Definition of interrupt Interrupt

/ɪˌntɚʌˈpt/ - [interupt] - in•ter•rupt

We found 14 definitions of interrupt from 6 different sources.

What does interrupt mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: interrupts
interrupt - a signal that temporarily stops the execution of a program so that another procedure can be carried out
Verb interrupts, interrupting, interrupted
interrupt - make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages"
		disrupt, break up, cut off
		discontinue, break off, stop, break put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"
		cut off, cut remove by or as if by cutting; "cut off the ear"; "lop off the dead branch"
		punctuate insert punctuation marks into
		break weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death"
		put aside, put away turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily; "it's time for you to put away childish things"
		intermit, pause, break cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch"
		butt in, chime in, chisel in, barge in, cut in, break in, put in break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation"
		burst in on, burst upon spring suddenly; "He burst upon our conversation"
		heckle challenge aggressively
		interject, throw in, interpose, come in, inject, put in to insert between other elements; "She interjected clever remarks"
		jam, block interfere with or prevent the reception of signals; "Jam the Voice of America"; "block the signals emitted by this station"
		stop over, stop cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief"
		take time off, take off remove clothes; "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here"
interrupt - interfere in someone else's activity; "Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone"
		disrupt
		butt in, chime in, chisel in, barge in, cut in, break in, put in break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation"
		cut in mix in with cutting motions
		cut short interrupt before its natural or planned end; "We had to cut short our vacation"
interrupt - terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"
		break
		end, terminate bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"
		hold on, stop stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; "Hold on a moment!"
		break short, cut short, break off interrupt before its natural or planned end; "We had to cut short our vacation"
		suspend, freeze cause to be held in suspension in a fluid; "suspend the particles"
interrupt - destroy the peace or tranquility of; "Don't interrupt me when I'm reading"
		disturb
		act, move behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"

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Wiktionary

interrupt (Noun)
An event that causes a computer to temporarily cease what it was doing and attend to a condition.
interrupt (Verb)
To disturb or halt an ongoing process or action by interfering suddenly.
interrupt (Verb)
To assert to a computer that an exceptional condition must be handled.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

interrupt (v. t.)
To break into, or between; to stop, or hinder by breaking in upon the course or progress of; to interfere with the current or motion of; to cause a temporary cessation of; as, to interrupt the remarks speaking.
interrupt (v. t.)
To divide; to separate; to break the monotony of; as, the evenness of the road was not interrupted by a single hill.
interrupt (p. a.)
Broken; interrupted.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

interrupt
To stop (a person) while speaking or working, especially by a remark added in.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

interrupt
in-tėr-rupt′, v.t. to break in between: to stop or hinder by breaking in upon: to divide: to break continuity.—adj. (Milt.) gaping apart.—adv. Interrup′tedly, with interruptions.—ns. Interrup′ter, Interrup′tor; Interrup′tion, act of interrupting: hinderance: cessation.—adj. Interrup′tive, tending to interrupt.—adv. Interrup′tively. [L. interrumpĕre—inter, between, rumpĕre, ruptum, to break.]