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View synonyms for break off

break off

verb

  1. to sever or detach or be severed or detached

    he broke a piece off the bar of chocolate

    it broke off in my hands

  2. adverb to end (a relationship, association, etc) or (of a relationship, etc) to be ended
  3. intr, adverb to stop abruptly; halt

    he broke off in the middle of his speech

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. the act or an instance of breaking off or stopping
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Example Sentences

He told The Times he “was able to break off and escape inside the gas station.”

We are not trying to break off the mold intentionally.

From Salon

Lizza, who broke off his engagement with Nuzzi and announced that he would no longer cover stories related to Kennedy for Politico, denied the allegations on Tuesday.

From Salon

Pogacar finished in six hours, 27 minutes and 30 seconds - 34 seconds clear of Australia's Ben O'Connor, who broke off the front of the chasing pack to claim silver.

From BBC

In May a huge iceberg broke off from an Antarctic ice shelf, drifted, and came to a stop - right in front of “maybe the world’s unluckiest” penguins.

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