discontinue
English Thesaurus
1. prevent completion (verb.change)
hypernym | : | end, terminate, |
definition | : | bring to an end or halt (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | fracture, |
definition | : | become fractured (verb.body) |
hyponym | : | bog, bog down, |
definition | : | get stuck while doing something (verb.change) |
2. put an end to a state or an activity (verb.stative)
hyponym | : | drop, knock off, |
definition | : | stop pursuing or acting (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | leave off, |
definition | : | stop using (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | sign off, |
definition | : | cease broadcasting; get off the air; as of radio stations (verb.communication) |
hyponym | : | retire, withdraw, |
definition | : | withdraw from active participation (verb.social) |
hyponym | : | pull the plug, |
definition | : | prevent from happening or continuing (verb.social) |
hyponym | : | cheese, |
definition | : | used in the imperative (get away, or stop it) (verb.stative) |
hyponym | : | break, |
definition | : | give up (verb.stative) |
3. come to or be at an end (verb.stative)
hypernym | : | cease, end, finish, stop, terminate, |
definition | : | have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical (verb.stative) |
hyponym | : | leave off, |
definition | : | come to an end, stop or cease (verb.stative) |
4. prevent completion (verb.change)
derivation | : | discontinuance, discontinuation, |
definition | : | the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent) (noun.act) |
derivation | : | stop, stoppage, |
definition | : | the act of stopping something (noun.act) |
5. put an end to a state or an activity (verb.stative)
derivation | : | discontinuance, discontinuation, |
definition | : | the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent) (noun.act) |
derivation | : | layover, stop, stopover, |
definition | : | a brief stay in the course of a journey (noun.act) |
derivation | : | stop, stoppage, |
definition | : | the act of stopping something (noun.act) |
derivation | : | halt, stop, |
definition | : | the event of something ending (noun.event) |
derivation | : | cease, |
definition | : | (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end (noun.time) |
6. come to or be at an end (verb.stative)
7. prevent completion (verb.change)
derivation | : | discontinuance, discontinuation, |
definition | : | the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent) (noun.act) |
derivation | : | stop, stoppage, |
definition | : | the act of stopping something (noun.act) |
8. put an end to a state or an activity (verb.stative)
derivation | : | discontinuance, discontinuation, |
definition | : | the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent) (noun.act) |
derivation | : | layover, stop, stopover, |
definition | : | a brief stay in the course of a journey (noun.act) |
derivation | : | stop, stoppage, |
definition | : | the act of stopping something (noun.act) |
derivation | : | halt, stop, |
definition | : | the event of something ending (noun.event) |
derivation | : | cease, |
definition | : | (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end (noun.time) |
9. come to or be at an end (verb.stative)
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