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| 1. | [ verb ] put an end to a state or an activity | |
| Synonyms: | stop quit discontinue lay_off give_up | |
| Examples: | "Quit teasing your little brother" |
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| Related terms: | continue retire drop leave_off shut_off call_it_a_day pull_the_plug sign_off cheese break stop stop discontinuance cessation | |
| 2. | [ verb ] have end in a certain location; either spatial or metaphorical | |
| Synonyms: | end finish terminate stop | |
| Examples: | "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed" "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other" |
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| Related terms: | begin discontinue close culminate vanish turn_out run_out adjourn run_low go_out lapse pass_away cut_out vanish break end end end ending end end end end_point conclusion | |
| 3. | [ verb ] have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense | |
| Synonyms: | end finish terminate | |
| Examples: | : "My property ends by the bushes" "The symphony ends in a pianissimo" |
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| Related terms: | begin close finish_up culminate turn_out vanish adjourn run_low go_out discontinue lapse pass_away vanish break die_hard cut_out | |
| 4. | [ verb ] bring to a conclusion or cause to come to an end | |
| Synonyms: | terminate end | |
| Examples: | "We terminated our relation with the company" "It is unclear whether the bombing of Hiroshima ended the war" "Cease doing what you are doing!" |
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| Related terms: | begin begin change close close complete interrupt decide conclude halt break stamp_out dissolve culminate stub_out closure break_up ax phase_out abort finish close_out lift finalize end end end terminate | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end | |
| Related terms: | end discontinue | |
| Similar spelling: |
Cesa Ceja Cejka Case |
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