An interruption, break or pause.
A gap in a series, making it incomplete.
An opening in an organ.
A gap in geological strata.
A syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant. (Compare diphthong.)
An unexpected break from work.
Cessation; stop, stopping; end. Respite, intermission.
To come to an end; to desist.
To bring to an end.