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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | officially forbid |
| Synonyms: | banish, bar, blackball, close down, close up, curse, declare illegal, disallow, enjoin, exclude, halt, ice out, illegalize, inhibit, interdict, outlaw, pass by, pass up, prevent, prohibit, proscribe, restrict, shut out, suppress |
| Antonyms: | allow, permit |
| Main Entry: | halt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stop, cause to stop |
| Synonyms: | adjourn, arrest, balk, bar, block, blow the whistle on, break off, bring to an end, bring to standstill, call it a day, cease, cease fire, check, close down, come to an end, cool it, curb*, cut short, desist, deter, draw up, drop anchor, end, frustrate, hamper, hold at bay, hold back, impede, intermit, interrupt, obstruct, pause, pull up, punctuate, put a cork in, rest, stall, stand still, stay, stem, stop, suspend, terminate, wait |
| Antonyms: | carry on, continue, forge, forward, push |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | shut |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | close |
| Synonyms: | bar, batten down, cage, close down, close up, confine, draw, drop the curtain, enclose, exclude, fasten, fold, fold up, imprison, lock, push, put to, seal, secure, shut down, slam, wall off |
| Antonyms: | open |
| Main Entry: | wind up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | finish |
| Synonyms: | be through with, bring to a close, clean up, close, close down, come to the end, complete, conclude, determine, do, end, end up*, finalize, finish up, halt, liquidate, settle, terminate, tie up loose ends, wrap up |
| Antonyms: | begin, commence, open, start |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | shut down |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | close up |
| Synonyms: | abandon, cease, close down, stop |
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