interrupt

1. 1.

   a signal that temporarily stops the execution of a program so that another procedure can be carried out

   Broadersignal

Other forms of interrupt

plural

interrupts·

past tense

interrupted·

present participle

interrupting·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about interrupt

What does interrupt mean?

interrupt means "make a break in". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in interrupt?

interrupt has 3 syllables: in-ter-rupt. The stress falls on "rupt". In IPA it is /ˌɪntɚˈʌpt/.

What is another word for interrupt?

Close synonyms include disrupt, break up, cut off, disturb, disrupt. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is interrupt a common word?

interrupt is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with interrupt?

1 word rhymes with interrupt. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.