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break off

/ break off /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
"stop the project"
"break off the negociations"
Type of:
end terminate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
"break a branch from a tree"
Type of:
detach
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
"We had to cut short our vacation"
Type of:
interrupt break
Kinds of:
hang up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
"chip the glass"
"chip a tooth"
Type of:
cut
Derived:
bit chip flake fleck scrap
See also:
carve chip at
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 5
break off (a piece from a whole)
"Her tooth chipped"
Type of:
separate divide part
Derived:
bit chip flake fleck scrap
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Semantic Complexity
47%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
41
Times Searched
3
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