'abort' definitions:
Definition of 'abort'
(from WordNet)
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"
verb
Terminate before completion; "abort the mission"; "abort the process running on my computer"
verb
Cease development, die, and be aborted; "an aborting fetus"
verb
Terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion
Synonyms of 'abort'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abandon,
- belay,
- cancel,
- cease,
- close,
- conclude,
- cut it out,
- desist,
- determine,
- discontinue,
- drop it,
- end,
- finish,
- finish up,
- give over,
- go amiss,
- go astray,
- go wrong,
- halt,
- have done with,
- hold,
- knock it off,
- lay off,
- leave off,
- miscarry,
- perorate,
- quit,
- refrain,
- relinquish,
- renounce,
- resolve,
- scrap,
- scratch,
- scrub,
- stay,
- stop,
- terminate,
- wind up