TO BREAK OFF

Definition: TO BREAK OFF

TO BREAK OFF

1. (a) To separate by breaking; as, to break off a twig. (b) To stop suddenly; to abandon. ``Break off thy sins by righteousness.'' --Dan. iv. 27.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Crosswords: TO BREAK OFF

Yeah, I was looking to break off a little somethin' somethin' but my crew gave me the 411 on that skank and she's all about the bling-bling (Family Guy; writing credit: Dolores Payás)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

So Pearl, who had enough of shadow in her own little life, chose to break off all acquaintance with this repining brook

Now and then he tried to break off the road, but the wall of darkness thrust him back

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Human Rights

Iraq

In February the Foreign Minister threatened to break off official ties to U.N. workers supervising Oil-for-Food Program distribution in northern Iraq, and to revoke their visas and deport them. (references)

Minorities

India

In Uttar Pradesh on August 6, a young couple, a Brahmin boy and a Jat (lower caste) girl, were hanged publicly by their own families in front of most of the village as punishment for refusing to break off a cross-caste relationship. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Expression using "TO BREAK OFF": To break off from. Additional references.

Chinese 

中斷 (to discontinue), 中止 (to cease, to discontinue, to stop, to suspend). (various references)

Danish

det foroegede indhold af sulfidindeslutninger har den virkning,at den i sig selv seje spaan fra et lavkullet staal braekker i korte stykker paa grund af de skoere indeslutninger (the increased content of sulphide inclusions makes it possible for the tough chip of low carbon steels to break off in short pieces because of the brittle inclusions). (various references)

Dutch

het verhoogde gehalte aan sulfide-insluitsels maakt dat de taaie spaan van laag-koolstofstaalsoorten in korte stukjes afbreekt als gevolg van deze brosse insluitsels (the increased content of sulphide inclusions makes it possible for the tough chip of low carbon steels to break off in short pieces because of the brittle inclusions). (various references)

French

une teneur élevée en inclusions sulfurées a pour conséquence que le copeau des aciers � bas carbone, tenace en soi se brise en courts fragments grâce � la présence de ces inclusions fragiles (the increased content of sulphide inclusions makes it possible for the tough chip of low carbon steels to break off in short pieces because of the brittle inclusions). (various references)

German

aufhören (break off, cease, close, desist, discontinue, end, finish, finish off, give over, lay off, leave off, quit, stop, termination, to cease, to stop). (various references)

Greek 

το αυξανόμενο ποσοστό των θειούχων εγκλεισμάτων έχει ως συνέπεια την θραύση σε μικρά τεμάχια του ρινίσματος χαλύβων χαμηλής περιεκτικότη� (the increased content of sulphide inclusions makes it possible for the tough chip of low carbon steels to break off in short pieces because of the brittle inclusions). (various references)

Hungarian

megszakít (abort, break off, cut off, intermit, interrupt, intersect, miscarry, to cut off, to intermit), megszűnik (to be no more, to cease, to fold, to give up, to leave off, to peter out), letör vmit, félbeszakít (break in, interrupt, to intermit, to interrupt, to respite), abbamarad (break off, cease, to cease, to come to nothing, to give over, to leave off). (various references)

Italian

l'accresciuto tenore di inclusioni di solfuri provoca la rottura in corti frammenti dei trucioli degli acciai a basso carbonio, di per sé tenaci, grazie alle inclusioni fragili (the increased content of sulphide inclusions makes it possible for the tough chip of low carbon steels to break off in short pieces because of the brittle inclusions). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

言い止す , 断ち切る (to block, to cut asunder, to cut off, to disconnect, to sever), 截ち切る (to block, to cut asunder, to cut off, to disconnect, to sever), 切る (to be through, to carve, to chop, to clip, to complete, to cross, to cut, to cut down, to disconnect, to discount, to fell, to finish, to hang up, to hash, to pause, to punch, to saw, to sell below cost, to sever, to shakeoff, to shear, to slice, to strip, to turn off). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

たちきる (to block, to cut, to cut asunder, to cut off, to disconnect, to sever), きる (to be through, to behead, to carve, to chop, to clip, to complete, to cross, to cut, to cut down, to disconnect, to discount, to fell, to finish, to hang up, to hash, to murder, to pause, to punch, to put on, to saw, to sell below cost, to sever, to shakeoff, to shear, to slice, to strip, to turn off, to wear), いいさす. (various references)

Pig Latin

otay eakbray offay.(various references)

Spanish

el contenido elevado de inclusiones de sulfuro tiene como consecuencia que la ruptura en pequeños fragmentos de las virutas de los aceros bajos en carbono, tenaces de por si, se fragmenten en piezas más pequeñas, gracias a la presencias de estas inclus (the increased content of sulphide inclusions makes it possible for the tough chip of low carbon steels to break off in short pieces because of the brittle inclusions). (various references)

abrumpo. (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: barefoot.

-3 letters: offbeat, rakeoff, takeoff.

-4 letters: betook, boater, booker, borate, effort, foetor, footer, rebato, rebook, reboot, retook.

-5 letters: abort, afoot, afore, after, baker, boart, boffo, brake, break, broke, brook, faker, fetor, forte, freak, karoo, kebar, korat, kraft, oater, offer, ofter, orate, robot, taber, taboo, tabor, taker, tarok, toker, troak, troke.