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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | abandon; ignore |
| Synonyms: | abort, adios, be alienated from, break with, call off, cancel, cast off, cease, desert, discontinue, dismiss, disown, ditch*, divorce, dust off, eighty-six, end, forfeit, forget about, forsake, give up, have done with, interrupt, jilt, kick*, leave, lose, part from, part with, quit, reject, relinquish, remit, renounce, repudiate, resign, sacrifice, scratch*, scrub, separate, shake, stop, terminate, throw over, wash out, waste one, wipe out, write off |
| Antonyms: | continue, do, mount, pursue, take up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | interrupt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bother, interfere |
| Synonyms: | arrest, barge in, break, break in, break off, break train of thought, bust in, butt in, check, chime in, come between, crash, crowd in, cut, cut in on, cut off*, cut short, defer, delay, disconnect, discontinue, disjoin, disturb, disunite, divide, edge in, get in the way, halt, heckle, hinder, hold up, horn in, impede, in, infringe, inject, insinuate, intrude, lay aside, obstruct, prevent, punctuate, put in, separate, sever, shortstop, stay, stop, suspend, work in |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | knock off |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stop action; accomplish |
| Synonyms: | achieve, cease, complete, conclude, desist, discontinue, eliminate, finish, give over, halt, leave off, quit, stop work, succeed, surcease, terminate |
| Antonyms: | continue, pursue, start |
| Main Entry: | leave off |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stop |
| Synonyms: | abstain, break off, cease, desist, discontinue, end, give over, give up, halt, knock off, quit, refrain, surcease |
| Antonyms: | begin, continue, restart |
| Main Entry: | pass |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cease |
| Synonyms: | blow over, cash in, close, decease, demise, depart, die, disappear, discontinue, dissolve, drop, dwindle, ebb, end, evaporate, expire, fade, go, melt away, pass away, perish, peter out, stop, succumb, terminate, vanish, wane |
| Antonyms: | live |
| Main Entry: | pause |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | wait, delay |
| Synonyms: | break it up, call time, catch one's breath, cease, come to standstill, deliberate, desist, discontinue, drop, halt, hesitate, hold back, interrupt, put on hold, reflect, rest, shake, sideline, stop briefly, suspend, take a break, take a breather, take five, take ten, think twice, waver |
| Antonyms: | continue, persist, restart |
| Main Entry: | preclude |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | inhibit; make impossible |
| Synonyms: | avert, cease, check, debar, deter, discontinue, exclude, forestall, forfend, hinder, impede, interrupt, make impracticable, obviate, prevent, prohibit, put a stop to, quit, restrain, rule out, stave off, stop, ward |
| Antonyms: | allow, permit, support |
| Main Entry: | quit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stop doing something |
| Synonyms: | abandon, break off, call it a day, call it quits, cease, conclude, cut it out, desist, discontinue, drop, end, get on the wagon, give notice, give over, give up, halt, hang it up, kick over, kick the habit, knock off, leave, leave off, pack in, quit cold, resign, retire, secede, sew up, surcease, suspend, take the cure, terminate, wind up, withdraw, wrap up |
| Antonyms: | complete, continue, do, finish, persevere |
| Main Entry: | scrub |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cancel |
| Synonyms: | abandon, abolish, abort, call off, delete, discontinue, do away with, drop, forget about, give up |
| Antonyms: | organize, schedule, set up |
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