Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb interrupt
3 of 4 senses of interrupt
Sense 1
interrupt, disrupt, break up cut off
=> cut, cut off
=> punctuate
=> break
=> put away
=> pause, intermit, break
=> chime in cut in put in butt in chisel in barge in break in
=> burst in on burst upon
=> heckle, harass
=> interject, come in interpose, put in throw in inject
=> jam, block
=> take off take time off
Sense 3
interrupt, disrupt
=> cut in
=> cut short
Sense 4
interrupt, break
=> break, hold on stop
=> cut short, break short, break off
=> freeze, suspend
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb interrupt
3 of 4 senses of interrupt
Sense 1
interrupt, disrupt, break up cut off
=> cut, cut off
=> punctuate
=> break
=> put away
=> pause, intermit, break
=> rest, breathe, catch one's breath, take a breather
=> take five
=> take ten
=> chime in cut in put in butt in chisel in barge in break in
=> interrupt, disrupt
=> cut in
=> cut short
=> burst in on burst upon
=> heckle, harass
=> interject, come in interpose, put in throw in inject
=> jam, block
=> take off take time off
Sense 3
interrupt, disrupt
=> cut in
=> cut short
Sense 4
interrupt, break
=> break, hold on stop
=> cut short, break short, break off
=> hang up
=> freeze, suspend
Entailment of verb interrupt
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb interrupt
4 senses of interrupt
Sense 1
interrupt, disrupt, break up cut off
=> break, break off discontinue, stop
Sense 2
interrupt, disturb
=> act move
Sense 3
interrupt, disrupt
=> chime in cut in put in butt in chisel in barge in break in
Sense 4
interrupt, break
=> end terminate
Familiarity of verb interrupt
interrupt used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb interrupt
Sense 1
interrupt, disrupt, break up cut off
=> break, break off discontinue, stop
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Sense 2
interrupt, disturb
=> act move
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Sense 3
interrupt, disrupt
=> chime in cut in put in butt in chisel in barge in break in
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Sense 4
interrupt, break
=> end terminate
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Grep of noun interrupt
interrupted fern
interrupter
interruption
Overview of verb interrupt
The verb interrupt has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (14) interrupt, disrupt, break up cut off -- (make a break in "We interrupt the program for the following messages")
2. (5) interrupt, disturb -- (destroy the peace or tranquility of "Don't interrupt me when I'm reading")
3. (3) interrupt, disrupt -- (interfere in someone else's activity; "Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone")
4. interrupt, break -- (end prematurely; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak")
Grep of adj interrupt
interrupted
Overview of verb interrupt
The verb interrupt has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (14) interrupt, disrupt, break up cut off -- (make a break in "We interrupt the program for the following messages")
2. (5) interrupt, disturb -- (destroy the peace or tranquility of "Don't interrupt me when I'm reading")
3. (3) interrupt, disrupt -- (interfere in someone else's activity; "Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone")
4. interrupt, break -- (end prematurely; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak")
interrupt definition
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