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| break off |
to terminate or discontinue (something previously binding). [1/4 definitions] |
| come to an end |
to reach the end point; terminate. |
| dissolve |
to terminate or do away with. [1/11 definitions] |
| dry out |
(informal) to eliminate alcohol or drugs from one's body, or to terminate the general use of alcohol or drugs, often with the help of a special clinic. [1/3 definitions] |
| liquidate |
to terminate (a business) by selling all assets and distributing the proceeds to shareholders. [1/5 definitions] |
| nol-pros |
in law, to terminate (prosecution) by an entry of nolle prosequi on the court records. |
| part |
to terminate (a relationship). [1/18 definitions] |
| part company |
to terminate a friendship or association. |
| pro-choice |
holding the view that women have the right choose whether to continue with a pregnancy or terminate it. |
| resign |
to terminate a period of employment, esp. by formal notification (often fol. by "from"). [1/5 definitions] |
| rest1 |
to terminate motion or activity. [1/20 definitions] |
| thyrsus |
a branched flower cluster, as of the lilac, in which the main stem does not terminate in a flower but the lateral stems do. |
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