| interrupt | | |
| n. (phenomenon) | 1. interrupt | a signal that temporarily stops the execution of a program so that another procedure can be carried out. |
| ~ signal | an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes. |
| v. (communication) | 2. break up, cut off, disrupt, interrupt | make a break in.; "We interrupt the program for the following messages" |
| ~ cut off, cut | cease, stop.; "cut the noise"; "We had to cut short the conversation" |
| ~ break off, discontinue, stop, break | prevent completion.; "stop the project"; "break off the negotiations" |
| ~ punctuate | interrupt periodically.; "Her sharp questions punctuated the speaker's drone" |
| ~ break | interrupt the flow of current in.; "break a circuit" |
| ~ put aside, put away | turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily.; "it's time for you to put away childish things" |
| ~ intermit, pause, break | cease an action temporarily.; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch" |
| ~ butt in, chime in, chisel in, barge in, break in, cut in, put in | break into a conversation.; "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation" |
| ~ burst in on, burst upon | spring suddenly.; "He burst upon our conversation" |
| ~ heckle | challenge aggressively. |
| ~ interject, interpose, throw in, come in, inject, put in | to insert between other elements.; "She interjected clever remarks" |
| ~ block, jam | interfere with or prevent the reception of signals.; "Jam the Voice of America"; "block the signals emitted by this station" |
| ~ stop over, stop | interrupt a trip.; "we stopped at Aunt Mary's house"; "they stopped for three days in Florence" |
| ~ take time off, take off | take time off from work; stop working temporarily. |
| v. (change) | 3. disturb, interrupt | destroy the peace or tranquility of.; "Don't interrupt me when I'm reading" |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| v. (change) | 4. disrupt, interrupt | interfere in someone else's activity.; "Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone" |
| ~ cut in | interrupt a dancing couple in order to take one of them as one's own partner.; "Jim always cuts in!" |
| ~ cut short | cause to end earlier than intended.; "The spontaneous applause cut the singer short" |
| ~ butt in, chime in, chisel in, barge in, break in, cut in, put in | break into a conversation.; "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation" |
| v. (change) | 5. break, interrupt | terminate.; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty" |
| ~ terminate, end | bring to an end or halt.; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I" |
| ~ hold on, stop | stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments.; "Hold on a moment!" |
| ~ break off, break short, cut short | interrupt before its natural or planned end.; "We had to cut short our vacation" |
| ~ suspend, freeze | stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it.; "Suspend the aid to the war-torn country" |
| nab | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. nab | tag the base runner to get him out. |
| ~ baseball, baseball game | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs.; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" |
| ~ tag | touch a player while he is holding the ball. |
| v. (contact) | 2. apprehend, arrest, collar, cop, nab, nail, pick up | take into custody.; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" |
| ~ clutch, prehend, seize | take hold of; grab.; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals" |
| v. (contact) | 3. nab | seize suddenly. |
| ~ clutch, prehend, seize | take hold of; grab.; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals" |
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