"interrupt" meaning in English

See interrupt in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌɪntəˈrʌpt/, /ˈɪntəˌrʌpt/ Audio: en-us-interrupt.ogg [US] Forms: interrupt [singular], interrupts [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. : This short section needs someone to add to it.
    Sense id: simple-interrupt-en-noun-a2VIwlFS Categories (other): Section stubs

Verb

IPA: /ˌɪntəˈrʌpt/, /ˈɪntəˌrʌpt/ Audio: en-us-interrupt.ogg [US] Forms: interrupt [canonical], interrupts [third-person, singular], interrupted [past], interrupted [past, participle], interrupting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you interrupt someone, you stop them doing or saying one thing, and often ask them to do another.
    Sense id: simple-interrupt-en-verb-SM1ved4U
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      "ipa": "/ˈɪntəˌrʌpt/"
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