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interrupt v. [
disrupt, break up, cut off] make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages"
. wn #2
interrupt v. [
disturb] destroy the peace or tranquility of; "Don't interrupt me when I'm reading"
. wn #3
interrupt v. [
disrupt] interfere in someone else's activity; "Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone"
. wn #4
interrupt n. a signal that temporarily stops the execution of a program so that another procedure can be carried out
. wn #5
interrupt v. [
break] terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"
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