abort

Nouns

  • (n) 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

Verbs

  • (v) terminate before completion
    • abort the mission
    • abort the process running on my computer
  • (v) cease development, die, and be aborted
    • an aborting fetus
  • (v) terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion

Words of close approximity

Abor
abode abohm about above
aborticide abortifacient abortion abortion-inducing drug abortionist abortion pill abortive abortively abortus