'Interrupt' definitions:
Definition of 'interrupt'
(from WordNet)
noun
A signal that temporarily stops the execution of a program so that another procedure can be carried out
verb
Make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages" [syn: interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off]
verb
Destroy the peace or tranquility of; "Don't interrupt me when I'm reading" [syn: interrupt, disturb]
verb
Interfere in someone else's activity; "Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone" [syn: interrupt, disrupt]
verb
Terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty" [syn: interrupt, break]
Definition of 'Interrupt'
From: GCIDE
- Interrupt \In`ter*rupt"\, p. a. [L. interruptus, p. p.] Broken; interrupted. [Obs.] --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Interrupt'
From: GCIDE
- 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.] [1913 Webster]
- 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 of anyone speaking. [1913 Webster]
- Do not interrupt me in my course. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To divide; to separate; to break the monotony of; as, the evenness of the road was not interrupted by a single hill. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'interrupt'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- arrest,
- barge in,
- blow it,
- bottle up,
- break,
- break in,
- break in on,
- break off,
- butt in,
- cease,
- check,
- chime in,
- chip in,
- countercheck,
- curb,
- cut in,
- cut off,
- cut short,
- dam up,
- damp,
- dampen,
- defer,
- delay,
- detain,
- disarrange,
- discontinue,
- disjoin,
- disrupt,
- disturb,
- end,
- go off half-cocked,
- halt,
- hinder,
- hold back,
- hold in check,
- hold up,
- horn in,
- impede,
- inhibit,
- intercept,
- interfere,
- interfere with,
- intermeddle,
- intermit,
- intervene,
- intrude,
- keep back,
- keep in check,
- meddle,
- oppose,
- postpone,
- punctuate,
- put in,
- repress,
- resist,
- restrain,
- retard,
- scotch,
- set back,
- slacken,
- snap the thread,
- snub,
- speak inopportunely,
- speak too late,
- stall,
- stay,
- stop,
- suppress,
- suspend,
- take a break,
- terminate