

Meaning ³

Prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negotiations".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Examples

• The company decided to break off the deal due to financial constraints.
• After facing numerous setbacks, they had to break off the experiment and start over.
• The opposing parties failed to reach an agreement, forcing the mediator to break off the talks.
• Due to the rising costs, the committee voted to break off the construction project.
• The sponsor threatened to break off their contract with the struggling team unless they improved their performance.

Synonyms

• Discontinue
• Break
• Stop

Hypernyms

• End

Hyponyms

• Fracture
• Bog Down
• Interrupt
• Cut Off
• Break Up

Meaning ⁴

Break a piece from a whole; "break a branch from a tree".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

• Break
• Snap Off

Hypernyms

• Detach

Meaning ⁵

Break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

• Chip
• Cut Off
• Knap

Hypernyms

• Cut