brach ab

first/third-person singular preterite of abbrechen

(class-4, strong, transitive) to break off (remove by breaking)
(class-4, intransitive, strong) to be broken off
(class-4, strong, transitive) to terminate, to end, to stop (especially suddenly or unexpectedly)
(class-4, strong, transitive) to pull down (demolish)
(class-4, strong) to discard (throw away)