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break off11Become severed: the fuselage had broken off just behind the pilot’s seat...- It began life as a separate ice tongue roughly the size of Belgium before breaking off and floating into the Southern Ocean.
- Every time I grabbed anything on the side of the rock to try to stop my descent, it broke off and came with me.
- Two of the chairs legs broke off in a loud snap from the force of the blow.
Synonyms snap off, come off, become detached, become separated, become severed 2Abruptly stop talking: she broke off, stifling a sob...- Faith and Grace who had been telling him something, abruptly broke off, when Father got up and rushed over to me.
- But he broke off when he remembered that he was talking to the enemy, not an ally.
- As he was saying this, his son John appeared and he broke off.
See parent entry: break break-off2nounAn instance of breaking something off or of discontinuing something: the break-off of the talks was temporary...- However, their impersonal nature can lead to increased interview break-offs and low response rates, perhaps because they squander any rapport that the interviewer may develop with the respondent.
- In contrast to T-ACASI, however, the presence of interviewers may improve data quality and reduce interview break-offs because interviewers can respond to requests for clarification.
- This is just one of a range of community-based events around the country such as dance parties, hip-hop classes, break-offs, a youth car show, and sports events.
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