· interrupt before its natural or planned end; "We had to cut short our vacation"
Synonym(s): cut_short, break_short
· prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negotiations"
Synonym(s): break, discontinue, stop
· break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped"
Synonym(s): chip, chip_off, come_off, break_away
Hypernym(s): separate, divide, part
· break a piece from a whole; "break a branch from a tree"
Hypernym(s): detach
· break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth"
Synonym(s): chip, knap, cut_off
Hypernym(s): cut