Interrupt1. (v. t.) To stop; to hinder while in progress; to interfere with the current or motion of; to cause a temporary cessation of; as, to interrupt the remarks speaking.
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.
3. (p. a.) Broken; interrupted.
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