Hypertext Webster Gateway: "interrupt"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Interrupt \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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Interrupt \In`ter*rupt"\, p. a. [L. interruptus, p. p.]
Broken; interrupted. [Obs.] --Milton.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

interrupt
v 1: make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following
messages" [syn: {disrupt}, {break up}, {cut off}]
2: destroy the peace or tranquility of; "Don't interrupt me
when I'm reading" [syn: {disturb}]
3: interfere in someone else's activity; "Please don't
interrupt me while I'm on the phone" [syn: {disrupt}]
4: end prematurely; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a
lucky streak" [syn: {break}]


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