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break off vs end

end vs break off

break off is not a noun while end is a noun.

break off and end both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
break off No No Yes No
end Yes No Yes No
As verbs, end is a hypernym of break off; that is, end is a word with a broader meaning than break off:
  • break off: prevent completion
  • end: bring to an end or halt
Other hypernyms of break off include terminate.
break off (noun) end (noun)
the part you are expected to play
(American football) a position on the line of scrimmage, designating players at each end of the defensive line
a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
a final part or section
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
the last section of a communication
the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence
either extremity of something that has length
a boundary marking the extremities of something
the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object
one of two places from which people are communicating to each other
(football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage
a final state
the point in time at which something ends
break off (verb) end (verb)
prevent completion bring to an end or halt
interrupt before its natural or planned end put an end to
break a small piece off from have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
break off (a piece from a whole) be the end of; be the last or concluding part of
break a piece from a whole
Difference between break off and end

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