HyperDic: abort

English > 4 senses of the word *abort*:
VERB	change	abort	terminate before completion
	body	abort	cease development, die, and be aborted
	body	abort	terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion
NOUN	act	abort	the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed

abort > pronunciation
Sounds	ahbao'rt
Rhymes	Agincourt ... wart: 48 rhymes with aort...

English > *abort*: 4 senses > noun 1, act
Meaning	The act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed.
Examples	"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"
Broader	termination, ending, conclusion	The act of ending something
Spanish	aborto
Catalan	avortament

English > *abort*: 4 senses > verb 1, change
Meaning	terminate before completion.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"abort the mission" "abort the process running on my computer"
Broader	end, terminate	Bring to an end or halt
Spanish	abortar, interrumpir
Catalan	avortar, interrompre
Adjectives	abortive	failing to accomplish / accomplish an intended result
Nouns	abortion	failure of a plan

English > *abort*: 4 senses > verb 2, body
Meaning	Cease development, die, and be aborted.
Pattern	Something ----s
Example	"an aborting fetus"
Broader	die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it	Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain / sustain life
Spanish	abortar

English > *abort*: 4 senses > verb 3, body
Meaning	terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Entails	conceive	Become pregnant
Narrower	miscarry	Suffer a miscarriage
Broader	exhaust, discharge, expel, eject, release	Eliminate (a substance)
Spanish	abortar
Catalan	avortar
Nouns	abortion	termination of pregnancy

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