break off Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb interrupt before its natural or planned end
    break short; cut short.
    • We had to cut short our vacation
  2. verb prevent completion
    break; stop; discontinue.
    • stop the project
    • break off the negotiations
  3. verb break off (a piece from a whole)
    break away; chip; chip off; come off.
    • Her tooth chipped
  4. verb break a piece from a whole
    break; snap off.
    • break a branch from a tree
  5. verb break a small piece off from
    knap; cut off; chip.
    • chip the glass
    • chip a tooth

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