break off

English Thesaurus

1. prevent completion (verb.change)

hypernym	:	end, terminate,
definition	:	bring to an end or halt (verb.change)

hyponym	:	fracture,
definition	:	become fractured (verb.body)

hyponym	:	bog, bog down,
definition	:	get stuck while doing something (verb.change)

hyponym	:	break up, cut off, disrupt, interrupt,
definition	:	make a break in (verb.communication)

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

hypernym	:	break, interrupt,
definition	:	terminate (verb.change)

hyponym	:	hang up,
definition	:	interrupt a telephone conversation (verb.change)

3. break a small piece off from (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	cut,
definition	:	separate with or as if with an instrument (verb.contact)

4. break off (a piece from a whole) (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	divide, part, separate,
definition	:	come apart (verb.contact)

hyponym	:	flake, flake off, peel, peel off,
definition	:	come off in flakes or thin small pieces (verb.contact)

hyponym	:	exfoliate,
definition	:	come off in a very thin piece (verb.contact)

5. break a piece from a whole (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	detach,
definition	:	cause to become detached or separated; take off (verb.contact)

6. prevent completion (verb.change)

derivation	:	discontinuance, discontinuation,
definition	:	the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent) (noun.act)

derivation	:	stop, stoppage,
definition	:	the act of stopping something (noun.act)

7. break a small piece off from (verb.contact)

also	:	carve, chip at,
definition	:	engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface (verb.contact)

derivation	:	chip, chipping, splintering,
definition	:	the act of chipping something (noun.act)

derivation	:	bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap,
definition	:	a small fragment of something broken off from the whole (noun.object)

8. break off (a piece from a whole) (verb.contact)

derivation	:	chip, chipping, splintering,
definition	:	the act of chipping something (noun.act)

derivation	:	bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap,
definition	:	a small fragment of something broken off from the whole (noun.object)

9. break a piece from a whole (verb.contact)

derivation	:	break, breakage, breaking,
definition	:	the act of breaking something (noun.act)

derivation	:	breaker, ledgeman,
definition	:	a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone (noun.person)

derivation	:	breakable,
definition	:	capable of being broken or damaged (adj.all)

10. prevent completion (verb.change)

derivation	:	discontinuance, discontinuation,
definition	:	the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent) (noun.act)

derivation	:	stop, stoppage,
definition	:	the act of stopping something (noun.act)

11. break a small piece off from (verb.contact)

also	:	carve, chip at,
definition	:	engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface (verb.contact)

derivation	:	chip, chipping, splintering,
definition	:	the act of chipping something (noun.act)

derivation	:	bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap,
definition	:	a small fragment of something broken off from the whole (noun.object)

12. break off (a piece from a whole) (verb.contact)

derivation	:	chip, chipping, splintering,
definition	:	the act of chipping something (noun.act)

derivation	:	bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap,
definition	:	a small fragment of something broken off from the whole (noun.object)

13. break a piece from a whole (verb.contact)

derivation	:	break, breakage, breaking,
definition	:	the act of breaking something (noun.act)

derivation	:	breaker, ledgeman,
definition	:	a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone (noun.person)

derivation	:	breakable,
definition	:	capable of being broken or damaged (adj.all)