To move or proceed away from a place

• take off

  1. To remove.
  2. To imitate, often in a satirical manner.
  3. (intransitive, of an aircraft or spacecraft) To leave the ground and begin flight; to ascend into the air.

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  1. To remove.
  2. To imitate, often in a satirical manner.
  3. (intransitive, of an aircraft or spacecraft) To leave the ground and begin flight; to ascend into the air.

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• split

  1. To divide (something) from end to end, into layers, or along the grain:
  2. To cause to be split unintentionally:
  3. To cause to undergo nuclear fission or division into elements:

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  1. To divide (something) from end to end, into layers, or along the grain:
  2. To cause to be split unintentionally:
  3. To cause to undergo nuclear fission or division into elements:

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• blow

  1. A sudden hard stroke or hit, as with the fist or an object.
  2. An unexpected shock or calamity.
  3. An unexpected attack; an assault.

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  1. A sudden hard stroke or hit, as with the fist or an object.
  2. An unexpected shock or calamity.
  3. An unexpected attack; an assault.

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• shove off

  1. (idiomatic) To leave

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  1. (idiomatic) To leave

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• push off

  1. (intransitive) To go away
  2. (intransitive, basketball) A foul committed by pushing against an opponent to both accelerate more quickly and push the opponent in the opposite direction.
  3. To delay, postpone, put off, push back.

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  1. (intransitive) To go away
  2. (intransitive, basketball) A foul committed by pushing against an opponent to both accelerate more quickly and push the opponent in the opposite direction.
  3. To delay, postpone, put off, push back.

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• cut out

  1. (idiomatic) Well suited; appropriate; fit for a particular activity or purpose.
  2. Used other than as an idiom: see cut,"Ž out. To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; sever
  3. To refrain from (doing something, using something etc.), to stop/cease (doing something).

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  1. (idiomatic) Well suited; appropriate; fit for a particular activity or purpose.
  2. Used other than as an idiom: see cut,"Ž out. To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; sever
  3. To refrain from (doing something, using something etc.), to stop/cease (doing something).

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• withdraw

  1. To take back or away; remove:
  2. To cause to leave or return:
  3. To remove (money) from an account.

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  1. To take back or away; remove:
  2. To cause to leave or return:
  3. To remove (money) from an account.

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• run

  1. To move swiftly on foot so that both or all feet are not on the ground during each stride.
  2. To retreat rapidly; flee:
  3. To depart; leave:

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  1. To move swiftly on foot so that both or all feet are not on the ground during each stride.
  2. To retreat rapidly; flee:
  3. To depart; leave:

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• retire

  1. To withdraw from one's occupation or position, especially upon reaching a certain age; stop working.
  2. To move away or withdraw, as for rest or seclusion:
  3. To fall back or retreat, as from battle.

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  1. To withdraw from one's occupation or position, especially upon reaching a certain age; stop working.
  2. To move away or withdraw, as for rest or seclusion:
  3. To fall back or retreat, as from battle.

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• pull out

  1. (idiomatic) To withdraw; especially of military forces; to retreat.
  2. (literally) To use coitus interruptus as a method of birth control.
  3. (idiomatic) To remove something from a container.

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  1. (idiomatic) To withdraw; especially of military forces; to retreat.
  2. (literally) To use coitus interruptus as a method of birth control.
  3. (idiomatic) To remove something from a container.

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• leave

  1. To go out of or away from:
  2. To go without taking or removing:
  3. To omit or exclude:

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  1. To go out of or away from:
  2. To go without taking or removing:
  3. To omit or exclude:

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• go away

  1. (dismissal) Command asking someone to leave them alone.
  2. To depart or leave a place.
  3. To travel somewhere, especially on holiday or vacation.

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  1. (dismissal) Command asking someone to leave them alone.
  2. To depart or leave a place.
  3. To travel somewhere, especially on holiday or vacation.

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• go

  1. To move or travel; proceed:
  2. To move away from a place; depart:
  3. To pursue a certain course:

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  1. To move or travel; proceed:
  2. To move away from a place; depart:
  3. To pursue a certain course:

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• get off

  1. To move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it.
  2. To move (something) from being on top of (something else) to not being on top of it.
  3. (intransitive) To disembark, especially from mass transportation, such as a bus or train.

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  1. To move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it.
  2. To move (something) from being on top of (something else) to not being on top of it.
  3. (intransitive) To disembark, especially from mass transportation, such as a bus or train.

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• get away

  1. Alternative spelling of getaway.
  2. (literally) To move away (from).
  3. (with from when used with an object) To avoid capture; to escape (from).

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  1. Alternative spelling of getaway.
  2. (literally) To move away (from).
  3. (with from when used with an object) To avoid capture; to escape (from).

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• exit

  1. The act of going away or out.
  2. A passage or way out:
  3. The departure of a performer from the stage.

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  1. The act of going away or out.
  2. A passage or way out:
  3. The departure of a performer from the stage.

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• depart

  1. To go away; leave:
  2. To die.
  3. To vary, as from a regular course; deviate:

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  1. To go away; leave:
  2. To die.
  3. To vary, as from a regular course; deviate:

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To relinquish one's engagement in or occupation with

• terminate

  1. To bring to an end or halt:
  2. To occur at or form the end of; conclude or finish:
  3. To discontinue the employment of; dismiss:

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  1. To bring to an end or halt:
  2. To occur at or form the end of; conclude or finish:
  3. To discontinue the employment of; dismiss:

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• resign

  1. To submit (oneself) passively; accept as inevitable:
  2. To give up (a position, for example), especially by formal notification.
  3. To relinquish (a privilege, right, or claim).

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  1. To submit (oneself) passively; accept as inevitable:
  2. To give up (a position, for example), especially by formal notification.
  3. To relinquish (a privilege, right, or claim).

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• leave

  1. To go out of or away from:
  2. To go without taking or removing:
  3. To omit or exclude:

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  1. To go out of or away from:
  2. To go without taking or removing:
  3. To omit or exclude:

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• demit

  1. To relinquish (an office or function).
  2. To dismiss.
  3. To give up an office or position; resign.

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  1. To relinquish (an office or function).
  2. To dismiss.
  3. To give up an office or position; resign.

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To give up or leave without intending to return or claim again

• throw over

  1. to end a romantic/sexual relationship with.

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  1. to end a romantic/sexual relationship with.

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• leave

  1. To go out of or away from:
  2. To go without taking or removing:
  3. To omit or exclude:

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  1. To go out of or away from:
  2. To go without taking or removing:
  3. To omit or exclude:

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• forsake

  1. To give up (something formerly held dear); renounce:
  2. To leave altogether; abandon:

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  1. To give up (something formerly held dear); renounce:
  2. To leave altogether; abandon:

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• desert

  1. A dry, often sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse vegetation.
  2. A region of permanent cold that is largely or entirely devoid of life.
  3. An apparently lifeless area of water.

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  1. A dry, often sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse vegetation.
  2. A region of permanent cold that is largely or entirely devoid of life.
  3. An apparently lifeless area of water.

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• abandon

  1. To withdraw one's support or help from, especially in spite of duty, allegiance, or responsibility; desert:
  2. To give up by leaving or ceasing to operate or inhabit, especially as a result of danger or other impending threat:
  3. To surrender one's claim to, right to, or interest in; give up entirely:

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  1. To withdraw one's support or help from, especially in spite of duty, allegiance, or responsibility; desert:
  2. To give up by leaving or ceasing to operate or inhabit, especially as a result of danger or other impending threat:
  3. To surrender one's claim to, right to, or interest in; give up entirely:

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To cease trying to accomplish or continue

• lay off

  1. (of an employer) To dismiss (workers) from employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume, often with a severance package.
  2. (of a bookmaker) To place all or part of a bet with another bookmaker in order to reduce risk.
  3. (idiomatic) To cease, quit, stop (doing something).

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  1. (of an employer) To dismiss (workers) from employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume, often with a severance package.
  2. (of a bookmaker) To place all or part of a bet with another bookmaker in order to reduce risk.
  3. (idiomatic) To cease, quit, stop (doing something).

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• swear off

  1. (idiomatic) To quit or cease completely, or to promise to quit, as of a bad habit.

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  1. (idiomatic) To quit or cease completely, or to promise to quit, as of a bad habit.

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• stop

  1. To close (an opening or hole) by covering, filling in, or plugging up:
  2. To constrict (an opening or orifice):
  3. To obstruct or block passage on (a road, for example).

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  1. To close (an opening or hole) by covering, filling in, or plugging up:
  2. To constrict (an opening or orifice):
  3. To obstruct or block passage on (a road, for example).

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• remit

  1. To transmit (money) in payment.
  2. To refrain from exacting (a tax or penalty, for example); cancel.
  3. To pardon; forgive:

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  1. To transmit (money) in payment.
  2. To refrain from exacting (a tax or penalty, for example); cancel.
  3. To pardon; forgive:

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• relinquish

  1. To give up or abandon (control of something or a claim, for example).
  2. To put aside or desist from (something practiced, professed, or intended); stop doing or adhering to.
  3. To let go; surrender:

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  1. To give up or abandon (control of something or a claim, for example).
  2. To put aside or desist from (something practiced, professed, or intended); stop doing or adhering to.
  3. To let go; surrender:

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• leave off

  1. (idiomatic) to omit
  2. (informal) To desist; to cease.
  3. (intransitive)

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  1. (idiomatic) to omit
  2. (informal) To desist; to cease.
  3. (intransitive)

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• give up

  1. A term used to describe a transaction between three brokers in which one does not use his/her name. For example, a broker receives a buy order that he or she can’t transact. The broker asks a second broker to handle the order. So the second broker buys the stock from a third broker on behalf of the first broker’s client. The transaction is recorded in the records of the firms and exchange as if the first broker was never involved. A term used to describe a transaction between three brokers in which one does not use his/her name. For example, a broker receives a buy order that he or she can’t transact. The broker asks a second broker to handle the order. So the second broker buys the stock from a third broker on behalf of the first broker’s client. The transaction is recorded in the records of the firms and exchange as if the first broker was never involved.

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  1. A term used to describe a transaction between three brokers in which one does not use his/her name. For example, a broker receives a buy order that he or she can’t transact. The broker asks a second broker to handle the order. So the second broker buys the stock from a third broker on behalf of the first broker’s client. The transaction is recorded in the records of the firms and exchange as if the first broker was never involved. A term used to describe a transaction between three brokers in which one does not use his/her name. For example, a broker receives a buy order that he or she can’t transact. The broker asks a second broker to handle the order. So the second broker buys the stock from a third broker on behalf of the first broker’s client. The transaction is recorded in the records of the firms and exchange as if the first broker was never involved.

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• discontinue

  1. To stop doing or providing (something); end or abandon:
  2. To cease making or manufacturing:
  3. To cease subscribing to (a publication).

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  1. To stop doing or providing (something); end or abandon:
  2. To cease making or manufacturing:
  3. To cease subscribing to (a publication).

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• desist

  1. To cease doing something.

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  1. To cease doing something.

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• break off

  1. To end abruptly, either temporarily or permanently.
  2. To remove a piece from a whole by breaking or snapping
  3. The first shot in a game of snooker or other cue-game

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  1. To end abruptly, either temporarily or permanently.
  2. To remove a piece from a whole by breaking or snapping
  3. The first shot in a game of snooker or other cue-game

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• abandon

  1. To withdraw one's support or help from, especially in spite of duty, allegiance, or responsibility; desert:
  2. To give up by leaving or ceasing to operate or inhabit, especially as a result of danger or other impending threat:
  3. To surrender one's claim to, right to, or interest in; give up entirely:

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  1. To withdraw one's support or help from, especially in spite of duty, allegiance, or responsibility; desert:
  2. To give up by leaving or ceasing to operate or inhabit, especially as a result of danger or other impending threat:
  3. To surrender one's claim to, right to, or interest in; give up entirely:

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To come to a cessation

• surcease

  1. To bring or come to an end; stop.
  2. Cessation.

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  1. To bring or come to an end; stop.
  2. Cessation.

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• stop

  1. To close (an opening or hole) by covering, filling in, or plugging up:
  2. To constrict (an opening or orifice):
  3. To obstruct or block passage on (a road, for example).

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  1. To close (an opening or hole) by covering, filling in, or plugging up:
  2. To constrict (an opening or orifice):
  3. To obstruct or block passage on (a road, for example).

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• stall

  1. A compartment for one domestic animal in a barn or shed.
  2. A booth, cubicle, or stand used by a vendor, as at a market.
  3. A small compartment:

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  1. A compartment for one domestic animal in a barn or shed.
  2. A booth, cubicle, or stand used by a vendor, as at a market.
  3. A small compartment:

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• leave off

  1. (idiomatic) to omit
  2. (informal) To desist; to cease.
  3. (intransitive)

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  1. (idiomatic) to omit
  2. (informal) To desist; to cease.
  3. (intransitive)

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• halt

  1. A suspension of movement or progress, especially a temporary one:
  2. To cause to stop:
  3. To stop; pause:

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  1. A suspension of movement or progress, especially a temporary one:
  2. To cause to stop:
  3. To stop; pause:

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• discontinue

  1. To stop doing or providing (something); end or abandon:
  2. To cease making or manufacturing:
  3. To cease subscribing to (a publication).

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  1. To stop doing or providing (something); end or abandon:
  2. To cease making or manufacturing:
  3. To cease subscribing to (a publication).

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• check

  1. A piece of paper that is a negotiable instrument drawn on a bank and payable on demand to the person identified as the payee. A piece of paper that is a negotiable instrument drawn on a bank and payable on demand to the person identified as the payee.

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  1. A piece of paper that is a negotiable instrument drawn on a bank and payable on demand to the person identified as the payee. A piece of paper that is a negotiable instrument drawn on a bank and payable on demand to the person identified as the payee.

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• cease

  1. To put an end to; discontinue:
  2. To come to an end; stop:
  3. To stop performing an activity or action; desist:

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  1. To put an end to; discontinue:
  2. To come to an end; stop:
  3. To stop performing an activity or action; desist:

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• belay

  1. To secure or make fast (a rope, for example) by winding on a cleat or pin.
  2. To provide security to (a climber) by paying out or drawing in rope, often through a braking device, in readiness to break a potential fall.
  3. To cause to stop.

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  1. To secure or make fast (a rope, for example) by winding on a cleat or pin.
  2. To provide security to (a climber) by paying out or drawing in rope, often through a braking device, in readiness to break a potential fall.
  3. To cause to stop.

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• arrest

  1. To stop; check:
  2. To seize and hold under the authority of law.
  3. To capture and hold briefly (the attention, for example); engage.

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  1. To stop; check:
  2. To seize and hold under the authority of law.
  3. To capture and hold briefly (the attention, for example); engage.

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To conduct oneself in a specified way

• do

  1. To perform or execute; carry out:
  2. To fulfill the requirements of:
  3. To perform the tasks or behaviors typically associated with (something), especially as part of one's character or normal duties:

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  1. To perform or execute; carry out:
  2. To fulfill the requirements of:
  3. To perform the tasks or behaviors typically associated with (something), especially as part of one's character or normal duties:

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• deport

  1. To expel from a country:
  2. To behave or conduct (oneself) in a given manner; comport.

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  1. To expel from a country:
  2. To behave or conduct (oneself) in a given manner; comport.

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• demean

  1. To conduct or behave (oneself) in a particular manner:

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  1. To conduct or behave (oneself) in a particular manner:

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• comport

  1. To conduct or behave (oneself) in a particular manner:
  2. To agree, correspond, or harmonize:

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  1. To conduct or behave (oneself) in a particular manner:
  2. To agree, correspond, or harmonize:

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• carry

  1. To hold or support while moving; bear:
  2. To move or take from one place to another; transport:
  3. To escort or accompany.

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  1. To hold or support while moving; bear:
  2. To move or take from one place to another; transport:
  3. To escort or accompany.

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• behave

  1. To conduct oneself in a specified way, especially in relation to others; exhibit behavior:
  2. To conduct oneself in a proper way:
  3. To act, react, function, or perform in a particular way:

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  1. To conduct oneself in a specified way, especially in relation to others; exhibit behavior:
  2. To conduct oneself in a proper way:
  3. To act, react, function, or perform in a particular way:

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• bear

  1. To carry (something) on one's person from one place to another:
  2. To move from one place to another while containing or supporting (something); convey or transport:
  3. To cause to move by or with steady pressure; push:

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  1. To carry (something) on one's person from one place to another:
  2. To move from one place to another while containing or supporting (something); convey or transport:
  3. To cause to move by or with steady pressure; push:

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• act

  1. The process of doing or performing something:
  2. Something done or performed; a deed:
  3. Something done that has legal significance:

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  1. The process of doing or performing something:
  2. Something done or performed; a deed:
  3. Something done that has legal significance:

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• acquit

  1. To find not guilty of a criminal offense.
  2. To conduct (oneself) in a specified manner:
  3. To release or discharge from an obligation, such as a debt.

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  1. To find not guilty of a criminal offense.
  2. To conduct (oneself) in a specified manner:
  3. To release or discharge from an obligation, such as a debt.

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Owing or being owed nothing

• square

  1. A plane figure having four equal sides.
  2. Something having an equal-sided rectangular form:
  3. A T-shaped or L-shaped instrument for drawing or testing right angles.

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  1. A plane figure having four equal sides.
  2. Something having an equal-sided rectangular form:
  3. A T-shaped or L-shaped instrument for drawing or testing right angles.

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• quits

  1. On even terms with by payment or requital:

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  1. On even terms with by payment or requital:

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• even

  1. Having a horizontal surface; flat:
  2. Having no irregularities, roughness, or indentations; smooth.
  3. Being in the same plane or line; parallel:

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  1. Having a horizontal surface; flat:
  2. Having no irregularities, roughness, or indentations; smooth.
  3. Being in the same plane or line; parallel:

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To cease

• pack it in

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• lay off

  1. (of an employer) To dismiss (workers) from employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume, often with a severance package.
  2. (of a bookmaker) To place all or part of a bet with another bookmaker in order to reduce risk.
  3. (idiomatic) To cease, quit, stop (doing something).

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  1. (of an employer) To dismiss (workers) from employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume, often with a severance package.
  2. (of a bookmaker) To place all or part of a bet with another bookmaker in order to reduce risk.
  3. (idiomatic) To cease, quit, stop (doing something).

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• knock off

  1. Alternative form of knockoff.
  2. Used other than as an idiom: see knock,"Ž off.
  3. To bump or hit so that something falls off

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  1. Alternative form of knockoff.
  2. Used other than as an idiom: see knock,"Ž off.
  3. To bump or hit so that something falls off

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• end

  1. Either extremity of something that has length:
  2. The outside or extreme edge or physical limit; a boundary:
  3. The point in time when an action, event, or phenomenon ceases or is completed; the conclusion:

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  1. Either extremity of something that has length:
  2. The outside or extreme edge or physical limit; a boundary:
  3. The point in time when an action, event, or phenomenon ceases or is completed; the conclusion:

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• halt

  1. A suspension of movement or progress, especially a temporary one:
  2. To cause to stop:
  3. To stop; pause:

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  1. A suspension of movement or progress, especially a temporary one:
  2. To cause to stop:
  3. To stop; pause:

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• give up

  1. A term used to describe a transaction between three brokers in which one does not use his/her name. For example, a broker receives a buy order that he or she can’t transact. The broker asks a second broker to handle the order. So the second broker buys the stock from a third broker on behalf of the first broker’s client. The transaction is recorded in the records of the firms and exchange as if the first broker was never involved. A term used to describe a transaction between three brokers in which one does not use his/her name. For example, a broker receives a buy order that he or she can’t transact. The broker asks a second broker to handle the order. So the second broker buys the stock from a third broker on behalf of the first broker’s client. The transaction is recorded in the records of the firms and exchange as if the first broker was never involved.

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  1. A term used to describe a transaction between three brokers in which one does not use his/her name. For example, a broker receives a buy order that he or she can’t transact. The broker asks a second broker to handle the order. So the second broker buys the stock from a third broker on behalf of the first broker’s client. The transaction is recorded in the records of the firms and exchange as if the first broker was never involved. A term used to describe a transaction between three brokers in which one does not use his/her name. For example, a broker receives a buy order that he or she can’t transact. The broker asks a second broker to handle the order. So the second broker buys the stock from a third broker on behalf of the first broker’s client. The transaction is recorded in the records of the firms and exchange as if the first broker was never involved.

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• desist

  1. To cease doing something.

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  1. To cease doing something.

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• leave off

  1. (idiomatic) to omit
  2. (informal) To desist; to cease.
  3. (intransitive)

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  1. (idiomatic) to omit
  2. (informal) To desist; to cease.
  3. (intransitive)

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• discontinue

  1. To stop doing or providing (something); end or abandon:
  2. To cease making or manufacturing:
  3. To cease subscribing to (a publication).

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  1. To stop doing or providing (something); end or abandon:
  2. To cease making or manufacturing:
  3. To cease subscribing to (a publication).

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• stop

  1. To close (an opening or hole) by covering, filling in, or plugging up:
  2. To constrict (an opening or orifice):
  3. To obstruct or block passage on (a road, for example).

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  1. To close (an opening or hole) by covering, filling in, or plugging up:
  2. To constrict (an opening or orifice):
  3. To obstruct or block passage on (a road, for example).

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To resign

• drop out

  1. See dropout.

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  1. See dropout.

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• step down

  1. Decreasing in stages:
  2. Serving to reduce voltage:
  3. A reduction in amount or size.

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  1. Decreasing in stages:
  2. Serving to reduce voltage:
  3. A reduction in amount or size.

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• change jobs

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• give-notice

  1. Used other than as an idiom: see give,‎ notice.
  2. (idiomatic) To announce one's intent to leave a job; to inform an employer that one is leaving.

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  1. Used other than as an idiom: see give,‎ notice.
  2. (idiomatic) To announce one's intent to leave a job; to inform an employer that one is leaving.

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• walk out

  1. (intransitive) to stage a walkout or strike
  2. (intransitive) to leave suddenly, especially as a form of protest

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  1. (intransitive) to stage a walkout or strike
  2. (intransitive) to leave suddenly, especially as a form of protest

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• stop work

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• leave

  1. To go out of or away from:
  2. To go without taking or removing:
  3. To omit or exclude:

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  1. To go out of or away from:
  2. To go without taking or removing:
  3. To omit or exclude:

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To leave

• vacate

  1. To cease to occupy (a lodging or place); leave:
  2. To cease to hold (a job or position):
  3. To make void or annul (an erroneous lower court decision):

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  1. To cease to occupy (a lodging or place); leave:
  2. To cease to hold (a job or position):
  3. To make void or annul (an erroneous lower court decision):

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• depart

  1. To go away; leave:
  2. To die.
  3. To vary, as from a regular course; deviate:

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  1. To go away; leave:
  2. To die.
  3. To vary, as from a regular course; deviate:

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• go away from

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To abandon

• renounce

  1. To give up (a title or possession, for example), especially by formal announcement.
  2. To decide or declare that one will no longer adhere to (a belief or position); reject.
  3. To decide or declare that one will no longer engage in (a practice) or use (something):

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  1. To give up (a title or possession, for example), especially by formal announcement.
  2. To decide or declare that one will no longer adhere to (a belief or position); reject.
  3. To decide or declare that one will no longer engage in (a practice) or use (something):

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• relinquish

  1. To give up or abandon (control of something or a claim, for example).
  2. To put aside or desist from (something practiced, professed, or intended); stop doing or adhering to.
  3. To let go; surrender:

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  1. To give up or abandon (control of something or a claim, for example).
  2. To put aside or desist from (something practiced, professed, or intended); stop doing or adhering to.
  3. To let go; surrender:

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• give up

  1. A term used to describe a transaction between three brokers in which one does not use his/her name. For example, a broker receives a buy order that he or she can’t transact. The broker asks a second broker to handle the order. So the second broker buys the stock from a third broker on behalf of the first broker’s client. The transaction is recorded in the records of the firms and exchange as if the first broker was never involved. A term used to describe a transaction between three brokers in which one does not use his/her name. For example, a broker receives a buy order that he or she can’t transact. The broker asks a second broker to handle the order. So the second broker buys the stock from a third broker on behalf of the first broker’s client. The transaction is recorded in the records of the firms and exchange as if the first broker was never involved.

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  1. A term used to describe a transaction between three brokers in which one does not use his/her name. For example, a broker receives a buy order that he or she can’t transact. The broker asks a second broker to handle the order. So the second broker buys the stock from a third broker on behalf of the first broker’s client. The transaction is recorded in the records of the firms and exchange as if the first broker was never involved. A term used to describe a transaction between three brokers in which one does not use his/her name. For example, a broker receives a buy order that he or she can’t transact. The broker asks a second broker to handle the order. So the second broker buys the stock from a third broker on behalf of the first broker’s client. The transaction is recorded in the records of the firms and exchange as if the first broker was never involved.

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