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Stoping

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stoppagenounA pause or halt of some activity.
ceaseverb(formal, intransitive) To stop.
kiboshnoun(slang) Chiefly in put on the kibosh or put the kibosh on: something which checks or restrains.
discontinueverb(transitive) To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying.
terminateverb(transitive) To end something, especially when left in an incomplete state.
quitverb(usually followed by of) Released from obligation, penalty, etc; free, clear, or rid.
break offverb(transitive) To discontinue abruptly.
interceptnoun(transitive) To stop, deflect or divert (something in progress or motion).
hold backverb(idiomatic, intransitive) To act with reserve; to contain one's full measure or power.
lay offverb(transitive, chiefly US, idiomatic) (of an employer) To dismiss (workers) from employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume or through no fault of the worker, often with a severance package.
blockagenoun(uncountable, countable) The state or condition of being blocked.
give upverb(transitive) To stop or quit (an activity, etc.)
closurenounAn event or occurrence that signifies an ending.
stayverb(intransitive) To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.
occlusivenounThat tends to occlude.
occlusionnounThe process of occluding, or something that occludes.
turn backverb(intransitive) To reverse direction and retrace one's steps.
breakverb(ergative, transitive, intransitive) To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.
hold onverb(idiomatic) Wait a short while.
catchverb(countable) The act of seizing or capturing.

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