#1 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". wn
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