break off meaning and definition

BREAK OFF verb

Definition of break off (verb)

1. interrupt before its natural or planned end
   • "We had to cut short our vacation"
   • synonyms: break short, cut short
2. prevent completion
   • "stop the project"; "break off the negotiations"
   • synonyms: break, discontinue, stop
3. break off (a piece from a whole)
   • "Her tooth chipped"
   • synonyms: break away, chip, chip off, come off
4. break a piece from a whole
   • "break a branch from a tree"
   • synonyms: break, snap off
5. break a small piece off from
   • "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth"
   • synonyms: chip, cut off, knap