Decrease and Interrupt

noun

• A change downward.
  • usage: "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
  • synonyms: lessening, drop-off
• A process of becoming smaller or shorter.
  • synonyms: decrement
• The amount by which something decreases.
  • synonyms: decrement
• The act of decreasing or reducing something.
  • synonyms: diminution, reduction, step-down

verb

• Decrease in size, extent, or range.
  • usage: "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
  • synonyms: diminish, lessen, fall
• Make smaller.
  • usage: "He decreased his staff"
  • synonyms: lessen, minify

• (v.t.) To cause to grow less; to diminish gradually; as, extravagance decreases one's means.
• (v.) A becoming less; gradual diminution; decay; as, a decrease of revenue or of strength.
• (n.) To grow less, -- opposed to increase; to be diminished gradually, in size, degree, number, duration, etc. or in strength, quality or excellence; as, they days decrease in length from June to December.
• (v.) The wane of the moon.

noun

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

verb

• Make a break in.
  • usage: "We interrupt the program for the following messages"
  • synonyms: disrupt, break up, cut off
• Destroy the peace or tranquility of.
  • usage: "Don't interrupt me when I'm reading"
  • synonyms: disturb
• Interfere in someone else's activity.
  • usage: "Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone"
  • synonyms: disrupt
• Terminate.
  • usage: "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"
  • synonyms: break

• (v.t.) To break into or between; to stop or hinder by breaking in upon the course or progress of; to interfere with the current or motion of; to cause a temporary cessation of; as, to interrupt the remarks speaking.
• (p.a.) Broken; interrupted.
• (v.t.) To divide; to separate; to break the monotony of; as, the evenness of the road was not interrupted by a single hill.