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English Dictionary: break off by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
break off
v
  1. interrupt before its natural or planned end; "We had to cut short our vacation"
    Synonym(s): cut short, break short, break off
  2. prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negotiations"
    Synonym(s): break, break off, discontinue, stop
  3. break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped"
    Synonym(s): chip, chip off, come off, break away, break off
  4. break a piece from a whole; "break a branch from a tree"
    Synonym(s): break, break off, snap off
  5. break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth"
    Synonym(s): chip, knap, cut off, break off
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