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1. (v.t.) interrupt
to cause or make a break in the continuity or uniformity of (a course, process, condition, etc.).
2. interrupt
to break off or cause to cease, as in the middle of something:
He interrupted his work to answer the bell.
3. interrupt
to stop (a person) in the midst of something, esp. by an interjected remark.
4. (v.i.) interrupt
to interfere with action or speech, esp. by interjecting a remark:
Please don't interrupt.
5. (n.) interrupt
a hardware or software signal that temporarily stops program execution in a computer so that another procedure can be carried out.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME < L interruptus, ptp. of interrumpere to break apart =inter-inter-+rumpere to burst)
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| Definition of 'interrupt' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) interrupt
a signal that temporarily stops the execution of a program so that another procedure can be carried out
2. (verb) interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off
make a break in
"We interrupt the program for the following messages"
3. (verb) interrupt, disturb
destroy the peace or tranquility of
"Don't interrupt me when I'm reading"
4. (verb) interrupt, disrupt
interfere in someone else's activity
"Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone"
5. (verb) interrupt, break
terminate
"She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"
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1. (verb) interrupt
to disturb sb's conversation or activity
I'm sorry to interrupt, but could you help me?; Don't interrupt him while he's playing chess.
2. interrupt
to stop an activity from continuing
The operation was interrupted when there was a power failure.
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| Definition of 'interrupt' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. interrupt
broken; interrupted
2. (verb) interrupt
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
3. (verb) interrupt
to divide; to separate; to break the monotony of; as, the evenness of the road was not interrupted by a single hill
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| Definitions of 'interrupt' |
The New Hacker's Dictionary |
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1. interrupt
1. [techspeak] n. On a computer,
an event that interrupts normal processing and temporarily diverts
flow-of-control through an “interrupt handler” routine. See
also trap. 2. interj. A request for
attention from a hacker. Often explicitly spoken. “Interrupt
— have you seen Joe recently?” See
priority interrupt.
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Sense: to stop a person while he is saying or doing something, especially by saying etc something oneself
He interrupted her while she was speaking; He interrupted her speech; Listen to me and don't interrupt!
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Afrikaans: onderbreek |
Arabic: يُقاطِع |
Bulgarian: намесвам се |
Brazilian: interromper |
Czech: přerušit |
German: unterbrechen |
Danish: afbryde |
Greek: διακόπτω |
Spanish: interrumpir |
Estonian: vahele segama, katkestama |
Farsi: قطع کردن؛ میان حرف کسی دو |
Finnish: keskeyttää |
French: interrompre |
Hebrew: לִקטוֹעַ |
Hindi: क्रम भंग करना |
Croatian: upadati u riječ |
Hungarian: félbeszakít |
Indonesian: menyela |
Icelandic: trufla, grípa fram í |
Italian: interrompere |
Japanese: じゃまする |
Korean: 참견하다 |
Lithuanian: pertraukti |
Latvian: pārtraukt; iejaukties |
Malay: menyela |
Dutch: in de rede vallen |
Norwegian: avbryte |
Polish: przer(y)wać |
Persian: قطع کردن؛ میان حرف کسی دو |
Pashto: د يو چا خبره پرې كول |
Portuguese: interromper |
Romanian: aîntrerupe |
Russian: перебивать |
Slovak: prerušiť |
Slovenian: prekiniti |
Serbian: prekinuti nekoga |
Swedish: avbryta |
Thai: ขัดจังหวะ |
Turkish: sözünü kesmek, araya girm |
Taiwanese: 打斷 |
Ukrainian: переривати |
Urdu: بات کاٹنا |
Vietnamese: ngắt lời |
Chinese: 打断 |
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