Synonyms

cut_short break_short

Examples

"We had to cut short our vacation"

Used in print

Now she could let out the three parakeets without_fear they would be stepped_on or that Stowey would let them out one of the doors ; she could dust the plants , then break_off suddenly and pick_up an old novel and read from the middle on ; improvise cha-chas on the harp ; and finally , the best part of all , simply sit at the plank table in the kitchen with a bottle of wine and the newspapers , reading the ads as_well_as the news , registering nothing on her mind but letting her soul suspend itself above all wishing and desire .

Related terms

interrupt hang_up

Synonyms

break stop discontinue

Examples

"stop the project" "break the silence"

Used in print

With a supreme effort , he broke it off .

Related terms

end end interrupt leave_off bog_down fracture stop

Synonyms

chip break_away come_off chip_off

Examples

"Her tooth chipped"

Used in print

The tines broke_off under Jess 's twisting , and he swung the handle in an attempt to knock Curt 's brains out .

Related terms

separate peel_off exfoliate bit

Synonyms

snap_off break

Examples

"break a branch from a tree"

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detach breakage

Synonyms

knap cut_off chip

Examples

"chip the glass" "chip a tooth"

Related terms

cut carve bit