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end vs break off

break off vs end

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

end and break off both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
end Yes No Yes No
break off No No Yes No
As verbs, break off is a hyponym of end; that is, break off is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than end:
  • end: bring to an end or halt
  • break off: prevent completion
end (noun) break off (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
end (verb) break off (verb)
bring to an end or halt prevent completion
put an end to interrupt before its natural or planned end
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical break a small piece off from
be the end of; be the last or concluding part of break off (a piece from a whole)
break a piece from a whole
Difference between end and break off

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