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abort > 4 senses
NOUN1abortThe act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed
VERB1abortTerminate before completion
2abortCease development, die, and be aborted
3abortTerminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion
abort > pronunciation
Soundsahbao'rt
RhymesAgincourt, airport, assort, and 45 more rhymes in aort...
abort > noun, act
MeaningThe act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed.
Examples"I wasted a year of my life working on an abort"; "he sent a short message requesting an abort due to extreme winds in the area"
Broadertermination, ending, conclusion
abort > verb 1, change
MeaningTerminate before completion.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"abort the mission"; "abort the process running on my computer"
Broaderend, terminate
Adjectivesabortive; abortive
Nounsabortion
abort > verb 2, body
MeaningCease development, die, and be aborted.
PatternSomething ----s
Examples"an aborting fetus"
Broaderdie, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it
abort > verb 3, body
MeaningTerminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion.
PatternSomebody ----s
Broaderdischarge, expel, eject, release
Narrowermiscarry
Entailsconceive
Nounsabortion

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