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To detach or snap off something
“I was warned never to break off any branches of the lone blackthorn tree, sacred to the fairies, which stood just beyond the eastern gable of the house.”
To become severed or detached
“It was to be found in great slabs along the mountain sides where it would break off from time to time.”
To stop performing an action or activity
“Thus, a considerable amount of political pressure had to be exerted to persuade him to break off any further negotiations with them.”
To draw to an end or close
“A spokesman told newsmen in the evening that he feared that talks would break off abruptly.”
To suspend, or to stop or cease temporarily
“I speculated that the negotiators might simply break off the meeting when they returned.”
To cease to perform a specified action
To knock or cut pieces off (a hard material)
To leave or exit a place
To remove completely, leaving no trace
To reduce in extent or quantity
To become silent or quiet
To cause to feel less close, friendly or caring
To cast off capriciously or unfeelingly, as a lover
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