Interrupt before its natural or planned end.

synonyms: break short, cut short.

Dutch: onderbreken

Prevent completion:
— Break off the negotiations.

synonyms: break, discontinue, stop.

Roget 756: abrogate, annul, cancel; destroy etc. 162; abolish; revoke, repeal, rescind, reverse, retract, recall; abolitionize^†; overrule, override; set aside; disannul, dissolve, quash, nullify, declare null and void; disestablish, disendow^†; deconsecrate.    disclaim etc. (deny) 536; ignore, repudiate; recant etc. 607; divest oneself, break off.    countermand, counter order; do away with; sweep away, brush away; throw overboard, throw to the dogs; scatter to the winds, cast behind.    dismiss, discard; cast off, turn off, cast out, cast adrift, cast out of doors, cast aside, cast away; send off, send away, send packing, send about one's business; discharge, get rid of etc. (eject) 297; bounce [U.S.]; fire [Slang], fire out [Slang]; sack [Slang].    cashier; break; oust; unseat, unsaddle; unthrone^†, dethrone, disenthrone^†; depose, uncrown^†; unfrock, strike off the roll; disbar, disbench^†.    be abrogated &c.; receive its quietus; walk the plank.    ... show more

Roget 624: relinquish, give up, abandon, desert, forsake, leave in the lurch; go back on; depart from, secede from, withdraw from; back out of; leave, quit, take leave of, bid a long farewell; vacate etc. (resign) 757.    renounce etc. (abjure) 607; forego, have done with, drop; disuse etc. 678; discard etc. 782; wash one's hands of; drop all idea of.    break off, leave off; desist; stop etc. (cease) 142; hold one's hand, stay one's hand; quit one's hold; give over, shut up shop.    throw up the game, throw up the cards; give up the point, give up the argument; pass to the order of the day, move to the previous question.    ... show more

Roget 142: cease, discontinue, desist, stay, halt; break off, leave off; hold, stop, pull up, stop short; stick, hang fire; halt; pause, rest; burn out, blow out, melt down.    have done with, give over, surcease, shut up shop; give up etc. (relinquish) 624.    hold one's hand, stay one's hand; rest on one's oars repose on one's laurels.    come to a stand, come to a standstill; come to a deadlock, come to a full stop; arrive etc. 292; go out, die away; wear away, wear off; pass away etc. (be past) 122; be at an end; disintegrate, self-destruct.    intromit, interrupt, suspend, interpel^†; intermit, remit; put an end to, put a stop to, put a period to; derail; turn off, switch off, power down, deactivate, disconnect; bring to a stand, bring to a standstill; stop, cut short, arrest, stem the tide, stem the torrent; pull the check-string, pull the plug on.    ... show more

Roget 70: be discontinuous etc. adj.; alternate, intermit, sputter, stop and start, hesitate.    discontinue, pause, interrupt; intervene; break, break in upon, break off; interpose etc. 228; break the thread, snap the thread; disconnect etc. (disjoin) 44; dissever.    ... show more

Dutch: afbreken, staken

Break off (a piece from a whole).

synonyms: break away, chip, chip off, come off.

Break a piece from a whole.

synonyms: break, snap off.

Break a small piece off from.

synonyms: chip, cut off, knap.

Dutch: afknippen, wegknippen