interrupt
(noun) a signal that temporarily stops the execution of a program so that another procedure can be carried out
interrupt, break
(verb) terminate; “She interrupted her pregnancy”; “break a lucky streak”; “break the cycle of poverty”
interrupt, disturb
(verb) destroy the peace or tranquility of; “Don’t interrupt me when I’m reading”
interrupt, disrupt
(verb) interfere in someone else’s activity; “Please don’t interrupt me while I’m on the phone”
interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off
(verb) make a break in; “We interrupt the program for the following messages”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
interrupt (third-person singular simple present interrupts, present participle interrupting, simple past and past participle interrupted)
(ambitransitive) To disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly.
(transitive) To divide; to separate; to break the monotony of.
(transitive, computing) To assert to (a computer) that an exceptional condition must be handled.
• continue
• resume
interrupt (plural interrupts)
(computing, electronics) An event that causes a computer or other device to temporarily cease what it was doing and attend to a condition.
Source: Wiktionary
In`ter*rupt", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interrupted; p. pr. & vb. n. Interrupting.] Etym: [L. interruptus, p. p. of interrumpere to interrupt; inter between + rumpere to break. See Rupture.]
1. 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. Do not interrupt me in my course. Shak.
2. To divide; to separate; to break the monotony of; as, the evenness of the road was not interrupted by a single hill.
In`ter*rupt", p. a. Etym: [L. interruptus, p. p.]
Definition: Broken; interrupted. [Obs.] Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
