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Definitions for: Interrupt
[v] end prematurely; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"
[v] destroy the peace or tranquility of; "Don't interrupt me when I'm reading"
[v] interfere in someone else's activity; "Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone"
[v] make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages"
Webster (1913) Definition: In`ter*rupt", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interrupted; p.
pr. & vb. n. Interrupting.] [L. interruptus, p. p. of
interrumpere to interrupt; inter between + rumpere to break.
See Rupture.]
1. To break into, or between; to stop, or hinder by breaking
in upon the course or progress of; to interfere with the
current or motion of; to cause a temporary cessation of;
as, to interrupt the remarks speaking.
Do not interrupt me in my course. --Shak.
2. To divide; to separate; to break the monotony of; as, the
evenness of the road was not interrupted by a single hill.
In`ter*rupt", p. a. [L. interruptus, p. p.]
Broken; interrupted. [Obs.] --Milton.
Synonyms: break, break up, cut off, disrupt, disrupt, disturb
See Also: act, barge in, barge in, block, break, break in, break in, break off, break off, break short, burst in on, burst upon, butt in, butt in, chime in, chime in, chisel in, chisel in, come in, cut, cut in, cut in, cut short, discontinue, end, freeze, harass, heckle, hold on, inject, interject, intermit, interpose, jam, move, pause, punctuate, put away, put in, put in, stop, stop, stop over, suspend, take off, take time off, terminate, throw in
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