interrupt
noun
1. a signal that temporarily stops the execution of a program so that another procedure can be carried out
Definition categories: phenomenon, signal
Sentences with interrupt as a noun:
- The interrupt caused the packet handler routine to run.
verb
1. make a break in
- We interrupt the program for the following messages
Similar word(s): disrupt
Definition categories: communication, break, discontinue, stop
2. destroy the peace or tranquility of
- Don't interrupt me when I'm reading
Similar word(s): disturb
Definition categories: change, act, move
3. interfere in someone else's activity
- Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone
Similar word(s): disrupt
Definition categories: change
4. terminate
- She interrupted her pregnancy
Similar word(s): break
Definition categories: change, end, terminate
Sentences with interrupt as a verb:
- A maverick politician repeatedly interrupted the debate by shouting.
- The evenness of the road was not interrupted by a single hill.
- The packet receiver circuit interrupted the microprocessor.