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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