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interrupt

/ interrupt /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
terminate
"She interrupted her pregnancy"
"break a lucky streak"
"break the cycle of poverty"
Type of:
end terminate
Kinds of:
hold on stop cut short break short break off
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
destroy the peace or tranquility of
"Don''t interrupt me when I''m reading"
Type of:
act move
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
interfere in someone else''s activity
"Please don''t interrupt me while I''m on the phone"
Type of:
chime in cut in put in
Kinds of:
cut in cut short
Derived:
break interruption disruption gap
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
make a break in
"We interrupt the program for the following messages"
Type of:
break break off discontinue
Kinds of:
cut cut off punctuate break put away
Derived:
break interruption disruption gap interrupter
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
39%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
31
Times Searched
1
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Related Words

end terminate hold on stop cut short break short break off act move chime in cut in put in