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  1. 1. v. t. 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. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. To divide; to separate; to break the monotony of; as, the evenness of the road was not interrupted by a single hill. Source: opted
  3. 3. p. a. Broken; interrupted. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. a signal that temporarily stops the execution of a program so that another procedure can be carried out Source: wordnet
  5. 5. v. make a break in Source: wordnet
  6. 6. v. destroy the peace or tranquility of Source: wordnet
  7. 7. v. interfere in someone else's activity Source: wordnet
  8. 8. v. terminate or end Source: wordnet
  9. 9. 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. Broken; interrupted. [Obs.] Milton. Source: webster
  10. 10. Broken; interrupted. [Obs.] Milton. Source: adambom
  11. 11. n:11/v:89 n. a signal that temporarily stops the execution of a program so that another procedure can be carried out v. make a break in v. destroy the peace or tranquility of v. interfere in someone else's activity Source: ecdict

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