HyperDic > BRE... > break off

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break off > 5 senses
VERB	1	break off, cut short, break short	Interrupt before its natural or planned end
	2	break off, break, discontinue, stop	Prevent completion
	3	break off, chip, chip off, come off, break away	Break off (a piece from a whole)
	4	break off, break, snap off	Break a piece from a whole
	5	break off, chip, knap, cut off	Break a small piece off from

break off > verb 1, change
Meaning	Interrupt before its natural or planned end.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	cut short, break short
Broader	interrupt, break
Narrower	hang up

break off > verb 2, change
Meaning	Prevent completion.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples	"break off the negotiations"
Synonyms	break, discontinue, stop
Broader	end, terminate
Narrower	fracture; bog down, bog; interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off

break off > verb 3, contact
Meaning	Break off (a piece from a whole).
Pattern	Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP
Synonyms	chip, chip off, come off, break away
Broader	separate, divide, part
See also	break
Narrower	peel off, peel, flake off, flake; exfoliate

break off > verb 4, contact
Meaning	Break a piece from a whole.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	break, snap off
Broader	detach
Narrower	French

break off > verb 5, contact
Meaning	Break a small piece off from.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	chip, knap, cut off
Broader	cut
See also	break

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