break off

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Infinitive
to break off

Third person singular
breaks off

Simple past
broke off

Past participle
broken off

Present participle
breaking off

to break off (third-person singular simple present breaks off, present participle breaking off, simple past broke off, past participle broken off)

  1. To end abruptly, either temporarily or permanently
  2. To remove a piece from a whole by breaking or snapping

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