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happy hour collapse: the time of day when a bar sells alcoholic drinks at a reduced price

downtime collapse: a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is not operating (especially as a result of malfunctions)

coffee break collapse: a snack taken during a break in the work day; "a ten-minute coffee break"; "the British have tea breaks"

stub collapse: the part of a check that is retained as a record; a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt; a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost; strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object; "She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken"; clear of weeds by uprooting them; "stub a field"; extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigarette now"; pull up (weeds) by their roots

respite collapse: a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate"; a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"

interlude collapse: a brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the sections of a longer performance; an intervening period or episode; perform an interlude; "The guitar player interluded with a beautiful improvisation"

letup collapse: a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished; "there was never a letup in the noise"

break through collapse: penetrate; "The sun broke through the clouds"; "The rescue team broke through the wall in the mine shaft"; pass through (a barrier); "Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county"

flambeau collapse: a flaming torch (such as are used in processions at night)

flint collapse: a city in southeast central Michigan near Detroit; automobile manufacturing; a river in western Georgia that flows generally south to join the Chattahoochee River at the Florida border where they form the Apalachicola River; a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony

take five collapse: take a break for five minutes; "The musicians took five during the rehearsal"

debouch collapse: pass out or emerge; especially of rivers; "The tributary debouched into the big river"; march out (as from a defile) into open ground; "The regiments debouched from the valley"

interrupt collapse: a signal that temporarily stops the execution of a program so that another procedure can be carried out; terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"; destroy the peace or tranquility of; "Don't interrupt me when I'm reading"; interfere in someone else's activity; "Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone"; make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages"

lull collapse: a period of calm weather; "there was a lull in the storm"; become quiet or less intensive; "the fighting lulled for a moment"; calm by deception; "Don't let yourself be lulled into a false state of security"

disrupt collapse: throw into disorder; "This event disrupted the orderly process"

discontinue collapse: put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"; come or be at an end; "the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31"

recess collapse: an enclosure that is set back or indented; a small concavity; make a recess in; "recess the piece of wood"; put into a recess; "recess lights"

lunch collapse: a midday meal; take the midday meal; "At what time are you lunching?"; provide a midday meal for; "She lunched us well"

pause collapse: temporary inactivity; a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something; cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch"

issue forth collapse: come forth; "A scream came from the woman's mouth"; "His breath came hard"

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