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Meaning of 'interrupt' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Interrupt [ p. a.]
- Broken; interrupted.
2 . Interrupt [ v. t.]
- To break into, or between; to stop, or hinder by breaking in upon the course or progress of; to interfere with the current or motion of; to cause a temporary cessation of; as, to interrupt the remarks speaking.
- To divide; to separate; to break the monotony of; as, the evenness of the road was not interrupted by a single hill.

Meaning of 'interrupt' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . interrupt [ v]
Meaning (1):
- terminate
Example in sentence:
  • break a lucky streak;
  • break the cycle of poverty;
  • She interrupted her pregnancy;
  • The NSF axed the research program and stopped funding it;
  • We closed out our account
Meaning (2):
- destroy the peace or tranquility of
Example in sentence:
  • Don't interrupt me when I'm reading
Meaning (3):
- interfere in someone else's activity
Example in sentence:
  • Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone
Meaning (4):
- make a break in
Example in sentence:
  • We interrupt the program for the following messages

Nearby Words:

intact intactable intactible intagli intagliated intaglio intaglius intail intake intaminated

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