Break short and Close

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Break short verb - Interrupt before its natural or planned end.

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Close and break short are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Close" instead a verb phrase "Break short".

Close verb - To position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening.

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Break short and close are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Break short" instead a verb "Close".

Nearby Words: closed, closeness, closing, closely, closure

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