The Clue
Broke off (6 letter answer)
The Answer
CEASED
Tags
Notes
The answer CEASED is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 750 puzzles.
Related Clues
Desisted
Discontinued
Ended
Halted
Quit
Stopped
Terminated
Cut out
Left off
Definition
CEASE as a verb:
1. (discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off) = put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"
2. (end, stop, finish, terminate, cease) = have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"