BREAK OFF Definition & Meaning

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break off

to sever or detach or be severed or detached
he broke a piece off the bar of chocolate
it broke off in my hands
adverb to end (a relationship, association, etc) or (of a relationship, etc) to be ended
intr, adverb to stop abruptly; halt
he broke off in the middle of his speech

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I stumbled upon a story about a cable repair vessel, the Leon Thevenin, which had attended to a cable break off the west coast of Africa.

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The former Green Bay Packer and “Big Little Lies” star broke off their engagement in February 2022.

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The seam of the statue then broke off and the pair could be seen walking off with the broken half.

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One of the victims, Nancy Lopez, told Fox 11 that her impact broke off one of the driver’s rear mirrors and caused a dent on the car.

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"It's probably going to stay more or less where it is, until chunks break off," says Prof Andrew Meijers from British Antarctic Survey.

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