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abort
/ə'bɔrt/
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Definitions of abort
  1. verb
    cease development, die, and be aborted
    "an aborting fetus"
  2. verb
    terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion
  3. verb
    terminate before completion
    "abort the mission" "abort the process running on my computer"
    type of:
    terminate end
  4. noun
    the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed
    "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"
Examples of abort
  • "an aborting fetus"
  • "abort the mission"
  • "abort the process running on my computer"
  • "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"
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