break off, v.
freq. cnt. 5
freq. cnt. 5
prevent completion
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2
break break off discontinue stop
sample sentences
"stop the project""break off the negotiations"
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Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
hypernym
interrupt before its natural or planned end
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2
break off break short cut short
sample sentences
"We had to cut short our vacation"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
break off (a piece from a whole)
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
break away break off chip chip off come off
sample sentences
"Her tooth chipped"verb frames
Something ----sSomething is ----ing PP
The glass tubes %s
These glasses %s easily
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Something ----sSomething is ----ing PP
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Something ----sSomething is ----ing PP
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Something ----sSomething is ----ing PP
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Something ----sSomething is ----ing PP
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
break a small piece off from
<verb.contact>
break off chip cut off knap
sample sentences
"chip the glass""chip a tooth"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
They %s the glass tubes
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym
break a piece from a whole
<verb.contact>
break break off snap off