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cease
To put an end to; discontinue:
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  1. To put an end to; discontinue:
  2. To stop performing an activity or action; desist:
  3. To come to an end; stop:
say
Used to express surprise, admiration, etc., or to get someone's attention
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  1. Used to express surprise, admiration, etc., or to get someone's attention
halt
(Dated) Lameness; a limp.
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  1. (Dated) Lameness; a limp.
  2. A command to stop
  3. A suspension of movement or progress, especially a temporary one:
stay
Anything used as a support, or prop
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  1. Anything used as a support, or prop
  2. (Informal) Ability to continue or endure
  3. A stop, halt, check, or pause
standstill
Complete immobility; halt
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  1. Complete immobility; halt
  2. Complete cessation of activity or progress:
  3. A stop, halt, or cessation
station
(Roman Catholic Church) Any of the Stations of the Cross.
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  1. (Roman Catholic Church) Any of the Stations of the Cross.
  2. The place, building, or establishment from which a service is provided or operations are directed:
  3. An establishment equipped for observation and study:
pause
To make a pause; be temporarily inactive; stop; hesitate
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  1. To make a pause; be temporarily inactive; stop; hesitate
  2. To cease or suspend an action temporarily:
  3. To cease or suspend the action of temporarily; stop for an interim:
stay
To continue to be in a place or condition:
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  1. To continue to be in a place or condition:
  2. To suspend by legal order the implementation of (a planned action), especially pending further proceedings:
  3. To stop, halt, or check
stand
To go on enduring; put up with; bear; tolerate
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  1. To go on enduring; put up with; bear; tolerate
  2. To take up or maintain a specified position, altitude, or course:
  3. (Informal) To treat (someone) or pay the cost of (food or drink):
stay-over
Stay overnight in a place away from one's home, sleep over.
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  1. Stay overnight in a place away from one's home, sleep over.
tarry
To wait or stay temporarily:
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  1. To wait or stay temporarily:
  2. To delay or be late in going, coming, or doing something:
  3. To stay for a time, esp. longer than originally intended; remain temporarily
shut down
(Idiomatic) To close, terminate, or end
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  1. (Idiomatic) To close, terminate, or end
  2. (Idiomatic) To turn off or stop.
rest
To go on being; continue to be; remain (as specified)
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  1. To go on being; continue to be; remain (as specified)
  2. To get ease and refreshment by ceasing from work or exertion
  3. To bring to rest; stop
discontinue
To stop doing or providing (something); end or abandon:
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  1. To stop doing or providing (something); end or abandon:
  2. To stop using, doing, etc.; cease; give up
  3. To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying something.
pull-up
(Idiomatic) Drive close towards something, especially a curb.
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  1. (Idiomatic) Drive close towards something, especially a curb.
  2. (Idiomatic) Retrieve; get.
  3. (Intransitive) Lift upwards or vertically.
bivouac
To camp in a bivouac.
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  1. To camp in a bivouac.
  2. To encamp in the open
hold
To stop the movement or progress of:
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  1. To stop the movement or progress of:
  2. To go on being firm, loyal, etc.
  3. To keep from departing or getting away:
stop-short
Usually with of, to voluntarily cease an attempt to reach a certain point.
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  1. Usually with of, to voluntarily cease an attempt to reach a certain point.
  2. To come to a sudden and unexpected stop, particularly while speaking or driving a vehicle.
freeze
To chill with an icy or formal manner:
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  1. To chill with an icy or formal manner:
  2. To be or feel uncomfortably cold:
  3. To stop consumer production or use of (a critical material), as in wartime
freeze-up
(Intransitive) To become cold and formal in demeanour.
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  1. (Intransitive) To become cold and formal in demeanour.
  2. (Intransitive) To come to a sudden halt.
call-it-a-day
(Idiomatic) To retire.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To retire.
  2. (Idiomatic) To cease the activity for the day.
stymie
To hinder or obstruct as with a stymie
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  1. To hinder or obstruct as with a stymie
  2. To block; impede
  3. To be an obstacle to; prevent the advancement or success of; thwart or stump:
box-in
To enclose by drawing a box around
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  1. To enclose by drawing a box around
  2. To limit someone's freedom of thought, movement, expression, etc.
  3. To immobilize something, usually a vehicle, by placing obstacles, usually other vehicles, obstructing the free movement
cut-short
Make shorter by cutting
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  1. Make shorter by cutting
  2. (Idiomatic) interrupt and curtail before the planned end time.
cease
To stop performing an activity or action; desist:
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  1. To stop performing an activity or action; desist:
  2. To put an end to; discontinue:
  3. To bring or come to an end; stop; discontinue
terminate
To bring to an end in space or time; form the end or conclusion of; limit, bound, finish, or conclude
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  1. To bring to an end in space or time; form the end or conclusion of; limit, bound, finish, or conclude
  2. To have its end (in something)
  3. To bring to an end or halt:
finish
To complete a contest in a specified position
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  1. To complete a contest in a specified position
  2. To bring to an end; complete
  3. To arrive at or attain the end of:
conclude
To come to a decision or agreement:
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  1. To come to a decision or agreement:
  2. To come to an end; close:
  3. To bring to a close; end; finish
quit
To leave the company of:
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  1. To leave the company of:
  2. To give up one's position of employment; resign
  3. To abandon an activity out of frustration or despair; give up:
withdraw
To become detached from social or emotional involvement:
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  1. To become detached from social or emotional involvement:
  2. To discontinue the use of a drug or other substance, especially one that is addictive.
  3. To take back or away; remove:
leave off
(Intransitive)
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  1. (Intransitive)
  2. (Idiomatic) to omit
  3. (Informal) To desist; to cease.
let up
(Intransitive, of something intense) to lessen
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  1. (Intransitive, of something intense) to lessen
pull-up
(Idiomatic) Retrieve; get.
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  1. (Idiomatic) Retrieve; get.
  2. (Idiomatic) Drive close towards something, especially a curb.
  3. (Intransitive) Lift upwards or vertically.
fetch-up
To arrive somewhere, especially unexpectedly.
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  1. To arrive somewhere, especially unexpectedly.
relinquish
To cease holding physically; release:
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  1. To cease holding physically; release:
  2. To give up or abandon (control of something or a claim, for example).
  3. To give up; abandon (a plan, policy, etc.)
desist
To cease doing something.
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  1. To cease doing something.
  2. (Intransitive) To cease to proceed or act; to stop; to forbear; -- often with from.
  3. To cease (from an action); stop; abstain
refrain
To hold back; keep oneself (from doing something); forbear
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  1. To hold back; keep oneself (from doing something); forbear
  2. (Archaic) To hold back; curb
settle
To move downward; sink or descend, especially gradually:
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  1. To move downward; sink or descend, especially gradually:
  2. To end or resolve (a dispute, for example) by making a decision or coming to an agreement.
  3. To end (a dispute)
discontinue
To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying something.
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  1. To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying something.
  2. To stop doing or providing (something); end or abandon:
  3. To stop; end
end
To form the last or concluding part of:
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  1. To form the last or concluding part of:
  2. To come to an end; terminate
  3. To bring to a conclusion:
close
To draw or bind together the edges of:
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  1. To draw or bind together the edges of:
  2. To bring to an end; terminate:
  3. To bring to an end; finish
draw up
(Intransitive) Come to a halt.
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  1. (Intransitive) Come to a halt.
  2. To compose a document, especially one having a standard form.
  3. Cause to come to a halt.
call off
To recall; to cancel or call a halt to.
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  1. To recall; to cancel or call a halt to.
close-down
(Intransitive) To stop trading as a business.
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  1. (Intransitive) To stop trading as a business.
  2. To surround someone, as to impede their movement.
lapse
To pass gradually or smoothly; slip:
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  1. To pass gradually or smoothly; slip:
  2. To be no longer valid or active; expire:
  3. To come to an end; stop or expire
go out
(With with) To have a romantic relationship with someone.
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  1. (With with) To have a romantic relationship with someone.
  2. (Intransitive) To be eliminated from a competition.
  3. (Intransitive) To become out of fashion.
run out
To extend a piece of material, or clothing.
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  1. To extend a piece of material, or clothing.
  2. (Intransitive) To expire, to come to an end.
  3. (Intransitive) To conclude in, to end up
defect
To forsake a party or cause, esp. so as to join the opposition
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  1. To forsake a party or cause, esp. so as to join the opposition
  2. To abandon a position or association, often to join an opposing group:
  3. To disown allegiance to one's country and take up residence in another:
surrender
To give oneself up to another's power or control, esp. as a prisoner
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  1. To give oneself up to another's power or control, esp. as a prisoner
  2. To relinquish possession or control of (something) to another because of demand or compulsion:
  3. To submit to the power of another, especially after resisting; give up.
call-it-a-day
(Idiomatic) To retire.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To retire.
  2. (Idiomatic) To cease the activity for the day.
knock-it-off
(Idiomatic) To stop doing something; desist.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To stop doing something; desist.
throw-in-the-towel
(Idiomatic) To quit; to give up.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To quit; to give up.
melt-away
(Intransitive) To fade or wane
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  1. (Intransitive) To fade or wane
write-off
(Accounting) To remove a portion of a debt or an amount of an account owed to you counting it as a loss (as a gesture of goodwill for example)
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  1. (Accounting) To remove a portion of a debt or an amount of an account owed to you counting it as a loss (as a gesture of goodwill for example)
  2. Figuratively, to assign a low value to something.
  3. (Accounting) To reduce an asset's book value to zero
pipe-down
(Idiomatic, intransitive) To be quiet; to refrain from being noisy.
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  1. (Idiomatic, intransitive) To be quiet; to refrain from being noisy.
save-one-s-breath
(Idiomatic) To refrain from speech.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To refrain from speech.
give over
(Now rare) To give up, hand over, surrender (something).
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  1. (Now rare) To give up, hand over, surrender (something).
  2. To devote or resign to a particular purpose or activity; to yield completely.
  3. To entrust (something) to another.
hinder
To delay action; be a hindrance
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  1. To delay action; be a hindrance
  2. To obstruct or delay the progress of:
  3. To interfere with action or progress.
obstruct
To hinder (progress, an activity, etc.); impede
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  1. To hinder (progress, an activity, etc.); impede
  2. To block or fill (a passage or opening) with obstacles or an obstacle.
  3. To block or stop up (a passage) with obstacles or impediments; dam; clog
arrest
To stop or check the motion, course, or spread of
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  1. To stop or check the motion, course, or spread of
  2. To seize or take into custody by authority of the law
  3. To undergo cardiac arrest.
arrest
To seize or take into custody by authority of the law
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  1. To seize or take into custody by authority of the law
  2. To stop; check:
  3. To stop; check.
suspend
To cause to cease or become inoperative for a time; stop temporarily
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  1. To cause to cease or become inoperative for a time; stop temporarily
  2. To hang by a support from above so as to allow free movement
  3. To fail to make payments or meet obligations.
block
To shape, mold, or form with or on a block:
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  1. To shape, mold, or form with or on a block:
  2. To indicate broadly without great detail; sketch. Often used with out:
  3. To stop or impede the passage of or movement through; obstruct:
choke
(Informal) To be unable to perform efficiently, as in a sporting event, because of tension, strong emotion, etc.
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  1. (Informal) To be unable to perform efficiently, as in a sporting event, because of tension, strong emotion, etc.
  2. To hold (a bat, golf club, etc.) away from the end of the handle and closer toward the middle
  3. To move one's fingers very close to the tip of a pencil, brush or other art tool.
clog
To obstruct movement on or in; block up:
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  1. To obstruct movement on or in; block up:
  2. To become obstructed or choked up:
  3. To fill with obstructions or with thick, sticky matter; stop up; jam
close
In a close manner; very near; closely
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  1. In a close manner; very near; closely
  2. To bring to an end; terminate:
  3. To join or unite; bring into contact:
congest
To become congested.
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  1. To become congested.
  2. To fill to excess; overcrowd
  3. To cause too much blood, mucus, etc. to accumulate in the vessels of (a part of the body)
cork
The lightweight, elastic outer bark of the cork oak, which grows near the Mediterranean Sea. Cork is used for bottle stoppers, insulation, and other products.
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  1. The lightweight, elastic outer bark of the cork oak, which grows near the Mediterranean Sea. Cork is used for bottle stoppers, insulation, and other products.
  2. To restrain or check; hold back:
  3. (Baseball) To modify (a bat) by drilling a hole in the large end and filling it with cork or rubber: this practice is believed to give the batter an unfair advantage and is illegal
fill
To put a person into (an office, position, etc.)
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  1. To put a person into (an office, position, etc.)
  2. To supply the things needed or called for in (an order, prescription, etc.)
  3. To close or plug (holes, cracks, etc.)
plug
(Informal) To work or study hard and steadily; plod
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  1. (Informal) To work or study hard and steadily; plod
  2. To stop up or fill (a hole, gap, etc.) by inserting a plug
  3. To connect with something so as to become attached, to close an electric circuit, etc.
arrest
To seize or take into custody by authority of the law
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  1. To seize or take into custody by authority of the law
  2. To stop; check:
  3. To stop; check.
belay
Used in the imperative as an order to stop:
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  1. Used in the imperative as an order to stop:
  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 make (a rope) secure by winding around a belaying pin, cleat, piton, etc.; hold fast
discontinue
To cease making or manufacturing:
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  1. To cease making or manufacturing:
  2. To stop using, doing, etc.; cease; give up
  3. To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying something.
halt
To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; to hesitate; to be uncertain.
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  1. To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; to hesitate; to be uncertain.
  2. (Intransitive) To stop marching.
  3. To bring to a stop.
leave off
(Intransitive)
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  1. (Intransitive)
  2. (Idiomatic) to omit
  3. (Informal) To desist; to cease.
quit
To resign from or leave a job.
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  1. To resign from or leave a job.
  2. To stop having, using, or doing (something); give up
  3. To leave the company of:
stall
To stop running as a result of mechanical failure:
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  1. To stop running as a result of mechanical failure:
  2. (Intransitive) To employ delaying tactics
  3. To cause (an aircraft) to go into a stall.
surcease
To bring or come to an end; stop.
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  1. To bring or come to an end; stop.
arrest
To seize or take into custody by authority of the law
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  1. To seize or take into custody by authority of the law
  2. To stop; check:
  3. To stop; check.
belay
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.
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  1. 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.
  2. (Informal, Naut.) To hold; stop
  3. To make (a rope) secure by winding around a belaying pin, cleat, piton, etc.; hold fast
cease
To put an end to; discontinue:
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  1. To put an end to; discontinue:
  2. To stop performing an activity or action; desist:
  3. To come to an end; stop:
discontinue
To cease making or manufacturing:
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  1. To cease making or manufacturing:
  2. To stop using, doing, etc.; cease; give up
  3. To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying something.
halt
To walk lamely or move in an irregular fashion.
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  1. To walk lamely or move in an irregular fashion.
  2. (Intransitive) To stop marching.
  3. To bring to a stop.
stall
To stop running as a result of mechanical failure:
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  1. To stop running as a result of mechanical failure:
  2. (Intransitive) To employ delaying tactics
  3. To cause (an aircraft) to go into a stall.
stay
To continue to be in a place or condition:
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  1. To continue to be in a place or condition:
  2. To suspend by legal order the implementation of (a planned action), especially pending further proceedings:
  3. To stop, halt, or check
surcease
To bring or come to an end; stop.
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  1. To bring or come to an end; stop.
idle
To move slowly or aimlessly; loaf
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  1. To move slowly or aimlessly; loaf
  2. To pass (time) without doing anything:
  3. To move slowly or without purpose:
immobilize
To fix the position of (a joint or fractured limb), as with a splint or cast.
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  1. To fix the position of (a joint or fractured limb), as with a splint or cast.
  2. To render motionless; to stop moving or stop from moving.
  3. To impede movement or use of:
abandon
To repudiate, withdraw from, or otherwise disassociate oneself from a duty or responsibility.
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  1. To repudiate, withdraw from, or otherwise disassociate oneself from a duty or responsibility.
  2. To give up by leaving or ceasing to operate or inhabit, especially as a result of danger or other impending threat:
  3. To leave, as in danger or out of necessity; forsake; desert
break off
To end abruptly, either temporarily or permanently.
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  1. To end abruptly, either temporarily or permanently.
  2. To remove a piece from a whole by breaking or snapping
desist
To cease doing something.
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  1. To cease doing something.
  2. (Intransitive) To cease to proceed or act; to stop; to forbear; -- often with from.
  3. To cease (from an action); stop; abstain
discontinue
To stop doing or providing (something); end or abandon:
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  1. To stop doing or providing (something); end or abandon:
  2. To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying something.
  3. To stop using, doing, etc.; cease; give up
leave off
(Intransitive)
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  1. (Intransitive)
  2. (Idiomatic) to omit
  3. (Informal) To desist; to cease.
quit
To resign from or leave a job.
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  1. To resign from or leave a job.
  2. To stop, discontinue, or resign from
  3. To cease or discontinue:
relinquish
To let go; surrender:
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  1. To let go; surrender:
  2. To give up; abandon (a plan, policy, etc.)
  3. To give up or abandon (control of something or a claim, for example).
remit
To allow to slacken:
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  1. To allow to slacken:
  2. To let slacken; decrease
  3. (Obs.) To give up; surrender
swear off
(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.
break
To cause to give up a habit:
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  1. To cause to give up a habit:
  2. To exchange for smaller monetary units:
  3. To fail to conform to; violate:
leave off
(Intransitive)
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  1. (Intransitive)
  2. (Idiomatic) to omit
  3. (Informal) To desist; to cease.
kick
To drive or move (a ball, etc.) by striking with the foot
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  1. To drive or move (a ball, etc.) by striking with the foot
  2. To bounce or ricochet, often in a way that is unexpected or seemingly erratic
  3. To get rid of (a habit)
come by
To obtain; to get, especially by chance or involuntarily.
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  1. To obtain; to get, especially by chance or involuntarily.
come over
To affect
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  1. To affect
  2. (Intransitive) To change ones position or location, especially to someone's place of residence.
look up
(Intransitive, idiomatic) To have better prospects, to improve.
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  1. (Intransitive, idiomatic) To have better prospects, to improve.
  2. (Idiomatic) To obtain information about something from a text source.
  3. Used other than as an idiom: see look,"Ž up.
pop in
To visit in an impromptu manner.
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  1. To visit in an impromptu manner.
see
To foresee or imagine:
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  1. To foresee or imagine:
  2. To have the power to perceive with the eyes:
  3. To visit for consultation:
visit
(Informal) To converse or chat:
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  1. (Informal) To converse or chat:
  2. To go or come to for a time so as to make use of, look at, etc.
  3. To go to see in order to aid or console:
cessation
A bringing or coming to an end; a ceasing:
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  1. A bringing or coming to an end; a ceasing:
  2. A ceasing, or stopping, either forever or for some time
  3. (Formal) A ceasing or discontinuance, as of action, whether temporary or final.
check
A draft signed by a person (the drawer or maker) that directs a bank (the drawee) to pay, on demand and without conditions, a specific sum of money to another person (the payee). Usually the funds are withdrawn from an account or a deposit that the drawer or maker has with the bank. Also called cheque. A draft signed by a person (the drawer or maker) that directs a bank (the drawee) to pay, on demand and without conditions, a specific sum of money to another person (the payee). Usually the funds are withdrawn from an account or a deposit that the drawer or maker has with the bank. Also called cheque.
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  1. A draft signed by a person (the drawer or maker) that directs a bank (the drawee) to pay, on demand and without conditions, a specific sum of money to another person (the payee). Usually the funds are withdrawn from an account or a deposit that the drawer or maker has with the bank. Also called cheque. A draft signed by a person (the drawer or maker) that directs a bank (the drawee) to pay, on demand and without conditions, a specific sum of money to another person (the payee). Usually the funds are withdrawn from an account or a deposit that the drawer or maker has with the bank. Also called cheque.
discontinuance
The act or an instance of discontinuing or the condition of being discontinued; cessation.
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  1. The act or an instance of discontinuing or the condition of being discontinued; cessation.
  2. (Law) The stopping of a legal action prior to trial, either voluntarily by the plaintiff or by order of the court
  3. The occurrence of something being discontinued; a cessation; an ending.
discontinuation
Discontinuance
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  1. Discontinuance
  2. A cessation; a discontinuance.
  3. Breach or interruption of continuity; separation of parts in a connected series; discontinuance.
halt
(Dated) Lameness; a limp.
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  1. (Dated) Lameness; a limp.
  2. A command to stop
  3. A suspension of movement or progress, especially a temporary one:
stay
Anything used as a support, or prop
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  1. Anything used as a support, or prop
  2. (Law) The order by which a planned action is stayed.
  3. A stop, halt, check, or pause
stoppage
A pause or halt of some activity.
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  1. A pause or halt of some activity.
  2. The act of stopping or the condition of being stopped; a halt:
  3. Something that forms an obstacle to continued activity, a blockage.
cessation
(Formal) A ceasing or discontinuance, as of action, whether temporary or final.
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  1. (Formal) A ceasing or discontinuance, as of action, whether temporary or final.
  2. A bringing or coming to an end; a ceasing:
  3. A ceasing, or stopping, either forever or for some time
discontinuance
(Law) The stopping of a legal action prior to trial, either voluntarily by the plaintiff or by order of the court
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  1. (Law) The stopping of a legal action prior to trial, either voluntarily by the plaintiff or by order of the court
  2. The plaintiff's agreement to the dismissal of a legal action.
  3. A stopping or being stopped; cessation or interruption
discontinuation
Breach or interruption of continuity; separation of parts in a connected series; discontinuance.
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  1. Breach or interruption of continuity; separation of parts in a connected series; discontinuance.
  2. Discontinuance
  3. A cessation; a discontinuance.
halt
(Dated) Lameness; a limp.
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  1. (Dated) Lameness; a limp.
  2. A command to stop
  3. A suspension of movement or progress, especially a temporary one:
standstill
Complete cessation of activity or progress:
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  1. Complete cessation of activity or progress:
  2. Complete immobility; halt
  3. A stop, halt, or cessation
stoppage
A pause or halt of some activity.
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  1. A pause or halt of some activity.
  2. A stopping or being stopped
  3. The act of stopping or the condition of being stopped; a halt:
cease
A ceasing, as of some activity
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  1. A ceasing, as of some activity
  2. Cessation; ceasing:
cessation
(Formal) A ceasing or discontinuance, as of action, whether temporary or final.
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  1. (Formal) A ceasing or discontinuance, as of action, whether temporary or final.
  2. A ceasing, or stopping, either forever or for some time
  3. A bringing or coming to an end; a ceasing:
close
The final part or conclusion; end
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  1. The final part or conclusion; end
  2. A conclusion; a finish:
  3. (Archaic) A fight at close quarters.
closing
The final step in the purchase of real property or of an interest in real property when a deed or another instrument of title is conveyed to the buyer, the purchase price or a portion thereof is paid, and collateral matters, such as the exchange or transfer of any assignments, insurance policies, leases, and mortgages, are finalized.
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  1. The final step in the purchase of real property or of an interest in real property when a deed or another instrument of title is conveyed to the buyer, the purchase price or a portion thereof is paid, and collateral matters, such as the exchange or transfer of any assignments, insurance policies, leases, and mortgages, are finalized.
  2. A meeting for completing a transaction, especially one at which contracts are signed transferring ownership of real estate.
  3. The end or conclusion:
closure
The feeling that one's prolonged state of emotional distress over some traumatic experience or situation has finally ended
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  1. The feeling that one's prolonged state of emotional distress over some traumatic experience or situation has finally ended
  2. A feeling of finality or resolution, especially after a traumatic experience:
  3. A finish; end; conclusion
completion
The act of completing, or finishing
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  1. The act of completing, or finishing
  2. The act of completing or the state of being completed.
  3. (Football) A successful forward pass
conclusion
The result or outcome of an act or process:
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  1. The result or outcome of an act or process:
  2. The last step in a reasoning process; judgment, decision, or opinion formed after investigation or thought
  3. The close or last part; the end or finish:
consummation
The act of consummating; a fulfillment.
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  1. The act of consummating; a fulfillment.
  2. A consummating or being consummated; completion; fulfillment
  3. An end; conclusion; outcome
end
The outside or extreme edge or physical limit; a boundary:
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  1. The outside or extreme edge or physical limit; a boundary:
  2. The point in time when an action, event, or phenomenon ceases or is completed; the conclusion:
  3. The ultimate extent; the very limit:
ending
(Gram.) The letter(s) or syllable(s) added to the end of a word or base to make a derived or inflected form
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  1. (Gram.) The letter(s) or syllable(s) added to the end of a word or base to make a derived or inflected form
  2. The last part; finish; conclusion
  3. An end
finish
(Carpentry) Joiner work, as the installation of doors, stairs, panels, etc., which completes the interior of a building
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  1. (Carpentry) Joiner work, as the installation of doors, stairs, panels, etc., which completes the interior of a building
  2. The last treatment or coating of a surface:
  3. The last part; end
period
An interval regarded as a distinct evolutionary or developmental phase:
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  1. An interval regarded as a distinct evolutionary or developmental phase:
  2. The mark of punctuation (.) used to indicate the end of a declarative sentence
  3. The full pause at the end of a spoken sentence.
termination
The end of something in time; the conclusion.
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  1. The end of something in time; the conclusion.
  2. An end of something in space; a limit or edge.
  3. (Linguistics) The end of a word, as a suffix, inflectional ending, or final morpheme.
terminus
(Rom. Myth., person, proper) The deity presiding over boundaries and landmarks
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  1. (Rom. Myth., person, proper) The deity presiding over boundaries and landmarks
  2. An end point on a transportation line or the town in which it is located.
  3. The final point; the end.
wind-up
A concluding part; a conclusion.
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  1. A concluding part; a conclusion.
  2. (Baseball) The series of movements of a pitcher, including the swinging back of the arm and the raising of the forward foot, preparatory to pitching the ball. A wind-up is usually used when there are no base runners or when the bases are loaded.
  3. The act of bringing something to an end.
wrap-up
Alternative form of wrap-up.
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  1. Alternative form of wrap-up.
  2. A concluding or final action:
  3. A brief condensation or recapitulation as a final summary, especially to a news programme
bar
Any piece of wood, metal, etc. longer than it is wide or thick, often used as a barrier, fastening, lever, etc.; specif., one of a series of such pieces enclosing a cage, jail cell, etc.
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  1. Any piece of wood, metal, etc. longer than it is wide or thick, often used as a barrier, fastening, lever, etc.; specif., one of a series of such pieces enclosing a cage, jail cell, etc.
  2. A ridgelike mound of sand, gravel or silt formed within a stream, along its banks, or at its mouth. Bars form where the stream's current slows down, causing sediment to be deposited.
  3. (Zool.) Either of the ends of the wall of a horse's hoof, curving inward toward the center of the sole
barricade
A barrier thrown up hastily for defense, as in street fighting
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  1. A barrier thrown up hastily for defense, as in street fighting
  2. A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence
  3. A usually improvised structure set up, as across a route of access, to obstruct the passage of an enemy or opponent.
barrier
(Obs.) A fortress, stockade, etc. for defending an entrance or gate
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  1. (Obs.) A fortress, stockade, etc. for defending an entrance or gate
  2. A material formation or structure, such as a mountain range or wall, that prevents passage or access.
  3. A thing that prevents passage or approach; obstruction, as a fence, wall, etc.
block
An oblong building unit of concrete, larger than a brick and usually not solid
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  1. An oblong building unit of concrete, larger than a brick and usually not solid
  2. A mold or form on which an item is shaped or displayed:
  3. The distance along one side of such an area
blockage
The state of being blocked
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  1. The state of being blocked
  2. A blocking or being blocked
  3. A thing that is blocking