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break off

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Synonyms: breaks off, breakoff, break-off, freak off, break of, beat off, break out, sneak off, bear off, cream off, read off

Antonyms: breaks off, breakoff, break-off, freak off, break of, beat off, break out, sneak off, bear off, cream off, read off

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Verb

  1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[remove]] a piece from a whole by breaking or snapping.
  2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To become [[detach|detached]] by breaking or snapping.
  3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[discontinue]] abruptly.
  4. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[end]] [[abruptly]], either temporarily or permanently.
  5. {{lb|en|ambitransitive|billiards|snooker}} To play the first shot in a [[frame]] of snooker, billiards or pool.
  6. {{lb|en|transitive|slang|AAVE}} To give (someone) (something); to allow (someone) to take (something); to grant (someone) a share or portion of (something).

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