Definition of break off

verb (v)

• interrupt before its natural or planned end (verb.change)

  Synonym: break short, cut short
  

  source: wordnet30
• prevent completion (verb.change)

  Synonym: break, discontinue, stop
  

  Example:
  Break off the negotiations.
  

  source: wordnet30
• break off (a piece from a whole) (verb.contact)

  Synonym: break away, chip, chip off, come off
  

  source: wordnet30
• break a piece from a whole (verb.contact)

  Synonym: break, snap off
  

  source: wordnet30
• break a small piece off from (verb.contact)

  Synonym: chip, cut off, knap
  

  source: wordnet30

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