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ABORT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed

Example:

he sent a short message requesting an abort due to extreme winds in the area

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("abort" is a kind of...):

conclusion; ending; termination (the act of ending something)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "abort" is one way to...):

discharge; eject; exhaust; expel; release (eliminate (a substance))

"Abort" entails doing...:

conceive (become pregnant; undergo conception)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "abort"):

miscarry (suffer a miscarriage)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

abortion (termination of pregnancy)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Cease development, die, and be aborted

Example:

an aborting fetus

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "abort" is one way to...):

buy the farm; cash in one's chips; choke; conk; croak; decease; die; drop dead; exit; expire; give-up the ghost; go; kick the bucket; pass; pass away; perish; pop off; snuff it (pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sense 3

Meaning:

Terminate before completion

Example:

abort the process running on my computer

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "abort" is one way to...):

end; terminate (bring to an end or halt)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

abortion (failure of a plan)

abortive (failing to accomplish an intended result)

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