Definition of Breaking Off in English :
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Breaking Off meaning in English
Meaning of Breaking Off in English
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Breaking Off
see synonyms of breaking offNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Breaking Off
see synonyms of breaking offverb
1.
to sever or detach or be severed or detached
it broke off in my hands
he broke a piece off the bar of chocolate
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
noun breakoff
4.
the act or an instance of breaking off or stopping
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Breaking Off
see synonyms of breaking off1.
to stop abruptly, as in talking
2.
to stop being friendly or intimate
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