interrupt

Universal Words verb 1 ~ (sb/sth) (with sth) to say or do sth that makes sb stop what they are saying or doing: [V] Sorry to interrupt, but there's someone to see you. * Would you mind not interrupting all the time? * [VN] I hope I'm not interrupting you. * They were interrupted by a knock at the door. [also Vspeech, VNspeech] 2 [VN] to stop the continuous progress of sth for a short time: The game was interrupted several times by rain. * We interrupt this programme to bring you an important news bulletin. 3 [VN] to stop a line, surface, view, etc. from being even or continuous